Marilyn Monroe’s Estate Shares Statement Amid Ana de Armas ‘Blonde’ Casting Backlash

Marilyn Monroe’s death. The iconic actress died young, when she was 36 years old, leaving behind a legacy of intrigue and memorable images. While Monroe lived a luxurious life once she acquired fame, her youth was marked by conflict and struggle, moving from home to home and having difficulty making ends meet.

Instagram followers, British influencer and model Leylah Dobinson told South West News Service that she has been a longtime admirer of the 1950s sex symbol, always in awe of her natural beauty and personality. She loved to play dress-up and wear lipstick as a kid and claimed her mom told her she could be the next Monroe. And that she did.

While the jury is still out on whether blondes really do, in fact, have more fun, there are plenty of stars in Hollywood who have swapped their naturally dark ‘dos for sunshine- and platinum-inspired hair colors in hopes of finding out. And the results are to dye for (get it?)!

Marilyn Monroe would have celebrated her 96th birthday this year. This August 5th marks the 60th anniversary of her death and Monroe remains as important as ever, a Hollywood icon that’s just as mysterious and alluring as she was when she first appeared onscreen.

Elvis Presley biopic - Elvis - hits home rental. But the blockbuster didn't give all the details about the King's relationship with his wife. After Elvis first brought Priscilla Presley (Beaulieu at the time) to Graceland in 1963, he started to grow distant.

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Hollywood's biggest stars before her untimely death.Appearing in Hollywood classics like How to Marry a Millionaire and Some Like It Hot, Marilyn became a household name before her death in 1962, aged only 36.The world was left in mourning and Marilyn quickly became one of the world's most recognisable faces.READ MORE: Gladiators’ Jet shares 'nervous twitch' to keep 'ogling eyes' off her impressive figureIn honour of what would've been Marilyn's 96th birthday, the Daily Star have complied a list of things you may not have known about the screen siren.Photographer Billy Ray revealed Marilyn's crystal-covered nude dress was "skin tight" leaving Marilyn to be "sewn into" the infamous dress. Detailing the moment in 2014, Billy said: “There was this long, long pause .

Graceland upstairs: Priscilla modified Elvis' bed to avoid injuriesLinkDolly Parton's devastation at turning Elvis down 'I cried all night'LinkByron added: "Then Marilyn, who was ten years older, said, 'You're pretty good for a guitar player. ' After two minutes they went into the bedroom and I didn't know if I was supposed to leave, or stay and wait for them, so I sort of just dozed off. "The next thing I knew I was startled awake by the door opening and I dove behind the bar.

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Marilyn Monroe’s death. Her glamour and style left such a big impression on the world of fashion that for the past 60 years brands and celebrities have tried to channel her signature iconic looks.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Since Marilyn Monroe’s death, there has been no shortage of biographies, documentaries, docu-series, coffee table books, oral histories, podcasts and art created in her memory — all, in their different ways, serving as a way to better understand the inimitable icon whose life was famously shrouded in mystery.In September, Ana de Armas will take a stab at revealing more about Monroe’s life in “Blonde,” based off of Joyce Carol Oates’ best-selling novel.

Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 on August 4, 1962. This star was and still is a global style icon and one of the greatest legends of Hollywood.

Kim Kardashian shared the results of her full body scan a few weeks after she received backlash after claiming the beauty standards she sets are "attainable".The TV personality, 41, took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday (August 3), where she showcased a series of clips from the session. Not one to shy away from providing her fans with picture-perfect social media content, the mum-of-four filmed a screen which revealed information from her body fat percentage to her bone strength.

Kim Kardashian, 41, is sharing the results of her full body scan a few weeks after she received backlash after she claimed the beauty standards she sets are "attainable".The Kardashians star and mother of four took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday (July 3), where she shared a selection of pictures and videos from the session.Kim filmed a screen which revealed that her body is 18.8% fat and is considered in the “athletic category”.READ MORE: Kim Kardashian sheds 16lbs to wear dazzling £4m Marilyn Monroe dress at Met GalaAlong with a video that showed the information breakdowns, Kim wrote, “You hear that?!?!!!! My bones [are] stronger than 93-97% of people.”She told her followers: “A year ago, my body fat percentage was 25 per cent, and now it is 18.8 per cent.”To which a technician chimed in with, “So that would be considered athlete category,” before Kim celebrated with joy.Kim’s announcement comes weeks after she was slammed by fans on social media following her recent comments on beauty standards.In a recent interview with Allure magazine, Kim confessed: “There are so many different beauty standards — whether it’s Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Marilyn Monroe. "When I was a teenager, [the look] was just blonde waifs."She insisted: "If I’m doing it, it’s attainable."The interview has since ignited backlash, with people calling the star “out of touch” and “delusional” for her claims.

she passed away from an overdose of sleeping pills and with her death ruled a probable suicide, leaving behind her staggering fortune.The three-time divorcee changed her name had a history of mental illness and substance addiction, something she battled with most of her life.Yet, since the iconic beauty died aged just 36, rumours have swirled of cover-ups and foul play, even though an official review in 1982 found no evidence that she was murdered.60 years on, here are some of the weird and wildest conspiracy theories surrounding her death.It’s been said Marilyn had an affair with both John F Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy.In 1964 author Frank Capell claimed Bobby was a communist spy and had Marilyn killed to protect his career.Police Officer Jack Clemmons, the first on the scene of her death, backed him up saying the setting looked staged and housekeeper Eunice Murray was oddly doing laundry.But there was little evidence to back up their claims.In 1975, journalist Anthony Scaduto claimed Marilyn kept a little red book of incriminating information picked up from the Kennedys and was bumped off because she knew too much.Wiretapper Bernard Spindel also sensationally claimed to have bugged Marilyn’s house and listened to an argument between Bobby and her that night during which there was a loud bang.His tapes, seized by authorities in 1966, were said to show nothing suspicious and destroyed.In the 1970s journalist Norman Mailer wrote a biography of Marilyn suggesting she might have been killed with involvement from the FBI or CIA.He later retracted his claims, saying her death was probably accidental suicide.But other writers came to a similar conclusion, including author Matthew Smith who claimed

Kim Kardashian is sharing the results of her full body scan, and it seems she's fairly excited about what she learned.The reality star and mother of four took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday to share some photos and videos of her experience with a mobile body composition scan service, which brings a scanning machine in a van to your home.«Look who pulled up,» Kardashian, 41, captioned a pic of the van. «They measure your bone density and body fat percentage & all the good stuff to make sure you are fit and healthy.»After getting scanned, Kardashian excitedly shared some of the results that the technicians determined, including her impressive bone density and her lower body fat percentage.«My bones are stronger than 93-97% of people!» Kim wrote, alongside a video showing the computer read-out which explained which percentile she's in with regards to that specific body metric.She also posted a clip of her body fat read-out, and exclaimed, «A year ago my body fat percentage was 25 percent, and now it is 18.8 percent.»«So that would be considered athlete category,» the technician can be heard saying, a fact that Kardashian celebrated with glee.One reason Kardashian's total body fat percentage decreased quite as much as it did might have something to do with the weight she lost — quite quickly — to fit into Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress at this year's Met Gala.For more on the fashion mogul and TV star's health journey, see the video below.

Brad Pitt has nothing but praise for Ana de Armas. Armas, 34, portrays Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s "Blonde," which debuts on Sept. 23.

Brad Pitt is sharing his thoughts following the online criticism about the casting choice in Marilyn Monroe’s upcoming biopic, defending Ana De Armas in light of the backlash, as viewers have referred to her accent as “distracting.”The 58-year-old Hollywood star, who recently addressed his retirement rumors, told Entertainment Tonight that the actress is “phenomenal” in it, praising her portrayal of the icon in the Netflix project.“That’s a tough dress to fill. … It wasn’t until we found Ana that we could get [the film] across the finish line,” the actor and producer declared.And while many have mixed feelings about the apparent accent, with some users saying they don’t hear it and others saying there is a Cuban or Spanish accent in the latest trailer for the biopic, Ana revealed in January 2021 that she spent almost a year working with a dialect coach to achieve Marilyn’s signature voice.“It took me nine months of dialect coaching, and practicing and some ADR [automated dialogue replacement] sessions,” the actress previously said.

Two-time Oscar winner Brad Pitt is one of the six credited producers on Andrew Dominik's NC-17 Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde, and he defended the casting of Ana de Armas amid backlash over her Cuban accent.'She is phenomenal in it. That's a tough dress to fill,' the 58-year-old Plan B Entertainment co-founder told ET on Monday.'It was 10 years in the making.