Nicholas Chavez was not told about Kim Kardashian’s visit to Menendez Bros

Nicholas Chavez revealed he didn’t know his Monsters costars Kuiper Koch was visiting Erik And Lyle Menendez of Kim Kardashian until it happened.

Chavez, 25, and Koch, 28, were asked about the trip to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, during an interview with Vanity fairwhich was published earlier this month. Koch called the trip a spontaneous decision in September after his stylist: Jamie Mizrahiput him in touch with Kardashian.

“I’m on FaceTime with Kim and she’s asking me all these questions,” Koch recalls of how Kardashian offered him to join her and criminal justice reform activist Scott Budnick on a journey to Erik, 53, and Lyle Prison. “I thought: yes.”

Chavez, however, was unaware of the excursion to the corrections center, adding: “I was not informed that there was a trip to see the brothers.”

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According to Chavez, he would not have gone even if the offer had been made to him.

“A big part of being an artist, at least in my opinion, is having the grace to get into a character or a role and then release it when you’re done with it,” he continued. “I think a big part of the next phase of my artistry is recognizing when it’s time to release the role, and my decision not to want to make those visits is part of that.”

Chavez and Koch skyrocketed to stardom after playing the Menéndez brothers Ryan Murphy‘S Monsters series. Season 2 of the hit Netflix series debuted in September and chronicles the 1989 arrest of Lyle (Chavez) and Erik (Koch) for the murder of their parents, José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty (Chloe Sevigny). Inspired by footage from the trial and subsequent interviews, Monsters reflected key moments in the lives of Lyle, 56, and Erik, before and after they were sentenced to life without parole for shooting their mother and father.

Episodes 4 and 5 received critical acclaim and praise from fans for introducing Erik and Lyle’s claims that they killed their parents in self-defense after years of alleged physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. However, the show received backlash for several inaccuracies about the Menéndez brothers, including the insinuation that they had a sexual relationship.

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“I believed we had moved past Lyle’s lies and ruinous character portrayals and created a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies that were rampant on the show,” said a statement from Erik shared on Lyle’s Facebook page. “I can only believe they did this on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say: I believe that Ryan Murphy cannot be so naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives that he can do this without bad intentions.

Erik made it clear that he was not happy to hear how he and Lyle were being characterized.

“It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s unfair portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime has taken the painful truths several steps backwards – back in time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative based on a belief system that men were not sexually abused. and that men experienced rape trauma differently than women,” Erik’s statement continued. “These terrible lies have been disrupted and exposed over the past twenty years by countless courageous victims who have broken through their personal shame and courageously spoken out. “So now Murphy shapes his terrible story through vile and disgusting character portraits of Lyle and me and disheartening smears. Isn’t the truth enough?”

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Koch confirmed that he bonded with Erik and Lyle when they met in prison. Since then he has been an outspoken supporter, despite possible backlash.

“I feel very calm. And I know where I stand. I know what my position is, and that position is aligned with all the people on TikTok who support them,” he said. Vanity fair. “I know I did everything I could to support them and advocate for them in my performance, and to portray them as authentically as possible. And when people criticize it, I know I did everything I could.”

While Koch made it clear that he believes Erik and Lyle, Chavez was hesitant to publicly take a side, saying, “I came to a really unique conclusion, but I also came to the conclusion that I don’t really want to take a side. share what that is with anyone, and that I really want to keep that part of my artistry and my interpretation to myself.

Monsters is currently streaming on Netflix