Penn Badgley Slams Netflix For Fans’ Likability Of ‘Jeffery Dahmer’

Penn has laid the blame of people liking Jeffery Dahmer on Netflix.

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The actor took accountability for his character Joe stating that he was meant to be liked.

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He expressed his confusion at people being drawn to killers.

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Netflix came under fire after the release of ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.’

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The show’s co-creator Ian Brenner defended the streaming platform’s choices.

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He noted that the series addressed the human and monstrous parts of the killer.

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Penn divulged that he had asked the showrunner of ‘You’ to reduce his sex scenes.

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His reason for that was to maintain the sanctity of his marriage.

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The actor has been married to Domino Kirke since 2017.

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