• On April 14, 2008, a 15-minute film of actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was sold to an unidentified New York businessman for $1.5 million. The film allegedly shows Monroe performing oral sex on an unidentified man.

• Fast Facts

  1. Monroe died August 5, 1962, aged 36
  2. While ruled a suicide, her death has led to persistent speculations of murder
  3. Joe DiMaggio offered to buy tape for $25,000
  4. Monroe is clothed in video

• The film

  The film is reportedly silent and in black-and-white, and was shot on 16-millimeter film. While Monroe is clearly visible, the man is seen only from the shoulders down.

• Backstory

  According to memorabilia collector Keya Morgan, who discovered the footage and brokered the sale, the film was shot in the 1950s, and the unidentified man was thought by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to be either John F. Kennedy or Robert F. Kennedy. The film was obtained by the FBI, and subsequently classified, to be used as a political tool against the Kennedy family. The brothers are both widely reported to have had affairs with Monroe.

• The sale

  Morgan reportedly learned of the film while researching a documentary, Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive, through speaking to FBI agents and police sources. One source mentioned the existence of the film, and Morgan found a copy in the possession of a deceased informant's son. The seller wishes to be unidentified, while the buyer has promised to keep the film private and unavailable.

• Quotes

  • "I'm not going to make a Paris Hilton out of her. I'm not going to sell it, out of respect." The Buyer

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Marilyn Monroe | J. Edgar Hoover | John F. Kennedy | Robert F. Kennedy | Keya Morgan

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