‘Monsters’ Star Cooper Koch Reveals What Happened When He Met Erik Menendez

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Cooper Koch, the guy who plays Erik Menendez in Netflix’s latest true crime series Monsters, just pulled off the ultimate fan encounter. But instead of meeting a celebrity at Comic-Con, he went full VIP by visiting the actual Erik Menendez. You know, casual prison visit, no biggie.

The 28-year-old actor recently spilled all the juicy details about what it was like to not just meet Erik, but to dive straight into an embrace-a-thonโ€”yes, hugs were definitely involved. And it wasnโ€™t just Erik getting in on the action; his brother Lyle scored a hug, too! Apparently, this visit was less โ€œvisitation room awkwardnessโ€ and more โ€œletโ€™s hug it out, bro.โ€

โ€œWe just looked at each other, like in one of those cheesy rom-com moments, and BAMโ€”we hugged. Not like a quick side-hug, but a full-on, โ€˜Iโ€™ve known you since kindergartenโ€™ kind of hug,โ€ Cooper shared. โ€œAnd Lyle? Yeah, he jumped in too. Triple hug situation. Iโ€™m pretty sure I left that prison with the Menendez stamp of approval.โ€

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Turns out, the brothers are prison overachievers. โ€œErik teaches meditation and speech classes,โ€ Cooper said, sounding like Erikโ€™s personal publicist. โ€œAnd get thisโ€”theyโ€™re doing a whole Greenspace project. I mean, who knew prison could have an HGTV-worthy backyard makeover moment?โ€

Cooperโ€™s Inner Erik

After that epic group hug, Cooper had the chance to chat one-on-one with Erik. No, they didnโ€™t gossip about the latest season of The Bachelorโ€”but close. โ€œI told him, โ€˜Bro, I totally believe you, and I went all method actor on this role. I poured my soul into playing you. Like, if I wasnโ€™t Cooper, Iโ€™d be Erik,โ€™โ€ Cooper dramatically told Variety.

And apparently, the show nailed it (according to Cooper). โ€œYeah, I think the show does a great job of telling his side of the story,โ€ he added. โ€œItโ€™s like, โ€˜Erik Menendez: The Reboot,โ€™ but with more drama and better lighting.โ€

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High School Reunion Vibes

Then, as if the whole thing wasnโ€™t surreal enough, Cooper realized he and Erik had some mind-boggling high school overlaps. โ€œDude, I went to Calabasas High, and so did Erik when he moved to California. And my dad? Yeah, he graduated Beverly Hills High like a year before Erik showed up. Weโ€™re basically cosmic twins, connected through the universe of awkward high school memories,โ€ Cooper mused.

Erikโ€™s Review: Not Exactly a Five-Star Rating

Unsurprisingly, Erik wasnโ€™t super jazzed about the whole โ€œhaving your life turned into a Netflix showโ€ thing. Cooper gets it, though. โ€œI was like, โ€˜Erik, I feel you. Having the worst chapter of your life turned into a binge-worthy show for millions? I mean, thatโ€™s gotta be rough.โ€™โ€ Cooper was basically handing out empathy like free samples at Costco.

Kim Kardashian Enters the Chat

But hereโ€™s where things get wild: Cooper didnโ€™t roll up to that prison solo. Nope, Kim Kardashianโ€”yes, that Kimโ€”was in on the whole operation. Cooper explained that this all started thanks to his stylist, Jamie Mizrahi, who is besties with Kim. Apparently, Kim was just chillin’ at lunch with Jamie when she decided to fan-girl over Cooperโ€™s performance. Naturally, the next step after fangirling? A prison trip!

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โ€œI get this random text from Jamie, and itโ€™s a video of Kim saying, โ€˜Youโ€™re amazing, love you in the show!โ€™ And Iโ€™m like, โ€˜Waitโ€ฆKim K is talking about me?โ€™โ€ Cooper explained, as if he had just spotted a unicorn. โ€œNext thing I know, sheโ€™s calling me asking a million questions about Erik and Lyle, and then boomโ€”she invites me to join her on a little โ€˜prison trip adventure.โ€™โ€

Cooper Koch is out here playing Erik Menendez on Netflix, hugging the real deal, and rolling up to prisons with Kim Kardashian. Honestly, this could be the plot of the next Netflix series.

‘Monsters’ Star Cooper Koch Reveals What Happened When He Met Erik Menendez

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