Marilyn Monroe collector says Kim Kardashian was gifted a ‘fake’ lock of the icon’s hair
10.05.2022 - 08:11
/ msn.com
Marilyn Monroe historian and collector Scott Fortner has claimed that Ripley’s Believe It or Not gifted Kim Kardashian a “fake” piece of Monroe’s hair. On 2 May, the reality star arrived at the Met Gala in a gown previously worn by Monroe in 1962 when she serenaded John F Kennedy on his 45th birthday. The outfit choice was made possible with the help of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, who had loaned Kardashian the dress for the occasion.
On Instagram, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not also revealed that while Kardashian was at her dress fitting, she was given “a silver box that contained an actual lock of Marilyn’s iconic platinum hair”. “This is so special to me,” she said in response. “Thank you so much, this is so cool.
”Fortner, who is the collector of The Marilyn Monroe Collection, has since responded to the franchising company’s post, on social media. And according to him, the lock isn’t legit, as the caption of his recent Instagram post reads: “News Alert: Marilyn Monroe Hair Gifted to Kardashian by Ripley’s is Fake. ”He also referenced Ripley’s Believe It Or Not website itself and claimed that there were false statements made about Monroe’s stylist.
In the Instagram post, he shared a screenshot of an article on the website, which offered an “exclusive look” or Kardashian’s dressing room and included a display of Monroe’s hair that “has been authenticated by John Reznikoff”. The site also said that the lock of Monroe’s hair was cut by her hairstylist Robert Champion, right after she performed for Kennedy at Madison Square Garden. However, Fortner claimed that Monroe’s stylist for the JFK gala was actually Kenneth Battelle and included a receipt from the salon he worked at that night.
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