Erik Menendez claimed he and his brother Lyle Menendez have been 'bullied violently' and 'assaulted' in prison as he spoke out in a new podcast interview.

The bogus notion of the convicted parent killers as teen lovers has an unexpected origin that predates any need for the hit show's producer for added salaciousness.

The Menendez Brothers case is moving forward ... and, the Los Angeles County District Attorney is set to give an update on the case in just a few minutes.

Lawyers for Erik and Lyle Menendez — who have long claimed they murdered their parents because they feared for their lives after years of sexual abuse by their father — filed the habeas corpus petition in Los Angeles Superior Court in May of 2023 to overturn their convictions.

Since Netflix released Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story this past fall, much has been made of what the brothers themselves think of the portrayal.

Lyle Menendez said the Netflix series "really did actually move a lot of people to understand the childhood trauma that Erik and I suffered."

Erik Menendez is opening up about the trauma and bullying he first endured in prison. On Thursday, Feb 20, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez phoned into TMZ's 2 Angry Men podcast together from a California prison.