NEW YORK, April 15, 2008

Marilyn Monroe Sex Film Is "Graphic"

Someone Who's Seen It Addresses Speculation Man In It Was A Kennedy

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(CBS)  Marilyn Monroe starred in a "graphic" film performing oral sex on an unidentified man, according to a memorabilia collector who says he brokered the recent sale of the film for $1.5 million to a New York businessman who vows to keep it private.

Keya Morgan says the silent, 15-minute, black-and-white, 16 millimeter film was apparently shot in the 1950s, and shows Monroe on her knees performing the sex act on the man, who's only shown from the shoulders down, standing against a wall.

"It is graphic," Morgan told Lara Spencer on The Early Show Tuesday. "I was obviously shocked when I saw it."

Her face, Morgan says, makes it very clear that it's Monroe, with her iconic mole and features.

Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, now known to have been an arch-rival of the Kennedy family, thought the man in the tape might be John or Robert Kennedy -- and tried hard to prove that it was one of them, Morgan says. John is long rumored to have had an affair with Monroe.

Morgan says he discovered that the film exists while researching his upcoming documentary, "Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive."

To see photos from Monroe's life, and of her loves, click here.

Morgan explained to Spencer that he interviewed numerous police honchos and FBI agents, and one of those agents "happened to mention" that there was a sex tape of the star. After subsequent digging, Morgan learned the tape was in the possession of the son of a deceased FBI informant. That informant had made the only known copy of the film -- the original is still classified by the FBI. It was the informant's son who sold the copy to the businessman.

Morgan says the FBI agent he interviewed "told me he and nine other agents were involved in verifying (the authenticity of the film) and were working directly under Hoover, who was directly involved in this investigation, because of the possibility this tape involved John F. Kennedy or Robert F. Kennedy."

Declassified FBI documents dated three years after Monroe's 1962 death say the film was a "French-type" movie that depicted Monroe in "unnatural acts with an unknown male."

The documents also show that one of Monroe's ex-husbands, Joe DiMaggio, once tried to buy the film, for $25,000, but was rebuffed.

Morgan says he and the businessman who just bought the film have the same goal in mind -- protecting Monroe.

"I would never have my name attached to anything if it would embarrass Marilyn Monroe or if it would in any way harm her image," he told Spencer.

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by specter878 April 19, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
This was almost 60 years ago, who cares anymore? Answer: Idots
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by patrick372 April 19, 2008 3:00 AM EDT
This whole Monroe/*** Tape is just a huge hoax. Keya Morgan is trying to promote his documentary and what better way to do it. Marilyn may have posed nude many times in her short life, but it''s unlikely she ever appeared in porn or allowed someone to film her while performing oral ***. This tape if it truly exists would have come out long before this. And would be worth a lot more money to a lot more people. Claims like this have been made before and always come up empty. You can still find on the internet a stag film starring Arline Hunter that for years people claimed was Marilyn and some still do. I do believe Marilyn used *** to get to where she was going, but where she was going was into legitimate film, not the shady porn industry of the past. All I can say to this supposed rich New York City business man is that he obvioulsy doesn''t know the difference between Marilyn Monroe and a whole in the ground. Any Marilyn fan worth his salt could tell in a split second if the woman was Marilyn or not. And this *** about trying to protect Monroe''s image, come on. People profited off Marilyn when she was alive and have continued to do so since her death almost 50 year, it''s nothing new.
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by mikegerety April 17, 2008 5:51 PM EDT
I hate to tell one of the commentators, but that whole story about J.Edgar Hoover''s ***-capades is totally untrue. See Theoharis book about Hoover and also Mark Felt''s book (the real Deep Throat). I actually wound up liking Hoover as a man of principal.
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by grandmamu April 17, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
you forgot living next door to a Kennedy cousin
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by thgdriver April 17, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
So, whats more dangerous?

1--Being in business with the Clintoons like Vince Fosters was?

2--Driving in a car with Ted Kennedy?

3--Having an affair with a President and his brother?

1? 2? 3?

Answer--- All of the above!
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by talkingham April 17, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
It''s ashame they can''t get films of that *** Hoover dressed in drag. He was as gay as a $3 bill and got his rocks off torturing anyone he could.
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by grandmamu April 17, 2008 1:54 PM EDT
Can''t america find any better past time than this ***. Marilyn Monroe, JFK, Robert Kennedy were all human beings. They have/had the same faults as everyone else. *** is always the down fall, just some of have it and no one cares. Then there are the super stars and presidents and everyone cares whos getting poked or proded. Not me I could care less, everybody does it, just some like to film it and make money off of it and use it as a weapon against someone else. All these people are dead how can their reps be hurt anymore.

Marylin was a ***
JFK and Robert was womanizers
whats new in this story?
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by culturechang April 17, 2008 1:53 PM EDT
all pornography films are graphic by nature.
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by tomnoznews April 17, 2008 1:18 PM EDT
If there is anything more shameful than Mr. Slimeball Morgan, it''s CBS News putting this guy on the Early show when he does''t present a scrap of tangible proof, that includes names of who had the film, the buyer, how he proved it was actually Marilyn in the film. Folks, this is not news, it''s garbage! Rumors of this type of film have been been circulating for 30 years, and now all of a sudden this guy has the proof it exists. But, I don''t hear any names mentioned, no one is "on the record" and somebody has been sitting on the film for all these years and is now just getting around to selling it.
Of course this Morgan guy is just interested in protecting Marilyn, that''s why he comes on national TV to say she really did this so everyone knows she did this, allegedly. That''s the kind of protection I''d want. If the unknown buyer was interested in protecting Marilyn then he''d build a campfire and throw it in...betcha that doesn''t happen.

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by swwils April 17, 2008 9:49 AM EDT
Hey annd2302,I have been with a lot better looking women than Marilyn in my day,don''t get me wrong she was hot but that was in the 60;s,she was a dope head and a lush.She dated Sam Giaconna,the Mafia King,and you know old blue eyes nailed her,so did Deano,and probably Sammy Davis Jr.That was her down fall she knew too much.Overdose,I''ll never believe that!
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by swwils April 17, 2008 9:42 AM EDT
So it is Marilyn Monroe,there are probably dozens of these type photographs,or films floating around, she sleep with half of Hollywood to build her career.I was more interested to find out if it was JFK,or Bobby Kennedy.If that could be proved that shot would be worth a mint.Prove JFK,wasn''t as Honorable as everyone thought.The Kennedy"s always try to put this persona on that they are so perfect,yet they are always in some sort of scandal,it is the Kennedy curse.Secret service men have testified,and written books(After retirement)about there womanizing while in office.That probably is JFK,or Robert.Ted was always to drunk to get it on.
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by truth-hurts April 17, 2008 4:03 AM EDT
Oh Yeh, I wonder what Morgans last name was before he changed it.
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by truth-hurts April 17, 2008 4:01 AM EDT
First of all...the rest of you are all really sick depraved human beings who have low self esteem and should try to get out of the house and take a walk in the fresh air.
Secondly, This guy is trying to sell something...much like Obama. Nobody has seen this tape and they have nothing to go on but this idiots word. Yet, just like the Obama followers, they''re hanging on every thing he says.

And much like the media is with Obama, they''re makeing total azz''s out of themselves. If you guys don''t have a story...please....just leave the page blank.
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by mediapreachr April 16, 2008 11:45 PM EDT
Marylin Monroe was a courtesan-you cannot compare her to that stuck up,skinny *** -Paris.
What we just found out was meant to be private.
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by davidy007 April 16, 2008 10:51 PM EDT
Wait!... how old was Bill Clinton in 195?, oh!, wait, never mind....
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by darnedsocks April 16, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
Wow....I guess you could say this really "SUCKS"!
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by linfinster April 16, 2008 9:21 PM EDT
Posted by gmo24 at 01:03 PM : Apr 16, 2008
So nice to see the rich put their tax cut money to good use.


HAHAHAHAHAHA
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by jjarden April 16, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
The reason WHY we are all fascinated by this stuff is because WE ALL want to be doing it...all the time...with as many people as we can. It is Completely Natural and it''s Animal Nature, of which we are...Animals. On of our closest cousins is the Bonobo, who do it constantly...in orgies. The reason WHY our society has become so open and sexually charged in the last two decades is becasue sexual mores have changed. Just about EVERY Married person in the country would LOVE to have a roll in the hay with somone other than there spouse. It''s Natural. In fact, "Marriage" and "Monogamy" are completely unnatural, and were a creation of the Religionists. What we all need to do is go back to our natural roots, and we all need to be VERY Free and Open with our sexuality, and we all should be doing it woith as many people as we like. The only sane marriage is an "Open Marriage." The alternative is that millions of married people suffer in silence...which is very well known in sociolocial and psychological circles.
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by runningralph April 16, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
When that first Playboy came out, I thought she was the prettiest thing I had ever seen. Now, fifty something years later, I''ve seen a lot more but I can''t think of any prettier. But that is arguable. What is not arguable is that Marilyn was just a play toy for scheming powerful men who took advantage of her.
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by jjarden April 16, 2008 7:48 PM EDT
Marilyn also had many Lesbian affairs, and loved Orgies.
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