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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Catherine Shoard

Owner of Marilyn Monroe dress says Kim Kardashian did not ‘in any way’ damage it

Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress at the Met Gala in May.
‘Quite a stir’ … Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress at the Met Gala in May. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The owners of the dress belonging to Marilyn Monroe and worn by Kim Kardashian at last month’s Met ball have hit back against allegations the dress was damaged by the loan.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, which bought the dress – Monroe wore it to sing Happy Birthday to John F Kennedy in 1962 – for £3.8m in 2016, said it was “confident” Kardashian did not cause any damage to the garment.

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