Piers Morgan is the latest celebrity to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress.
Morgan called Kim “creepy and wrong” for wearing the rhinestone gown to the Met Gala.
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Now, the world-renowned Met Gala took place on Monday night and hundreds of celebrities arrived dressed to impress.
So, before we get on to Kim Kardashian’s dress, let’s take a look at some of the best (and worst) looks that graced the red carpet…
Best: Blake Lively…
She served us two looks in one, inspired by the Statue of Liberty — iconic.
Best: Sabrina Carpenter…
Sure, it’s a little obvious, but you can’t go wrong with a sparkly gold mega train.
Worst: Phoebe Bridgers…
We love the slicked-back hair, but boy is this dress a letdown.
Worst: Kodi Smit-McPhee…
We appreciate the efforts to try something different, but it’s a no from us.
Best: Huma Abedin…
It’s a little bit simple, but the draped yellow fabric really works for us.
Worst: Paloma Essler…
Something about this lingerie-esque look just screams a little “cheap.”
Best: Maisie Williams…
The sequin headpiece takes this already cool look to the next level.
Worst: Dakota Johnson…
We actually like the look, but we can’t say it fits the theme.
Best: Lila Moss…
We’re not really sure it fits the theme — but we’re also not sure we that we care. So gorgeous!
Worst: Irina Shayk…
Maybe we’re missing a reference point, but we’re distinctly underwhelmed.
Worst: Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian…
His is a bit dull, but hers is just inexplicably poor.
Best: Megan Thee Stallion…
Perhaps it’s a rather literal take on “gilded” but it works for us.
Best: Hailey Bieber…
We’re suckers for some white marabou feathers, as this look proves.
Worst: Hillary Clinton…
This reminds us of The Handmaid’s Tale — and not in a good way.
Worst: Emily Ratajkowski…
There’s way too much going on, and we don’t like any of it.
Worst: Olivia Rodrigo…
It’s a little bit boring, but what’s worse is the total lack of adherence to the theme!
And finally, we have Kim Kardashian…
Who’s idea was better than the execution, though she did look fab.
Kim wore Marilyn Monroes iconic Happy Birthday Mr President dress…
The dress, in which Monroe sang to the late John F Kennedy back in 1962, is a record-holding garment, being the most expensive dress to be sold at auction, totaling almost 5 million dollars.
Now, although Kim admittedly looked great, her choice of dress has caused a lot of controversy.
Twitter has been overflowing with comments from angry fans who it was wrong, with one writing: “Kim Kardashian wearing the real dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to the president in 1962 is disgraceful and so disrespectful. This dress is 60 years old and so unbelievably fragile with age, it should have been left alone and in pristine condition.”
Another tweeted: “For Kim Kardashian to wear Marilyn Monroe’s dress is so disrespectful.
“And especially for some of yall to say, ‘She’s the new Marilyn’ is so out of line. Also for Kim to even be dyeing her hair blonde WHILE wearing the dress just no. I’m so sorry Marilyn #MetGala2022 #MetGala.”
People have also voiced their outrage after Kim shared that she lost sixteen pounds in twenty-one days in order to fit into Monroe’s dress.
One angry Facebook user wrote: “I feel like it’s important for people, especially young women, to know this isn’t normal, healthy, or attainable for the average person. That’s a weight loss of 5 pounds per week. Why are you praising such a rapid weight loss?”
Another wrote: “This is such an unhealthy thing to be promoting it’s essentially glamorizing eating disorders. No garment of clothing is important enough to put your body through that kind of stress.”
According to an interview with La La Anthony on the red carpet, Kim tried the dress on just 3 weeks before the event and it didn’t fit…
So she went to extremes to fit into the classic gown, losing sixteen pounds in the weeks leading up to the Gala.
It’s clear that a lot of people have had something to say about Kim’s dress choice and the latest person to give their opinion is Piers Morgan.
Morgan has branded Kim’s decision to wear the dress as “creepy and wrong.”
Taking to Twitter to slam Kim, Morgan wrote: “So creepy and wrong. Marilyn will be turning in her grave at this talentless wastrel hijacking & tarnishing her brand.”
What do you think about the dress?