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Kim Kardashian’s latest one-of-a-kind possession might not be so rare.
AfterRipley’s Believe It Or Not!gifted theKardashiansstar, 41, a supposed lock ofMarilyn Monroe’s hair,Monroe historian Scott Fortnerdebunked the news on Friday — and he has the (literal) receipts to prove it.
A rep for Ripley’s told PEOPLE that the lock gifted to Kardashian was in fact authentic and not the same hair displayed in her dressing room. “Ripley’s exhibit collection contains six different samples of Marilyn Monroe’s hair — all authenticated and truly Marylin’s,” they said.
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Reznikoff did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Kardashian has faced mixed responses after wearingMonroe’s iconic dressfrom her famous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” performanceto the 2022 Met Gala.
Fortner previouslytold PEOPLEthat Kardashian wearing the dress, which Ripley’s bought for $4.81 million in 2016, is “cause for concern” as “the fabric for the dress was literally sculpted to [Monroe’s] body to precisely match every curve.”
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“While I understand the appeal of wanting to wear such an iconic gown, it can’t be dismissed or overlooked that anyone other than Marilyn Monroe wearing the famous ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President’ dress might be cause for concern for several reasons,” Fortner said, adding: “The dress was custom-made for Marilyn Monroe. It’s not an off-the-rack garment.”
Monroe’s estate has since said that the late iconwould approve of Kardashian’s rewearat the Met Gala, according to TMZ.
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Prior to the follicle confusion, Kardashian thanked Ripley’s for loaning her the dress in the first place.
“Thank you Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for giving me the opportunity to debut this evocative piece of fashion history for the first time since the late Marilyn Monroe wore it. I am forever grateful for this moment. ✨🕊,” she wrote on Instagram last week.
source: people.com
