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Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Two first-time hosts โ€” Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas โ€” will make their โ€œSaturday Night Liveโ€ debuts in April. Brunson, creator and star of ABC's โ€œAbbott Elementaryโ€ comedy, will be host of this Saturday's show, NBC announced on Monday. Lil Yachty, whose latest disc debuted at the top of Billboard's rock and alternative charts, is the musical guest.

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'50s blonde bombshell Cleo Moore, the next Marilyn Monroe, may have died of broken heart, author claims

Actress and pinup Cleo Moore was a sought-after '50s blonde like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. She also endured a sad Hollywood ending.

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What to watch on Monday: โ€˜NCISโ€™ continues on CBS

Monday, March 13, 2023 | "Street Outlaws: Fastest in America" returns to the Discovery Channel.

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'Blonde' star Ana de Armas on why there will never be another star like Marilyn Monroe

Ana de Armas said in a new interview there may never be another true movie star. The "Blonde" actress said "that mystery is gone" thanks to social media.

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On this day in history, Jan. 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio

Marilyn Monroe, American actress and fashion icon, married New York Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio on this day in history, Jan. 14, 1954, in a City Hall ceremony in San Francisco.

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Quiz: Whatโ€™s in a name? Try your hand at guessing the real stories behind some famous names

Name quiz! How well do you know the stories behind these well-known names of all kinds? Test your brain power in this fun and engaging lifestyle quiz.

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Perspective | Warholโ€™s Marilyns are all different. A wise world values them equally.

A portfolio of Warhol silkscreens at the Art Institute of Chicago sheds light on the artistโ€™s philosophy.

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How Michelle Williams found the music of Mitzi Fabelman

โ€œThe Fabelmansโ€ centers on Steven Spielbergโ€™s coming of age as a filmmaker.

Warhol's "White Disaster" fetches $85 million at New York auction

"White Disaster" is a work of silkscreen ink and graphite depicting the same black-and-white image of a macabre car accident 19 times on a canvas 12 feet tall.

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Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe's idol, was Hollywood's original blonde bombshell before tragic demise: book

Actress Jean Harlow died when she was just 26 years old in 1937. For years, rumors and conspiracy theories have surrounded the sex symbol's brief life.

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Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case

Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and โ€œMona Lisaโ€ analogies to Justice Clarence Thomasโ€™ enthusiasm for the โ€œPurple Rainโ€ showman.

Talking fetus in โ€˜Blondeโ€™ adds to โ€˜antiabortion propaganda,โ€™ critics say

Planned Parenthood said Netflix's "Blonde" biopic about Marilyn Monroe contributes to "antiabortion propaganda."

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What to watch on Monday: โ€˜The Good Doctorโ€™ returns to ABC

Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 | "A Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special" airs on Hulu.

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New this week: 'Reasonable Doubt,' 'Blonde' and Bjรถrk

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include albums from Bjรถrk and Broadway's "Into the Woods,โ€ the reunion of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy in โ€œHocus Pocus 2โ€ and a Showtime documentary about Sinรฉad Oโ€™Connor.

Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer. You wouldnโ€™t know it from โ€˜Blonde.โ€™

Plus, nine more things you should remember about her, Hollywood history and "Diamonds Are a Girlโ€™s Best Friend."

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Ana de Armas says it's 'disgusting' nudity from 'Blonde' film will go viral: 'I canโ€™t control it'

Ana de Armas is expecting the nude scenes from "Blonde" to go viral on the internet. The Netflix film based on a fictional take on the life of Marilyn Monroe debuts on Sept. 28.

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Review: Nothing light about portrayal of Marilyn Monroeโ€™s life in โ€˜Blondeโ€™

Filming for "Blonde" began back in 2019 and after COVID and other delays, the much-anticipated 2-hour-and-46-minute movie has finally hit theaters in a limited run, with a wide release on Netflix on Sept. 28.

Playing Marilyn Monroe was life-changing for Ana de Armas

The 79th edition of the Venice International Film Festival is starting to wind down, but theyโ€™ve saved one of the most anticipated films of the slate for last.

Janet Jackson front row at Siriano's glam fashion week show

Resplendent in a black trouser suit, Janet Jackson sat front Wednesday at Christian Siriano's New York Fashion Week show.

Fall Movie Calendar: From 'Blonde' to 'Wakanda Forever'

A rundown of notable films coming out this fall, which range from Disney+'s โ€œPinocchioโ€ adaptation to Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix film โ€œBlonde.โ€.

Fall Preview: Is it, maybe, back to normal at the movies?

For the first time in three years, the fall movie industrial complex is lurching back into high gear.

At 90, the Venice Film Festival looks better than ever

For director and actor Olivia Wilde, the dream of the Venice International Film Festival was woven into the fabric of her new film, โ€œDonโ€™t Worry Darling.โ€.

Ted Baker set for ยฃ211m takeover by Reebok's owner

The bid by Authentic Brands, which also owns Elvis Presley's image rights, ends months of speculation.

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Sebastian Stan Is UNRECOGNIZABLE in BTS Shot of New Film

"Pam & Tommy" star Sebastian Stan wears prosthetics while shooting his upcoming film "A Different Man." See the wild transformation.

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Aronofsky, Iรฑarritu films set for Venice Film Festival

Darren Aronofskyโ€™s โ€œThe Whale,โ€ the Marilyn Monroe drama โ€œBlonde,โ€ Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrrituโ€™s โ€œBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truthsโ€ and Guadagninoโ€™s โ€œBones and All,โ€ with Timothรฉe Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.

Drag queen blasts GOP candidate for Arizona governor

Kari Lake, the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Arizona governor, condemned the growing cultural clout of drag queens, jumping into the latest social grievance taking hold on the right.

Ripleyโ€™s denies claim Kardashian damaged iconic Monroe dress

Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Company to Las Vegas chapels: No more Elvis-themed weddings

Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presleyโ€™s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.

Art values are booming as New York auctions make billions of dollars in sales

Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips total sales have hit more than $2.5 billion for 2022 already, led by works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pablo Picasso.

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For auction: Marilynโ€™s dress, Thor's hammer, Capโ€™s shield

Several gowns Marilyn Monroe donned for โ€œGentlemen Prefer Blondesโ€ and โ€œThereโ€™s No Business Like Show Businessโ€ are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other pieces of Hollywood history.

Andy Warhol portrait Marilyn Monroe sells for $195 million, smashing record for most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction

Sale of "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" smashed the record for the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction. The previous mark was $110 million, Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 painting "Untitled."

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Andy Warholโ€™s Marilyn Monroe portrait sells for record $195 million

Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" beat the record price for an American artwork at auction set by a Basquiat skull painting in 2017.

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Warhol's 'Marilyn' auction nabs $195M; most for US artist

Andy Warholโ€™s โ€œShot Sage Blue Marilynโ€ has sold for a cool $195 million.

Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn' sells for $195 million, setting record for American art

Andy Warhol's 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million at Christie's Monday night, becoming the most expensive work of American art ever sold.

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Actresses Who Dressed Up as Marilyn Monroe

Kim Kardashian was the most recent celebrity to dress up as Marilyn Monroe

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Manhunt underway for escaped inmate, jail official

A manhunt is underway for Casey White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, and jail official Vicky White after the pair vanished after leaving an Alabama jail on Friday morning. (May 4)

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Kim Kardashian Should Not Have Worn Marilyn Monroe Dress at Met Gala, Fashion Experts Say

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos by Cindy Ord / MG22 / GettyAt Monday nightโ€™s Gilded Glamour-themed Met Gala, Kim Kardashian (and paramour Pete Davidson) swooped onto the red carpet to deliver the most talked-about look of the night. Kardashian arrived in Marilyn Monroeโ€™s original, infamous โ€œHappy Birthday, Mr. Presidentโ€ dress, the skintight and nearly transparent gown she wore to serenade John F. Kennedy, her rumored lover, in 1962. In an interview with Vogue, Kardashian explaine

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Met Gala: Kardashian As Monroe, A Gilded Blake Lively

Kim Kardashian spent nearly $5 million on her Met Gala dress, which was originally worn by Marilyn Monroe.

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Marilyn Monroeโ€™s famous dress that Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala made a stop in St. Augustine

Kim Kardashian is known for breaking the internet, and she did it once again at the Met Gala Monday night when she donned the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 as she famously sang โ€œHappy Birthdayโ€ to President John F. Kennedy.

Kim Kardashian attends Met Gala wearing Marilyn Monroe's iconic "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress

Kardashian is the only person aside from Marilyn Monroe to wear the crystal-covered dress.

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Kim Kardashian attends Met Gala wearing Marilyn Monroe's iconic "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress

Kardashian is the only person aside from Marilyn Monroe to wear the crystal-covered dress.

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In austere times, the Met Gala returns to its โ€˜Gildedโ€™ roots

This yearโ€™s Met Gala felt quieter than most. Rihanna, Beyoncรฉ and Jennifer Lopez, who usually fight it out to be the last one to the carpet, in the most lavish gown, stayed home. Instead, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, showed up in a tuxedo and his mom by his side.

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Met Gala moment | Kim Kardashian channels Marilyn Monroe

Kim Kardashian went for classic and iconic at the Met Gala, once again breaking the internet by donning one of Marilyn Monroeโ€™s most famous looks.

Met Gala moment | Kim Kardashian channels Marilyn Monroe

Kim Kardashian went for classic and iconic at the Met Gala, once again breaking the internet by donning one of Marilyn Monroe's most famous looks. In 2016, the dress worn by Marilyn Monroe as she sang โ€œHappy Birthdayโ€ to President John F. Kennedy in 1962 was sold at auction to Ripleyโ€™s Believe It or Not for nearly $5 million. The figure-hugging nude dress worn by Kardashian at Monday's Met Gala contains more than 2,500 handstitched crystals.

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Kim Kardashian lost 16 pounds in 3 weeks so she could wear Marilyn Monroe's 'naked' dress to the Met Gala

Kim Kardashian cut out sugar and carbs so she could fit into the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing "Happy Birthday" to John F. Kennedy in 1962.

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Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroeโ€™s dress at Met Gala before changing into replica

Dress was worn by Monroe in 1962 to serenade President John F Kennedy

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Kim Kardashian Dons Famous Marilyn Monroe Dress At The 2022 Met Gala

The TV star and fashion mogul showed up in Monroe's iconic "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress fans had suspected she would wear.

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Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods

Andreas Homokiโ€™s production of Richard Wagnerโ€™s โ€œDas Rheingoldโ€ that opened at the Zurich Opera is a family affair, stripping Wagnerโ€™s mythology of usual trappings, instead laser-focused on a dysfunctional, brooding bunch consumed by greed.

Met Gala: Kardashian as Monroe, a gilded Blake Lively

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroeโ€™s most iconic dresses.

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes on Netflix unearths new claim about starโ€™s death

According to the showโ€™s interviewees, the star did not die in her bedroom

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These famous women were friends? Read 5 stories of sisterhood and support.

Authors and professors shared how historical women across politics, art, literature and activism showed up for one another.

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Bob Mackie book looks back on sparkly costume career

When Bob Mackie was 11, his uncle asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, and his response was a costume designer on Broadway.

Gucci's star-studded fashion show shines bright in Hollywood

A Gucci fashion show in Los Angeles Tuesday night was such a spectacle that Hollywood Boulevard had to shut down to make room for all the stars.

Lady Gaga, Denzel Washington, Will Smith and more star in 2021's must-see holiday movies

USA TODAY's Brian Truitt breaks down the top movies that will be released this holiday season and the performances that could earn Oscar nominations.

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Joe Jackson autographed 1911 photo sells for $1.47 million

A 1911 โ€œShoelessโ€ Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W.

Commentary: Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs is an offense to Pride Month

Misogyny is a root cause of homophobia, but a famously LGBTQ-friendly city has just raised a monument to it. The cognitive dissonance of #MeTooMarilyn

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'Elizabeth and Monty,' by Charles Casillo book review

โ€œElizabeth and Monty,โ€ by Charles Casillo, charts the pairโ€™s personal and professional relationship.

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Giant Marilyn Monroe Statue Returns To Palm Springs, But Its Backside Faces Backlash

Some see "Forever Marilyn," the 26-foot statue of the Hollywood icon, as sexist. Others see it as tacky. City officials see it as a major tourist draw.

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The Mysterious Death of Kat West

A woman is found dead and the scene appeared to be staged with a bottle of absinthe. West, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, posted on OnlyFans, a website some use to share adult content โ€“ was a fan involved? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.

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Sneak peek: The Mysterious Death of Kat West

A woman is found dead and the scene appeared to be staged with a bottle of absinthe. West, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, posted on OnlyFans, a website some use to share adult content โ€“ was a fan involved? Correspondent Maureen Maher reports in an all-new "48 Hours" airing Saturday, April 10 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)NEW YORK โ€“ The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other. And with more people shopping online, stores are doing double duty as shipping centers to try to get gifts to doorsteps as fast as possible. Meanwhile, Best Buy says that 340 of its stores are being specially designated to handle a higher volume of online orders, though all its stores ship e-commerce packages. Its goal: to have the 340 stores ship more than 70% of its ship-from-store units during the holiday quarter. Typically, 25% of holiday shopping is based on impulse, according to Marshal Cohen, chief industry advisor at NPD Group, a market research firm.

Rudolph, Santa figures soar to sale of $368,000 at auction

A buyer shouted out with glee that they would pay $368,000 for the Rudolph and Santa Claus figures used in the perennially beloved Christmas special โ€œRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.โ€Bidding for the figures soared past the projected sale price of between $150,000 and $200,000 on Friday at the Icons & Legends of Hollywood Auction held in Los Angeles by Profiles in History. The 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch-tall Santa were made in Tokyo of wood, wire, cloth and leather, and are still malleable. Other highlights from the two-day auction include Marilyn Monroe's tiger-striped gown from โ€œThe Seven Year Itch,โ€ which sold for a whopping $593,750. Another Monroe gown that she wore when she met Queen Elizabeth II at a London film premiere went for $294,400. A Scarlett O'Hara dress that Vivien Leigh wore in โ€œGone With the Windโ€ and Gene Kelly's rain suit from โ€œSingin' in the Rainโ€ sold for $150,000 apiece.

Sparkle, dance and postal service infuse Paris Fashion Week

PARIS โ€“ From escapism at the disco, to resistance and aggression, even to pondering the importance of the postal service while working from home, designers in Paris have presented divergent creative responses to the global health crisis as spring-summer shows continued Friday. Like Milan before it, Paris is undertaking an unusual fashion season for spring-summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. PARIS FASHION MUSEUM REOPENSAfter delays because of the COVID-19 crisis, Paris fashion museum the Palais Galliera has finally reopened following about two years of construction and renovation work to coincide with Paris Fashion Week. The designerโ€™s life came at a consequential moment in Europe, as war nearly shuttered her fashion house. Perfume and accessories were for a period the only surviving lines sold at 31 rue Cambon in Paris.

Items belonging to Elvis, Johnny Cash and Garth Brooks at auction

Personal and career items from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Garland and Garth Brooks are up for auction. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Memorabilia from some of the most iconic stars and artists of all time are hitting the auction block later this month and we got a sneak peek. Kruse GWS Auctions previewed personal and career items from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Garland and Garth Brooks. We also got a look at some of the items aboard Garth Brooks' tour bus, which is also being auction off later this month. "It makes perfect sense to bring some of this incredible memorabilia to Music City USA aboard the Garth Brooks tour bus we will be auctioning," said Brigitte Kruse, Founder of Kruse GWS Auctions.

Man sentenced for stealing Marilyn Monroe statue in LA

Prosecutors say a man who stole a statue of Marilyn Monroe from atop a Hollywood public art installation has been sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution.

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Holiday moviegoers flock to "The Hunger Games"

Holiday moviegoers flock to "The Hunger Games" "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" raked in nearly $57 million this holiday weekend. Also, rare personal items belonging to screen siren Marilyn Monroe are headed for the auction block.Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today's Eye on Entertainment.

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Celebrity photo collection by Milton Greene sells for $2 million

Celebrity photo collection by Milton Greene sells for $2 million Photos of Marilyn Monroe and other stars, taken by fashion photographer Milton Greene, were sold at an auction in Poland after sitting in a New York vault for 20 years. Gayle King reports.

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