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Kim Kardashian Responded To Claims That She Damaged Marilyn Monroe’s Dress At The 2022 Met Gala
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Kim Kardashian Responded To Claims That She Damaged Marilyn Monroe’s Dress At The 2022 Met Gala

Over the last week, a single question has been burning up certain corners of the internet: Did Kim Kardashian ruin Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala?

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The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum, which loaned the dress to her, has also denied that it was damaged.

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“One thing Ripley’s Believe It or Not! can say with confidence is that it did not cause damage to Marilyn Monroe’s famed ‘Happy Birthday’ dress from 1962,” the organization said in a statement that also highlighted reports that the dress was already damaged circa 2017.

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“Kim Kardashian wearing the ‘Happy Birthday’ dress has been hotly contested,” they reiterated, “but the fact remains that she did not, in any way, damage the garment in the short amount of time it was worn at the Met Gala.”

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Read Ripley’s full statement here, and watch Kim’s Today interview here.