Rosie O’Donnell Particulars Her Shocking Relationship with Lyle Menendez

• Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she has a stunning friendship with the convicted assassin Lyle Menendez in a brand new interview
• Menendez was convicted of first-degree homicide together with his brother Erik Menendez for the 1989 deadly taking pictures of their mother and father
• O’Donnell beforehand expressed her perception that the brothers’ actions had been a results of self-defense throughout a 1996 look on Larry King Stay

Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about an unlikely friendship. 

The actress, 63, recalled how a 1996 look on Larry King Stay, the place she expressed her perception that the Menendez brothers’ actions had been a results of self-defense, unexpectedly led to her growing a friendship with Lyle Menendez.

He and his brother Erik Menendez had been convicted of first-degree homicide for the 1989 deadly taking pictures of their mother and father. Throughout their trial, the brothers alleged that they had been sexually abused by their father.

O’Donnell advised The New York Instances in an interview printed on April 12 that she obtained a letter from Menendez thanking her for providing her assist. She stated that he added he felt the previous speak present host personally “knew” that his protection was true. (Years later, in 2019, O’Donnell would reveal that she was sexually abused by her father as a toddler.)

“At that time, I had not ventured anyplace close to this in my household or in my remedy,” she advised the Instances, including that she didn’t reply to Menendez’s letter. 

Nevertheless, O’Donnell continued to advocate for the Menendez brothers, and he or she even mentioned their controversial case on TikTok after watching a 2022 documentary. Menendez’s then-wife, Rebecca Sneed, finally reached out and requested if she needed to be related with him. 

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The previous View co-host’s first dialog with Menendez lasted a number of hours, she advised the Instances. 

“Then he began calling me frequently from the pill telephone factor they’ve,” O’Donnell stated. “He would inform me about his life, what he’s been doing in jail, and, for the primary time in my life, I felt secure sufficient to belief and be susceptible and love a straight man.”

O’Donnell proceeded to remain in contact with Menendez and visited him in jail. 

Following a 1993 mistrial, the Menendez brothers had been convicted in 1996 and sentenced to life in jail with out parole. They’ve since fought to be launched from jail, insisting that they murdered their mother and father out of worry for his or her lives. 

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In March, Los Angeles County District Lawyer Nathan Hochman stated he wouldn’t suggest resentencing for the Menendez brothers as a result of he felt that that they had not accepted accountability for his or her actions. 

Just lately, O’Donnell has moved to Eire along with her 12-year-old baby Clay, who was recognized with autism on the age of two. She confirmed her transfer final month and defined that Donald Trump’s presidency performed a big function in her choice.

“You already know, I am blissful. Clay is blissful. I miss my different youngsters. I miss my buddies. I miss many issues about life there at dwelling and I am looking for a house right here on this stunning nation,” the actress stated in a TikTok video. “When it’s secure for all residents to have equal rights there in America, that is once we will take into account coming again.”