Press Conference for Rare Marilyn Monroe a Bust

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I was intrigued a couple of days ago by a news release announcing an upcoming press conference, regarding a "lost" Marilyn Monroe photo, right here in Las Vegas. The photo was purported to be of Marilyn, hitchhiking nude. The writer of the piece (I don't recall who) commented that Marilyn must've been psychic, as Madonna had a similar concept in her "Sex" coffee table book years ago.

It turns out it was more than a coincidence. How embarrassing. . .

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Vegas Man Spends 4 Months Authenticating Madonna 'Sex' Photo

A Las Vegas man and his wife spent four months 'authenticating' a lost photo of Marilyn Monroe he had found in storage at his home, called in a Monroe expert who made a positive identification, and scheduled a news conference, only to be told that it was a well-known Steven Meisel photo from Madonna's 1992 Sex book. . .

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