Secret Tape: Marilyn Monroe Smokes Pot, Sniffs Armpit, Costs Collector $275K

By: Edecio Martinez
Topics: Caught on Tape

(CBS/KCAL/Keya Gallery)

Photo: Screen grab of never-before-seen Marilyn Monroe footage, courtesy of Keya Morgan.

LOS ANGELES (CBS/KCAL) Documentary filmmaker Keya Morgan has uncovered a never-before-seen home movie clip of the late Marilyn Monroe, which according to the person who shot it, shows the siren smoking pot.

It's difficult to confirm the claim from watching the film in which Monroe appears to be smoking a cigarette in the conventional way.

VIDEO COURTESY OF CBS AFFILIATE KCAL

Morgan, a NY-based collector who has been working on a documentary about Monroe's death, says he paid $275,000 for the clip.

He plans to put it up for auction on eBay later this week.

The film was reportedly taken by a friend of Monroe's sometime in the late 50s. The Monroe friend, who is only identified by the name "Gretchen," retains the copyright.

In addition to showing Monroe smoking, it also shows her relaxing on a couch, laughing and smelling her armpit.

Story Courtesy of CBS Affiliate KCAL 9

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by cleric60 December 14, 2009 1:47 PM EST: So what??? Let it go...MM has been dead for years. As a society we could care less. Let she RIP.; Reply to this comment


by rectitude December 7, 2009 8:00 PM EST: Once and for all I would like to ask Keya Morgan about the so called films of Marilyn Monroe. Why does he always have pictures, and documents whose sources can not be revealed? Is it because there is not a grain of truth to what he claims?; Reply to this comment


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