Kim Kardashian's Marilyn Monroe Met Gala Dress Appears To Have Permanent Damage In New Photos

Kim Kardashian insists she didn't damage Marilyn Monroe's dress at the Met Gala. The 41-year-old star has addressed claims she damaged the late Hollywood legend's iconic gown - which is owned by Ripley's Believe It Or Not - when she was allowed to wear it on the red carpet last month. Asked on Tuesday's episode (21.

Kim Kardashian is insisting that she didn’t damage Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress at the Met Gala this year, claiming in an interview this week that she had it on for only “four minutes”. On Tuesday, the 41-year-old reality star addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding her wearing Monroe’s dress during an appearance on Today . In recent weeks, collectors have come forth to claim that the fabric of the gown was damaged and jewels were missing after Kardashian wore it.

Kim Kardashian is addressing accusations that she damaged Marilyn Monroe‘s Bob Mackie gown after wearing it to the 2022 Met Gala.

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).

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.

Marilyn Monroe dress worn by Kim Kardashian at this year’s Met Gala. The franchise said despite the controversy over the reality TV star’s wearing of the dress at the exclusive fashion event in New York, the garment was “in the same condition it started in”.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is debunking the allegations. Kim Kardashian caused an uproar on social media after she was accused of damaging Marilyn Monroe’s "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress.  "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," Ripley’s said on its website.  Ripley's Believe It or Not! claims Kim Kardashian did not damage Marilyn Monroe's dress during the 2022 Met Gala.

Kim Kardashian did not damage Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress, according to Ripley's Believe It or Not! After reports surfaced that the late actress' iconic «Happy Birthday» gown was damaged when Kardashian wore it to the 2022 Met Gala, the museum set out to «debunk» the claim.In a statement posted to its website, the museum notes that it can say «with confidence» that Kardashian wearing the dress did not «cause damage» to the famed garment. «A report written on the dress’s condition in early 2017 states, 'a number of the seams are pulled and worn. This is not surprising given how delicate the material is.

Setting the record straight! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is shutting down claims that Kim Kardashian damaged Marilyn Monroe‘s Bob Mackie dress after wearing it to the 2022 Met Gala.

Kim Kardashian has been slammed online for allegedly damaging the dress once worn by Marilyn Monroe as she sang happy birthday to John F Kennedy on his 45th celebration.

The saga continues. Kim Kardashian has been accused of causing additional damage to Marilyn Monroe‘s sparkly Bob Mackie dress.

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!.

posted new photos Monday showing the bedazzled dress, which Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday Mr. President” in 1962 to then-President John F. Kennedy.

Kim Kardashian spoke up about the backlash she received last month after losing 16 pounds in three weeks to fit into her Met Gala dress, the same one worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962. Though some argued that the dieting sent a dangerous message to the girls and women who look up to her, Kim saw the situation as just another commitment to her brand. «To me it was like, 'OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable,'» she told the . «Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role. It's all the same to me.

Met Gala. The way she sees it, it's no different than actors shedding weight for a role."To me it was like, 'OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable.' Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role.

Kim Kardashian will go to great — and possibly gross — lengths. «If you told me that I literally had to eat poop every single day and I would look younger, I might. I just might,» she admitted to  in a profile published on Wednesday. The reality star, who is set to launch her own line of skincare in June, is unapologetic about how much effort she devotes to her appearance already. «So many people want to act like they don’t care about how they look,» she said in the interview. «I'm not acting like it comes easier or it's all natural.

No regrets. Kim Kardashian addressed concerns about her weight loss for the 2022 Met Gala — and the reality star still stands by her decision.