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Cooper Koch says he didn't use prosthetics in 'Monsters' nude scene


Cooper Koch says he didn't use prosthetics in 'Monsters' nude scene

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Cooper Koch reveals he didn't use prosthetics when filming a nude shower scene Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

Cook playing Erik Menendez in the Netflix crime series confirmed that he was there natural during his appearance on Bravo's Monday, Oct. 14 See what's happening live.

The 28-year-old actor told the presenter Andy Cohen that “just saying, mine wasn’t a prosthetic.”

“Well, that would be my next question!” Cohen, 56, replied. “Congratulations, Cooper.”

Koch mouthed “Thank you.”

“You're very blessed, aren't you?” Cohen asked.

“Well hung,” Koch joked.

Both Koch and his onscreen sibling Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez) have caused quite a stir since Monster premiered last month. The controversial scripted show created by Ryan MurphyIt focuses on the high-profile trial of the Menendez brothers for the murder of their parents in 1989 and examines their claims that they were sexually, physically and emotionally abused by them Jose And Kitty Menendez.

“I believe in both,” said Koch Vanity Fair earlier this month. “I believe that everything they said on the witness stand is true.”

However, Chavez, 25, was hesitant to express his opinion about the brothers, saying: “I came to a really unique conclusion, but I also came to the conclusion that I don't actually want to share this with anyone. and that I really want to keep that part of my art and my interpretation to myself.”

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Koch recalled the moment in September when he visited Erik and Lyle in prison with Kim Kardashianwho has become a vocal activist for criminal justice reform. While Koch had previously spoken to Lyle, he had yet to speak to Erik, a Critics of both Monster and Murphy.

“It makes sense that he would think that way,” Koch said Vanity Fair. “This is the worst part of his life that he televised for millions of people to see, not to mention shown in this dramatized, fictional way like on Hollywood television.” I get it “How he feels, and I stand by him.”

He recalled to the outlet that he hugged Lyle and Erik during his visit.

“I have to hug them, look them in the eyes and just tell them that I believe them and that I stand with them and that I will do everything I can to stand up for them.”

Koch added: “I know where I stand. I know what my point of view is, and that point of view is the same as that of everyone on TikTok who supports her. I know that I did everything I could to support her in my performance, to advocate for her and to portray her as authentically as possible. And when people criticize it, I know I did everything I could.”

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