Kim
Kardashian
recently
came
under
fire
for
allegedly
ruining
Marilyn
Monroe's
dress
that
she
wore
at
Met
Gala
2022.
The
reality
TV
star
has
now
opened
up
about
the
flak
she
received
for
wearing
the
dress
and
the
allegations
during
an
interview
with
Today.
Speaking
to
Hoda
Kotb,
Kim
revealed
that
a
dedicated
team
from
Ripley's
Believe
It
or
Not!
museum
had
helped
her
carefully
put
on
the
dress.
Kim
denied
that
she
did
any
damage
to
the
dress
and
said,
"Ripley's
[and
I]
worked
together
so
well;
there
were
handlers
in
gloves
that
put
it
on
me.
It
was
such
a
process.
I
showed
up
to
the
red
carpet
in
a
robe
and
slippers,
and
I
put
the
dress
on
the
bottom
of
the
carpet,
went
up
the
stairs
...
I
probably
had
it
on
for
3
minutes,
4
minutes."
The
iconic
dress
was
originally
worn
by
Monroe
in
1962
when
she
sang
Happy
Birthday
for
the
then-president
John
F
Kennedy.
A
JustJared
report
recently
shared
before
and
after
photos
of
the
dress
and
claimed
that
Kim
had
damaged
the
historic
ensemble
after
wearing
it
for
the
fashion
event.
The
beauty
mogul
at
the
time
had
revealed
that
she
lost
16
pounds
to
fit
in
that
dress.
Addressing
the
same,
she
added,
"I
looked
at
it
like
a
role.
And
I
really
wanted
to
wear
this
dress.
It
was
really
important
to
me."
Kim
told
Today
that
she
respects
Monroe
and
is
aware
of
how
much
the
dress
means
to
American
history.
She
revealed
that
the
reason
she
chose
to
wear
it
for
Met
Gala
was
because
of
its
iconic
status
and
meaning
to
American
culture.