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Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt, Joan Andersen VanderMolen has revealed why she thinks their mother ignored the horrific abuse they suffered at the hands of their father throughout their childhood. The brothers, then just 18 and 21, killed their parents Jose and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez with shotguns inside their million-dollar Beverly Hills home in August 1989.

An uncle of the Menendez brothers says his nephews do not deserve to be released, claiming they were never abused at the hands of their father.  Milton Andersen, the now-90-year-old brother of Kitty Menendez, 'firmly believes that his nephews were not molested', according to his lawyer Kathy Cady.  'He believes that is a fabrication and he believes that the motive was pure greed', she told Eyewitness News. 

The Menendez family is speaking out in hopes that new evidence will convince LA District attorney George Gascon to release the brothers.

Los Angeles district attorney George Gascon has said the Mendez brothers don't deserve to die in jail as their family asks for their resentencing.

Renee Poche, a contestant on season five of Love is Blind , revealed the shockingly low amount that she was paid for appearing on the top-ranked reality show. Despite the hugely popular series ranking among the most-watched programs on Netflix , the veterinarian, 32, claims to have only been paid a mere $8,000 for her time on the dating show, in which contestants date and get engaged without seeing each other. Previously, it was revealed by Variety that cast members were paid a 'flat rate of $1,000 per week - despite forcing them to work up to 20 hours per day, seven days per week.' The publication pointed out that  the amount 'works out to as little as $7.14 per hour, well under the minimum wage in Los Angeles County of at least $15 per hour.'

The Menendez brothers, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, may be closer to release thanks to a renewed legal push and increased public interest fueled by Netflix 's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Despite their conviction and life sentence without parole in 1996, the brothers have continued to fight for a new trial.

Hunter Biden's defense took a beating in court on Wednesday - before his tax crimes trial has even started. The First Son's new attorney, LA celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos, argued in a pre-trial hearing to keep the jury from hearing the sordid details of the prostitutes, drugs, porn sites, Lamborghini rentals, and hotel rooms for drug-fueled benders that Hunter deducted as business expenses. Geragos also was trying to bring in psychological experts to convince the jury Hunter's drug addiction led to his debauched behavior and alleged tax evasion, and that the childhood trauma of his mother and sister dying in a car crash in 1972 and his brother's death from brain cancer in 2015 were to blame.

Hunter Biden, who faces a trial on tax charges next month, has hired LA lawyer Mark Geragos - who previously represented two people who got pardoned by Bill Clinton. He previously represented Roger Clinton and Susan McDougal. At the White House, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced another question about whether Joe Biden would support a pardon from Kamala Harris if she is elected.

Menendez, now 56, spoke about his dreams of freedom after 24 family members signed a petition demanding they be resentenced. He and younger brother Erik were jailed in 1996 for the first degree murder of Jose and Mary 'Kitty' Menendez who died in a hail of gunfire at their Beverly Hills mansion. But evidence that their sons had been subjected to years of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of their record executive father was ruled inadmissible. 'I would just express gratitude to so many, an enormous number of people around the world and around the country who have written to my brother and I,' Lyle Mendez said over speakerphone. 'And just express gratitude for their support, their belief that we should be given a second chance.'

The president's son, 54, has enlisted the help of Tina Glandian as a defamation case against Fox News is reportedly 'imminent'. Glandian is a partner at celebrity attorney Mark Geragos' firm and she has previously represented Smollett, Chris Brown , Kesha and even controversial figure Andrew Tate. The New York based attorney previously offered an explanation as to why her Empire actor client tried to say the black men he hired to carry out a fake attack were white.

Erik, now 53, and his brother Lyle, 56, are serving life without parole for fatally shooting their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989 in the den of their Beverly Hills mansion. In Touch Weekly, a celebrity gossip magazine, published a story titled 'Inside Judge Judy's Quest to Save the Menendez Brothers Nearly 35 Years After Their Parents' Murder' on Wednesday, citing what they said were Judge Judy Sheindlin's quotes in a Fox Nation documentary about the infamous case. Sheindlin does not even appear in the documentary, her spokesperson confirmed, and is outraged by the story, telling DailyMail.com she's willing to take the outlet to court to protect her sterling reputation.

The Menendez brothers, who were serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989, say that media coverage depicted them as criminals rather than potential victims of violence. Mark Geragos, their counsel, denies this story, arguing that they should have been charged with murder rather than murderer. Newly found evidence, as well as a letter detailing bullying, supports their allegations. Attorneys have filed a petition to remove their convictions, awaiting the district attorney's response by April 11. A retrial may be required if a trial goes well.

Renee Poche, a Love Is Blind contestant, is suing Netflix and production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV. Following a suspected $4 million arbitration request from the show's producers against her, Poche, 33, who appeared on season five of the reality dating show in which she matched with Carter Wall, filed the lawsuit. The designers, who were also sued by another contestant in October, had to drop an arbitration against her in November for 'certain public remarkments regarding her traumatic time on the Program, including the terrifying experiences she had with Wall.'

Reality TV stars insist they are being overlooked in Bethenny Frankel's unionization war, and have requested that their plight be included in the 'exploited' stars' comments. Frankel, a former Real Housewives of New York alum, has led the charge against NBC Universal and Bravo, alleging that the cast has been subjected to 'grotesque and depraved' treatment on set and that they deserve residual compensation. Last month, she was one of a series of unidentified television stars to write a bombshell letter accusing the network of "covering up sexual abuse, glorifying retribution porn, and infringing minors and rejecting mental health care.'

After being found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally shooting their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez (top right) in 1989 in their Beverly Hills mansion, the Menendez brothers (left) are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. Both admitted to the shooting at the time but said the killings followed years of sexual assault and requested a lesser charge of murderer, which the jury did not have to address. On Wednesday, the brothers' attorneys filed a petition in Los Angeles County court with newly found information in the form of a letter (bottom right) Erik sent his cousin Andy Cano eight months before the shootings, promising to confirm the abuse allegations.

An ID linked to the murdered University of Idaho students was discovered in suspect Bryan Kohberger's vehicle amid allegations that he may have been cyberstalking one of the victims, according to reports that he may have been cyberstalking Maddie Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, in their off-campus home back in November. Officers' connection to his victims has remained uncertain, but an unspecified search warrant discovered them in his car, according to News Nation, which revealed it was related to someone who lived in Moscow. A gag order during the high-profile trial means that police will not know who the ID belonged to.

Cain Velazquez, a former UFC heavyweight, was released on Tuesday after eight months in jail for attempting to murder a man who was charged with sexually assaulting his four-year-old son. After a pre-trial hearing dragged on for nearly 13 hours in Santa Clara County for two days, the two-time heavyweight champion, 40, was released. He has been charged with attempted murder and other firearms related charges. This incident is tragic, but Mr. Velasquez' behavior seems to be unusual,' Judge Arthur Bocanegra said. "There is also a healthy heat of passion defense.'