Marilyn Monroe’s troubled love life - married at 16 and fantasy to ‘bed dad’

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Hollywood actress and model Marilyn Monroe is adored by millions.Marilyn had a long line of romances throughout her life as she looked for her Prince Charming – but not all of it was a fairy-tale.A number of her romances and marriages ended fairly quickly and she had a tragic start to her childhood as she was sexually abused at eight years old by elderly man "Mr Kimmel" - driven by twisted fantasies about her own father, who she had never known.Marilyn first tied the knot when she was just a young teen and stumbled around from romance to marriages - often with older men.Throughout the years, people have brought power to Marilyn through a wave of dedication, following her tragic death in August 1962.Streaming giant Netflix even released a shocking documentary in her honour, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes.At the young age of 16, Marilyn married factory worker James Dougherty, 21.After moving in with the Goddard family, she was concerned that she would potentially have to return to an orphanage, and as a solution, she married the neighbour's son James - the couple officially tied the knot on June 19, 1942, shortly after her birthday.After discovering that the couple was mismatched, Marilyn stated that she was "dying of boredom" during the marriage, as reported by Spoto Donald.After four years of marriage, the couple divorced in 1942 and Marilyn moved to Hollywood to pursue her career in acting, which James was severely against - she changed her name on the way.While trying to pursue a career as an aspiring actress, Marilyn was abused by men who took advantage of her.This included tragic stories of being assaulted at parties, agreeing to "services" for her 20th Century Fox contract, and even having a.