Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape Sells for $1.5M
New Owner Says 15-Minute Film to Be Kept Private
By DANIEL TROTTA, Reuters
Posted: 2008-04-14 16:03:20
NEW YORK (April 14) - A 15-minute film of Marilyn
Monroe engaging in oral sex with an unidentified man will be
kept from public view by a New York businessman who has bought
it for $1.5 million, the broker of the deal said Monday.

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Musician M.I.A., Model Lydia Hearst, Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Model Lydia Hearst, Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Musician M.I.A., Model Lydia Hearst, Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Model Lydia Hearst, Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Model Lydia Hearst, Actor Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack attend the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Actress Brittany Murphy attends the Diesel Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Actress Brittany Murphy attends the Matthew Williamson Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at Lux Studios on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Actress Brittany Murphy attends the Matthew Williamson Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at Lux Studios on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Actress Brittany Murphy attends the Matthew Williamson Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at Lux Studios on February 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG)
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In this video frame grab release by AP Television showing Sam Lutfi leaving UCLA medical center after visiting Britney Spears on Thursday evening, Jan .31,2008. A restraining order against Lutfi who has been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi "like a general." (AP Photo/APTN)
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In this video frame grab release by AP Television showing Sam Lutfi leaving UCLA medical center after visiting Britney Spears on Thursday evening Jan.31,2008. A restraining order against Lutfi who has been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi "like a general." (AP Photo/APTN)
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Oklahoma State forward Shyvon Spears (40) reaches for a rebound, while surrounded by Baylor guards Melissa Jones (5) and Jessica Morrow (3), during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
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** CORRECTS SPELLING FROM LUFTI TO LUTFI ** In court document released by Los Angeles Superior Court, shows the first page of a Notice of Hearing and Temporary Restraining Order against Britney Spears' manager Sam Lutfi, filed, Feb. 1, 2008 by Los Angeles Superior Court. The documents released by the court Tuesday ordered Lutfi to stay away from Spears. In a section of the order detailing previous harassment, Lynne Spears says Lutfi "drugged Britney, he has cut Britney's home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers. (AP Photo/ Los Angeles Superior Court)
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Lynne Spears, mother of singer Britney Spears, is shown in Hollywood in this July 28, 2002 file photograph. Lynne Spears gave a sworn declaration to a Los Angeles court in an effort to obtain a temporary restraining order against Sam Lutfi, an associate of Britney Spears. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen/Files (UNITED STATES)
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In court document released by Los Angeles Superior Court, shows the first page of a Notice of Hearing and Temporary Restraining Order against Britney Spears' manager Sam Lufti, filed, Feb. 1, 2008 by Los Angeles Superior Court. The documents released by the court Tuesday ordered Lutfi to stay away from Spears. In a section of the order detailing previous harassment, Lynne Spears says Lutfi "drugged Britney, he has cut Britney's home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers. (AP Photo/ Los Angeles Superior Court)
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** FILE ** Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. A restraining order against Britney Spears' friend and manager Sam Lutfi alleges that he drugged her, took over her life and finances and for months controlled the ravenous pack of paparazzi. The order, based on a lengthy declaration from Spears' mother, Lynne, says that Spears met Lutfi in October 2007 and "Mr. Lutfi has essentially moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances." The documents released by the court Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, ordered Lutfi to stay away from Spears. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILES - Picture taken January 14, 2008 shows US pop star Britney Spears arriving at the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse for a hearing regarding visitation rights for her two sons that she has with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Britney Spears' father will remain in charge of the pop star's affairs until February 14, a Los Angeles judge ruled February 4, 2008 after a day of legal wrangling for control of the singer's assets. AFP PHOTO/Gabriel BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 4: Attorney Adam Streisand leaves leaves Superior Court at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse February 4, 2008, in Los Angeles California. Streisand failed in his effort to have the conservatorship of Britney Spears' estate removed from her father James Spears and her attorney Andrew Wallet. Streisand sought to enter the case as Spears' lawyer , claiming the pop star didn't want her father as conservator. Spears, who was originally to be released from a hospital on Sunday after a 72-hour mental evaluation, is being kept for medical treatment as provided for under California law. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 4: Attorney Adam Streisand leaves leaves Superior Court at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse February 4, 2008, in Los Angeles California. Streisand failed in his effort to have the conservatorship of Britney Spears' estate removed from her father James Spears and her attorney Andrew Wallet. Streisand sought to enter the case as Spears' lawyer , claiming the pop star didn't want her father as conservator. Spears, who was originally to be released from a hospital on Sunday after a 72-hour mental evaluation, is being kept for medical treatment as provided for under California law. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD - (FILE) Actress Halle Berry is hugged by honorary mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant as actor Samuel L. Jackson (L) looks on as they attend the ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame April 3, 2007 in Hollywood, California. Showbiz legend Grant has died, January 10, 2008 aged 84. His body was found in the Roosevelt Hotel; the cause of death is as yet unknown. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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**FILE** Actress Halle Berry, left, gives a hug to Honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant at a ceremony in front of the Kodak Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles at which Berry was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in this April 3, 2007, file photo. Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. He was 84. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Halle Berry and John Singleton backstage at the 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Presented by Cartier held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5, 2008 in Palm Springs, California..19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Presented by Cartier - Backstage.Palm Springs Convention Center.Palm Springs, California United States.January 5, 2008.Photo by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com..To license this image (15266184), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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- Miley Cyrus Snapshots
Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus, also known as her TV and music personality 'Hannah Montana,' is finding herself in some very adult waters as photos of the starlet posing in her underwear have leaked to blogs like TopSocialite.com.

** FILE ** A girl looks at a poster outside a screening of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater in New York in this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 file photo. Disney posted a 26 percent decline in profit late Tuesday, but the results beat expectations. The company _ one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones industrials _ reported a 9 percent rise in revenue, thanks in part to the success of brands such as ESPN, "High School Musical" and "Hannah Montana." (AP Photo/Gary He, file)
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Caroline Fischetti, 5, waits in line to see a screening of the 3-D version of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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A girl looks at a poster outside a screening of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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Moviegoers wearing 3-D glasses line up to see a screening of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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Moviegoers line up to see a screening of the 3-D film "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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Carolina Fischetti, 5, looks up excitedly at the marquee as she waits to see a screening of the 3-D version of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theater Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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Movie goers line up to see a screening of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" at the Ziegfeld theatre Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
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Musicians Nick Jonas (L), Joe Jonas (C) and Kevin Jonas of the group "The Jonas Brothers" pose at the U.S. Open in New York in this August 25, 2007 file photo. Imagine a boy band that bills itself as a rock act but wears purity rings, worships a computer geek and eschews mixing music with politics. Welcome to the world of the Jonas Brothers, the latest act to hatch from the same Walt Disney Co music incubator to have spawned chart-toppers like singer-actress Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah Montana, and hot-selling soundtracks to the "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2" television movies. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/Files (UNITED STATES)
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Actress and singer Miley Cyrus poses for a photo Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at a hotel in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Actors Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn and Scarlett Johansson (R) in a scene from the film 'The Other Boleyn Girl' running in competition at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin. The festival runs from February 7-17, 2008. REUTERS/Handout (GERMANY) EDITORIAL USE ONLY PICTURE NOT TO BE USED AFTER MARCH 15, 2008. NO ARCHIVES.
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (U.S. TABS OUT) Actress Natalie Portman and recording artist Soulja Boy pose backstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on November 12, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (U.S. TABS OUT) Recording artist Soulja Boy performs onstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on November 12, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (U.S. TABS OUT) Actress Natalie Portman appears onstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on November 12, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (U.S. TABS OUT) Actress Natalie Portman appears onstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on November 12, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Actors Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman attend the after party for the World Premiere of Fox Walden's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" at Brasserie 8 1/2 on November11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Actors Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman arrive at the world premiere of Fox Walden's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" at DGA Theatre on November 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Actors Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman arrive at the world premiere of Fox Walden's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" at DGA Theatre on November 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Actors Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman arrive at the world premiere of Fox Walden's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" at DGA Theatre on November 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Actors Dustin Hoffman, Zach Mills, Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman arrive at the world premiere of Fox Walden's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" at DGA Theatre on November 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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- Snapshots of Christina
Christina Aguilera reveals personal details on just when her baby was conceived in the new issue of Marie Claire.

Singer Christina Aguilera signs copies of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15429579), contact WireImage.com
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Fans wait in line outside of Best Buy for Christina Aquilera's in-store signing of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428840), contact WireImage.com
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Fans wait in line outside of Best Buy for Christina Aquilera's in-store signing of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428839), contact WireImage.com
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Fans wait in line for Christina Aquilera's in-store signing of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428838), contact WireImage.com
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Fans wait in line for Christina Aquilera's in-store signing of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428756), contact WireImage.com
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Singer Christina Aguilera signs copies of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428755), contact WireImage.com
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Singer Christina Aguilera signs copies of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428754), contact WireImage.com
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Singer Christina Aguilera signs copies of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428753), contact WireImage.com
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Singer Christina Aguilera signs copies of her "Back To Basics: Live And Down Under" DVD set for fans at Best Buy West Hollywood on February 5, 2008 in West Hollywood, California..Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" DVD Signing At Best Buy.West Hollywood, CA United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15428752), contact WireImage.com
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- Paris Hilton Snapshots
Paris Hilton appears to be in tears at her Super Bowl party in Arizona. She was reportedly upset after 50 Cent told her to get off the stage.(Anthony J. Causi, Splash News)
- Paris Hilton Snapshots
Paris Hilton appears to be in tears at her Super Bowl party in Arizona. She was reportedly upset after 50 Cent told her to get off the stage.(Charles Wenzelberg, Splash News)

A fair hostess holds a doll designed by socialite Paris Hilton and brought to market by toy maker Simba Toys GmbH on February 6, 2008 at the grounds of the international toy fair in Nuremberg, southern Germany. The fair for toys, hobbies and leisure-time activities is running from February 7 to 12, 2008. AFP PHOTO DDP/GUENTER MEIER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read GUENTER MEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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A fair hostess holds a doll designed by socialite Paris Hilton and brought to market by toy maker Simba Toys GmbH on February 6, 2008 at the grounds of the international toy fair in Nuremberg, southern Germany. The fair for toys, hobbies and leisure-time activities is running from February 7 to 12, 2008. AFP PHOTO DDP/GUENTER MEIER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read GUENTER MEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kathy Hilton, Paris Hilton and Rick Hilton attend the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" after party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424734), contact WireImage.com
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Maurice Umansky, Kyle Richards and Paris Hilton attend the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" after party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424731), contact WireImage.com
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Actress Christine Lakin actor Jeff Beacher and Paris Hilton attend the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" after party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424728), contact WireImage.com
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Paris Hilton and actress Alexa Vega attend the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" After Party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424724), contact WireImage.com
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Paris Hilton attends the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" after party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424723), contact WireImage.com
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Paris Hilton arrives at the premiere of Regent Releasing's "Hottie And The Nottie" after party at The Green Door on February 4, 2008 in Hollywood, California..Premiere of Regent Releasing's "The Hottie and The Nottie" After Party Arrivals & Inside.The Green Door.Hollywood, California United States.February 5, 2008.Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com..To license this image (15424722), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15422174), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15423673), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15423672), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15423671), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney oses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15423670), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney oses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15423669), contact WireImage.com
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* EXCLUSIVE * .Host Peter Guber, Best Actor Nominee George Clooney and Host Peter Bart at AMC's 'Shootout' Oscar Nominees Special on February 4, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA..AMC "Shootout" Oscar Nominees Special.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Beverly Hills, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15422778), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15422177), contact WireImage.com
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Actor George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15422176), contact WireImage.com
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George Clooney poses during the 80th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..80th Academy Awards - Nominees Luncheon.Beverly Hilton Hotel.Los Angeles, CA United States.February 4, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15422173), contact WireImage.com
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles (R) and her companion Jay-Z pose for photographers before the start of the Emporio Armani's Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 13, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles (R) and companion Jay-Z pose for photographers before the start of Emporio Armani's Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 13, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles gestures as she waits for the start of Versace's Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)
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U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles smiles as she waits for the start of the Versace's Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)
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Singer Beyonce Knowles (L) and companion Jay-Z wait for the start of the Versace's Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)
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Beyonce Knowles attends The Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas December 30, 2007.Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas.Las Vegas, NV United States.December 30, 2007.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com..To license this image (15260225), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Beyonce Knowles attends The Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas December 30, 2007.Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas.Las Vegas, NV United States.December 30, 2007.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com..To license this image (15260224), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Beyonce Knowles attends The Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas December 30, 2007.Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas.Las Vegas, NV United States.December 30, 2007.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com..To license this image (15260223), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Beyonce Knowles attends The Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas December 30, 2007.Grand Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club At The Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas.Las Vegas, NV United States.December 30, 2007.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com..To license this image (15260222), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 03: Actor John Travolta arrives on Fox's Super Bowl XLII red carpet on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Memorabilia collector Keya Morgan said he recently arranged
the sale of the silent, black-and-white film from the son of a
dead FBI informant who possessed it to a wealthy Manhattan
businessman who wants to protect Monroe's privacy.
"The gentleman who bought it said out respect for Marilyn
he's not going to make a joke of it and put it on the Internet
and try to exploit her," said memorabilia collector Keya
Morgan. "That's not his intention and I would never get my name
involved if that were to happen."
Monroe is clothed and the man's head remains out of the
frame for the entire 15 minutes of the film, said Morgan, who
watched it.
Monroe was rumored to have had an affair with U.S.
President John F. Kennedy, and Morgan said then FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover, a Kennedy rival, went to great lengths to try to
prove it was Kennedy in the film.
One of Monroe's ex-husbands, the late baseball great Joe
DiMaggio, once tried to buy it from the collector for $25,000
but "he would not part with it," according to FBI files on
Monroe that are available on the FBI Web site.
Morgan is a well-known collector who owns memorabilia from
the estates of Monroe and DiMaggio and said he was friends with
Monroe's other two husbands, Jim Dougherty and Arthur Miller.
He said he learned of the existence of the film while
working on a documentary about Monroe, who died in August 1962
at age 36. A former FBI agent told him about it, and Morgan
said he confirmed it by tracking down the son of the FBI
informant, who had provided a copy to the FBI.
"I thought the FBI agent was embellishing it for my
documentary. I never believed it once until I pulled up the FBI
document (referring to the film)," Morgan said.
The late informant's son had the original while the copy
remains classified in the FBI files, said Morgan, whose deal
was first reported by the New York Post Monday.
"The FBI agent that I interviewed said J. Edgar Hoover was
completely obsessed. A team of nine individuals were analyzing
the tape inside a lab. J. Edgar Hoover brought in a few
prostitutes who allegedly had been with President Kennedy and
they tried to ... see if that was really President Kennedy."
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An FBI spokesmen declined to comment except to point out
the Monroe files available online, which refer to the film but
make no mention of Hoover's purported interest.
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