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☆ Kim Kardashian doesn't care what you think. She'll keep wearing extreme corsets to the Met Gala.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kim Kardashian returned to the Met Gala on Monday night in another extreme corset. In 2019, Kardashian wore a corset that was so tight she had to take special breathing lessons. AdvertisementSome people have extreme sports, Kim Kardashian has the Met Gala. Kardashian wore a custom John Galliano ensemble to the Met Gala on Monday night. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesKardashian is known for taking extreme measures to pull off her big Met Gala moments.

Persons: Kim Kardashian, John Galliano, Kardashian, —, Dimitrios Kambouris, Gilbert Flores, Thierry Mugler, Kevin Mazur, I'm, Marilyn Monroe's, Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Angela Weiss, Bob Mackie Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Museum, Variety, Getty, Vogue

☆ People are using AI to talk to dead celebrities like Marilyn Monroe. Not everyone is excited about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

South By Southwest attendees got to speak with a Marilyn Monroe AI chatbot. But critics say celebrities who can't consent should not be used in AI recreations. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said previously that he thinks AI celebrities will become popular. AdvertisementLast year, Robin Williams's daughter, Zelda, said that she found AI recreations of her father's voice to be "personally disturbing." AdvertisementSoul Machines partnered with Authentic Brands Group — which acquired the rights to Marilyn Monroe's intellectual property in 2018 — to create the AI Marilyn, according to Deadline.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, —, Kim Kardashian, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Israel Adesanya, Roy Choi, Dwayne Wade, Zuckerberg, Marilyn, Marilyn chatbot, Maureen Lee Lenker, Robin Williams's, Zelda, Williams, Marva Bailer, Bailer, Marilyn Monroe's, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, David Beckham Organizations: Southwest, Service, Kanye West, SXSW, Federal Trade Commission, Machine, Machines, Fox News, Authentic, Brands, Fox Locations: United States

☆ Jennifer Lopez says her stylist pleaded with her not to wear the iconic green Versace dress to the 2000 Grammy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Velour tracksuits and low-rise jeans are in trend, and Jennifer Lopez just caused a stir while walking the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in a flowy, green jungle-print Versace gown. In a new interview with Vogue, Lopez revealed that her then-stylist, Andrea Lieberman, pleaded with her not to wear the dress to the awards. Jennifer Lopez at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000. Jennifer Lopez at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. This first became apparent after the 2000 Grammy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez wore a green dress that, well, caught the world's attention," Schmidt wrote.

Persons: Velour, Jennifer Lopez, Lopez, Andrea Lieberman, Steve Granitz, Versace, Marilyn Monroe's, Marilyn, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Carly Steel, Amber Valletta, Donatella Versace, Geri Halliwell, Lopez wasn't, Eric Schmidt, Schmidt Organizations: Vogue, Business, Milan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Spice, NRJ, Project Syndicate, Google Locations: New York City, Cannes, France

☆ Matthew Perry's death means hard questions for the ketamine movement
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementWhen Charles Patti read that ketamine had been a major factor in the "Friends" star Matthew Perry's death, his heart sank. AdvertisementMultiple researchers told Business Insider that labeling ketamine as the sole cause of Perry's death is misleading. "Matthew Perry's ketamine overdose should be a lesson in expanded use of the dangerous drug," declared The New York Post. There's no data on how many people go from receiving ketamine treatment in clinics to using it without a prescription. Herzberg, the historian, said he's not particularly worried about Perry's death causing a moral panic.

Persons: Matthew Perry, —, Charles Patti, Matthew Perry's, Patti, Perry, Matthew, Joanna Moncrieff, Ryan Marino, Marilyn Monroe's, David Herzberg, Len Bias, Gerard Sanacora, it's, Chrissy Teigen, Elon Musk, We've, Herzberg, wasn't, Sanacora, I've, Sandhya Prashad, wouldn't, Keith Trujillo, Trujillo, he's Organizations: Service, Los, Business, New York, University of Buffalo, Yale, FDA, American Society, Physicians, Psychotherapists Locations: Florida, Los Angeles County, British, Swiss

CNN —Demolition of the Los Angeles area home where Marilyn Monroe spent her last months has been put on hold by Los Angeles City Council, following a last-minute motion aimed at designating the house a Historic-Cultural Monument. Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Norma Jeane Mortenson, who later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. Hulton Archive/Getty Images She was in several movies in 1950, including "The Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve." Hulton Archive/Getty Images Monroe wins a trophy at the "Star Of Tomorrow" Awards in Los Angeles in 1952. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Monroe and former Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio leave city hall after their wedding.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Traci, Baron, Norma Jeane Mortenson, Gladys Baker, Marilyn, Claudette Colbert, Monroe, Jim Dougherty, Grace McKee, Grace, Michael Ochs, Norma Jeane, Emmeline Snively, Richard C, Miller, Donaldson, they're, Ben Lyons, Lyon, Theisen, he'd, Mira Sorvino, Frank Cronenweth, Peggy Martin, Shutterstock Monroe, Phil Moore, J R, she's, Johnny Hyde, Nancy Lee Andrews, you'll, Earl Leaf, Ray Anthony Band, Shutterstock, David Wayne, Christina Newland ., Kardashian, Amber Tamblyn, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Jane Russell, Joe DiMaggio, Amy Greene, Monroe's, Matty Zimmerman, DiMaggio, Joe, it's, Ella Fitzgerald, that's Ella Fitzgerald, Ed Feingersh, Elizabeth Winder, Ellen Burstyn, Arthur Miller, ullstein, He's, Harold Clements, Queen Elizabeth II, Laurence Olivier, Sugar Kane, Billy Wilder, I'm, Christina Newland, John F, Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, It's, Cecil W, Marilyn Monroe's, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles City Council, Department of Building, Safety, Hulton, Michael Ochs Archives, Model Agency, Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Columbia, West Hollywood, Photoplay, Getty, Gentlemen, Fox, Hollywood, Bettmann, Yankees, US, Tiffany Club, New York, Grand Central, Queen, Royal, Daily Herald, Stoughton, Alamy, Los Angeles City, Historic Resources Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood, Monroe, West Virginia, Columbia, Warrenburg , New York, American, Hollywood, Korea, York, New York, California, Hollywood , California, New, Grand, London, England, Polyclinic, Madison

☆ Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] The new US postage stamp commerating actress Marilyn Monroe, was unveiled in New York January 5, 1995. Monroe purchased the single-story, 2,900-square-foot (270-sq-meter) house in the early 1960s for $75,000 after the end of her third marriage, to playwright Arthur Miller, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was sold to the Glory of the Snow Trust for $8.35 million earlier this year. Park, whose council district includes Brentwood, said her office had received hundreds of calls urging her to take action to spare the house. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Mike Segar, Marilyn Monroe's, Councilwoman Traci, Jamie Paige, Paige, Monroe, Arthur Miller, Steve Gorman, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Los Angeles City, city's, Safety, Council, Los Angeles Times, Times, Snow LLC, Snow Trust, The Times, Thomson Locations: New York, Spanish, L.A, Brentwood, Los Angeles

☆ Twitter's posthumous blue checks look a lot like necro-advertising, the legally questionable marketing strategy that uses dead celebrities to boost sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter added paid checks to accounts of dead celebrities like Kobe Bryant and Anthony Bourdain. The rights to Monroe's likeness and intellectual property sold to Authentic Brands Group for an estimated $20-30 million in 2011, the outlet reported. In 2013, shortly after Authentic Brands Group acquired the rights to Monroe's image, she became a spokesperson for Chanel No. Authentic Brands Group, which also owns the rights to Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali's brands, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The marketing group is run by Jamie Salter, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded Hilco Consumer Capital.

Marilyn Monroe is well remembered for her iconic movies from the 1950s. Below, we rounded up some of Marilyn Monroe's best movies, along with details on where you can stream them online. Marilyn Monroe has a supporting role as Claudia Casswell, a beautiful aspiring actress who doesn't have the talent for the industry. 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'A shot of Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Two of the Donahue children end up joining a show starring Victoria Parker, a successful performer played by Marilyn Monroe.

☆ Remember when Marilyn Monroe's white dress made movie history?
▼ + stars: | 2020-01-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

The moment Monroe's dress was lifted by a breeze from a New York City subway grate in "The Seven Year Itch," helped cement the 29-year-old actress as the prototypical Hollywood goddess. Source: CNN

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