Gypsy Rose Recommends Menendez Bros Get Therapy If Released From Prison | TMZ Live
We caught up with Gyspy at LAX Sunday ... and, we had to ask her about the Erik and Lyle Menendez who are serving life sentences for murdering their parents -- though their case is receiving renewed attention over evidence supporting the claims their dad sexually abused them.
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00:00Well, the possibility of the Menendez brothers actually being released from prison is something
00:05that kind of hits close to home for Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who, of course, was in a very
00:10similar situation to what the Eric and Lyle are alleging they went through at home.
00:16Alleged abuse results in the killing of a parent.
00:19Very similar, right?
00:20Very similar cases.
00:21And so it makes sense to get her opinion on this.
00:25We actually got some video of a photo I ran into her at LAX and asked her what she thought
00:30about the case.
00:31Now, keep in mind, Gypsy is in her early 30s, I believe, so it's unlikely that she knew
00:37anything about the Menendez brothers.
00:39Probably not even born.
00:40Murder was in 89, so not even born.
00:41Unless she's seen a documentary since or even the Netflix series Monsters.
00:46But this is what she had to say.
00:47She did have some advice for them.
00:49If they are successful, you know, that their case is being reviewed and there is a possibility
00:55that they could get out if they change their conviction to voluntary manslaughter, then
00:59they've served enough time and they could walk free.
01:03That's what they want, and that's what a lot of people think they deserve.
01:07Here's what Gypsy had to say about their case.
01:09What advice would you have for them when they get out?
01:12You know, you've dealt with it, obviously.
01:14It's very difficult to come out of a world that has changed so much, even in the time
01:19that I've spent.
01:20So, I mean, reactivating is a difficult thing, so I would say take your time and, you know,
01:25adjust properly and get therapy, because you'll be in action for a whole day and age.
01:32And think about it, Charles.
01:33I mean, she did like eight-ish years, right, get therapy.
01:36I mean, they've been in for 30 plus years at this point, Eric and Lyle.
01:40So the, you know, the world has changed such in a drastic way.
01:43Totally.
01:44And obviously Gypsy Rose was huge, especially like on TikTok and with like the younger generation.
01:50But you'd think about the brothers when they got out.
01:52I mean, they would be famous across, you know, multiple generations.
01:55Basically, I feel like anywhere they go, they'd be stopped for photos.
01:59They're going to be offered definitely reality shows, appearance fees, all that kind of stuff.
02:04So regardless of just, you know, integrating back into society, they'd be integrating back
02:08into society being extremely famous people.
02:11That's a good point.
02:12Reality show offers the same way that Gypsy did and she has one now.
02:15Right, she became a big star and yeah, they're, I think, exponentially more famous.
02:19Now, I mean, the interesting, what's different though about their cases is Gypsy is not accused
02:24and was not convicted of actually being the person who killed her mother, whereas the
02:30brothers actually did it.
02:32So is there going to, would they get as warm a reception or is there as much sympathy for
02:38them as there would be, as there was for Gypsy?
02:40I don't know.
02:41We've talked about it a lot in the room.
02:42I mean, I think it would be kind of similar to, I know he got off, but OJ Simpson, where
02:47it'd be one of those things that regardless of whether or not you believe that the brothers
02:51should be out or they should be in jail, I think it's going to become one of those things
02:54that if you see them out, people are going to want to take photos with them so they can
02:58post them on Instagram.
02:59This is Vic from Chicago.
03:02Gypsy Rose giving advice to the Menendez brothers is like Casey Anthony starting a parenting
03:06podcast.
03:07I mean, I get it.
03:08If the abuse was real, it's awful, but unlocking the Menendez brothers is nasty work.
03:13It's setting a real bad precedent.
03:15You can get therapy behind bars because nobody's trying to see serial killers come out like
03:19Marvel movies.
03:20Wondering if BTK is going to be the summer hit of 2026.
03:23Sorry, man.
03:24Everybody doesn't get a rebrand.
03:25Yeah.
03:26Even though there's this sort of, feels like there's this push.
03:28There are a lot of people who feel that the Menendez brothers deserve to be in prison
03:32because of the premeditation of the murders of their parents.
03:38They're not serial killers, although in the Monsters series, they talk about the fact
03:43that people during the trial were likening them to serial killers.
03:47It's going to be really interesting to see how that all turns out, especially because
03:51it's an election year for the L.A. D.A., George Gascon.
03:56Right.
03:57And he's actually using this.
03:58He's mentioned the Menendez case also, so wow.
04:01We'll see how this turns out.