Kim Kardashian says people ‘didn’t know’ who Marilyn Monroe was before she wore her iconic dress.

The Kardashians star rocked Monroe’s ‘Happy Birthday Mr President’ dress at the 2022 Met Gala and ended up facing a huge backlash afterwards.

The SKIMS owner was accused of damaging the garment, which she strongly denied, as well as being slammed for the strict diet she began before the red carpet event.

But now Kim is raising even more eyebrows thanks to her new comments about the Hollywood legend…

Kardashian’s wearing of the dress had a lot of controversial elements…

Firstly, she revealed to Vogue that she dropped more than a stone in weight in just three weeks.

She claimed she ‘would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein’.

This led to Kim being called out for promoting ‘unhealthy’ weight loss.

“I’m not trying to lose any more weight but I have more energy than ever. I cut out so much sugar, and a lot of junk food I was eating,” she said when addressing the backlash. “I just completely changed my lifestyle.”

Kim would tell The New York Times that it’s the same as an actor losing weight for a film role.

She explained: “To me it was like: ‘OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable’. Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role.