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Video: Alleged Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape For Sale
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 21, 2011
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Back in 2008 a tape of Marilyn Monroe performing oral sex on a man (who at least one person believed was John F. Kennedy) surfaced, and eventually was sold to a New York City man who vowed to keep it locked up. Now the Daily News reports that a new 6 1/2-minute film has been unearthed, featuring Monroe (allegedly!) in many unsavory positions. You can watch the movie here—it's very NSFW!
The 8-mm sex film (made in 1947) is being auctioned off by a Buenos Aires collector, who hopes to make at least $500,000 from it. But not everyone's buying it—a Monroe memorabilia collector says, "That's not Marilyn. The chin is not the same, the lips are not the same, the teeth are not the same." But the seller insists, "People with romantic notions have denied that it's Marilyn Monroe, and have invented stories to raise doubts about the film. This film shows the real Marilyn Monroe."
There were allegedly two cameras at work, and here are some more SFW scenes from the other angle:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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