Wait, did the Menendez brothers really play Milli Vanilli at their parents’ memorial?
The song choice was honestly so bizarre
Sofia AiraIf you’ve watched Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix, you’ll definitely recall the insane moment when the brothers play a Milli Vanilli song at their parents’ memorial. The idea seemed so strange that I actually had to stop and question whether this was some weird Ryan Murphy dramatisation or if it really did happen.
I was honestly so shocked when Lyle finished his eulogy at the memorial, and then Girl I’m Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli started playing: What were the Menendez brothers thinking? The entire audience seemed incredibly uncomfortable, but I guess that’s the whole point of the show.
The truth is that it wasn’t an artistic choice at all – it really happened. Robert Rand, author of
He wrote on the 20th of August this year: “The Milli Vanilli song ‘Miss You’ was also played at the Directors Guild memorial service for Jose and Kitty, parents of the #MenendezBrothers, on August 25, 1989, 35 years ago this week.”
Creator of the show Ryan Murphy has also commented on the strange memorial song: “The choice of Lyle playing a Milli Vanilli song at his parents’ memorial – you really can’t make up.”
Maybe we’ll find out more about the real reason why the Menendez brothers chose such a weird song to play at their parents’ memorial in the Netflix documentary that premieres on the 7th of October, where the brothers finally break their silence.
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