{"id":1525250,"date":"2022-06-21T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1525250"},"modified":"2022-06-21T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T19:50:08","slug":"kim-kardashian-finally-responds-to-accusations-marilyn-monroes-dress-is-ruined-after-she-wore-it-to-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-kardashian-finally-responds-to-accusations-marilyn-monroes-dress-is-ruined-after-she-wore-it-to-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian Finally Responds To Accusations Marilyn Monroe\u2019s \u2018Dress Is Ruined\u2019 After She Wore It To Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkim-kardashian-finally-responds-to-accusations-marilyn-monroes-dress-is-ruined-after-she-wore-it-to-met-gala%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1525250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kim-kardashian\">Kim Kardashian<\/a> finally responded to accusations that Marilyn Monroe\u2019s iconic dress was in ruins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kim-kardashian-hits-met-gala-in-dress-worn-by-marilyn-monroe-when-she-sang-happy-birthday-mr-president-to-jfk\">after she wore it<\/a> to the 2022 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe famously wore the sparkling, sleeveless form-fitted gown embellished with thousands of crystals when she sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to former President John F. Kennedy in 1962. Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! loaned the dress to Kardashian to wear to the event earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>During the 41-year-old reality star\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/kim-kardashian-talks-pete-davidson-marilyn-dress-weight-loss-142509637811\">appearance<\/a> Tuesday on the \u201cToday\u201d show, host Hoda Kotb asked Kardashian if the \u201cdress is ruined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, and Ripley\u2019s, we worked together so well,\u201d \u201cThe Kardashians\u201d star replied. \u201cThere were handlers in gloves that put it on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a process,\u201d she added. \u201cI showed up to the red carpet in a robe and slippers, and I put the dress on on the bottom of the carpet, went up the stairs. I probably had it on for three minutes, four minutes, and then I changed right at the top of the stairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect [Monroe], I understand how much this dress means to American history,\u201d Kardashian continued. \u201cAnd with the theme [of the Met Gala] being American, I thought, \u2018What is more American than Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday to the President of the United States?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collector Scott Fortner, the curator of the world\u2019s largest private collection of Monroe\u2019s personal property and archives, previously shared several before and after photos of the gown on his Instagram. He noted how after the reality star wore the dress it was \u201cmissing crystals\u201d with some \u201cleft hanging by a thread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>           View this post on Instagram                       <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cev-Ur4Lfas\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Marilyn Monroe Collection (@marilynmonroecollection)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fortner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marilyn-monroes-iconic-dress-is-significantly-damaged-after-kim-kardashian-wore-to-met-gala-collector-claims\">called<\/a> the decision by Ripley\u2019s to allow the reality star to wear it \u201cirresponsible.\u201d He said the photos prove that the dress was \u201csignificantly damaged\u201d and is \u201cirreparable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collector made it clear that he wasn\u2019t upset with Kardashian for wearing it, but with Ripley\u2019s for loaning out a piece of Hollywood history. Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! later responded to the criticism and said that the reality star \u201cdid not, in any way, damage the garment,\u201d as The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ripleys-slams-claim-kim-kardashian-in-any-way-damaged-marilyn-monroes-iconic-dress\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Kardashian finally responded to accusations that Marilyn Monroe\u2019s iconic dress was in ruins after she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala. Monroe famously wore the sparkling, sleeveless form-fitted gown embellished with thousands of crystals when she sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to former President John F. Kennedy in 1962. 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