Evan Peters’ Golden Globe win has been slammed by the mother of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims.
The 35-year-old actor took home the Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television award for his portrayal of the serial killer in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story at the awards ceremony earlier this week but Shirley Hughes thinks his success only brings more pain to the victims’ families.
Shirley Hughes, whose son Tony Hughes was 31 when he was killed by Dahmer in 1991, said: “There’s a lot of sick people around the world, and people winning acting roles from playing killers keeps the obsession going and this makes sick people thrive on the fame.”
“It’s a shame that people can take our tragedy and make money. The victims never saw a cent. We go through these emotions every day.”
She also told TMZ that Peters should have used his acceptance speech to mention the grieving families or to call for Hollywood to put an end to telling stories about killers and glorifying them.