In an interview on the podcast “This Is Gavin Newsom,” Ryan Murphy, creator of the Netflix series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” spoke with the Governor of California about the brothers’ reaction following the series’ release.

Erik Menendez previously slammed Murphy for his "vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander." Murphy shot back, saying the brothers should be "sending me flowers" for the "outpouring of interest" in their case.

Appearing on the July 20 episode of the This Is Gavin Newsom podcast, Murphy, 59, said he began the project with a "predetermined point of view" and, throughout the making of the series and seeing the overwhelming reaction to it, saw that point of view evolve.