I too, can speak from experience, both from growing up with an Nparent, and allowing myself to get sucked into a 'fairytale' relationship with an N male. They are empty vessels that need constant filling from sources. You, even if you are their bloody child, are the enemy. There is no winning against them, as yes, every single day with an N is a battle.
Remembering back, I'll give this example about how often my ex prince charming lied and the trivial crap he'd lie about. I communicated with his mother via phone and email and so we discussed this one tiny thing he'd lied about and then we casually brought it up one day at her place. He said 1) you two talk??? 2) you talked about that??? 3) he didn't know why he lied about stupid crap. That, unsurprisingly, was a lie, for he knew exactly why!
...back to the case... Maybe EM cooperated with LE and did the public interviews about the 'fairytale' couple in exchange for immunity for impersonating a professional?