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17.06.2022 - 07:47 / msn.com
Kim Kardashian "did not in any way" damage Marilyn Monroe's dress. The 41-year-old reality star made an appearance at Met Gala 2022 back in May wearing the iconic gown - which was worn by the late Hollywood legend in 1962 when she sang 'Happy Birthday' to then-President John F.
Kennedy - and after collector Scott Fortner branded Ripley's Believe it Or Not "irresponsible" for loaning her the iconic gown and accused the brunette beauty of causing "irreparable" damage to the gown. However, the museum have now hit back and insisted the dress - which Kim only wore to go up the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps before changing into a replica - was returned in the same condition it had been handed over.
They said in a statement: "Kim Kardashian wearing the “Happy Birthday” dress has been hotly contested, 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. " 'From the bottom of the Met steps, where Kim got into the dress, to the top where it was returned, the dress was in the same condition it started in', noted Ripley’s VP of Publishing and Licensing, Amanda Joiner, who was continuously with the dress the day of the Gala and during transport from Orlando to New York.
" And the company were quick to highlight that the 'Kardashians' star had made a charitable donation in recognition of being allowed to wear the dress. The statement continued: "A recent social media post asked, 'Was it worth it?' Kim Kardashian did not pay Ripley’s Believe It or Not! to wear the dress, nor did the company pay her.
Rather, Kardashian made a charitable donation to two charities in the greater Orlando area on behalf of the company. "Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will continue
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the AP.“From the bottom of the Met steps, where Kim got into the dress, to the top where it was returned, the dress was in the same condition it started in,” Ripley’s Amanda Joiner, vice president of publishing and licensing, said in the statement.Joiner shepherded the dress through the gala as well as its transport from its display in Orlando to New York. Once at the top of the Met steps, Kardashian changed into a replica of the dress, but the back, where the damage looks to have taken place, was concealed under a white jacket as she climbed the stairs.The Ripley’s Believe or Not! museum in Orlando, Florida purchased the dress for $4.81 million in 2016.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! says it is “confident” that damage was not caused to Marilyn Monroe's dress when it was worn by Kim Kardashian at this year’s Met Gala. Marilyn's iconic dress was worn for her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday to US president John F Kennedy and is the most expensive dress ever sold at auction, having gone under the hammer for $4.8 million (£4m).
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It was "irresponsible" to loan an iconic gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian for the Met Gala, a collector has said. The reality TV star made waves when she appeared at the glitzy fundraiser wearing the dress - dubbed the most famous dress in the world - which was worn by Monroe during her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday to US president John F Kennedy. But some of the attention turned to criticism after collector Scott Fortner posted photos online appearing to show damage to the gown, which has since been returned to Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
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