As the release of the Netflix film "Blonde" featuring Ana De Armas approaches, Marilyn Monroe is back in the spotlight, and reports suggest a secret affair with Hollywood superstar Elvis Presley. The details of this alleged affair come from Byron Raphael, a publicity and management agent, who claimed that the two iconic figures had a scintillating encounter.
Byron Raphael had reportedly kept this secret for 50 years before revealing it to Playboy magazine in 2006 and later to the New York Post. According to Byron, the affair began when Elvis, persistent after Marilyn turned down the idea of public dates for publicity, secretly arranged a meeting. Byron was asked by Elvis to pick up Marilyn, and they rendezvoused at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.
Describing the encounter, Byron shared, "When he saw her, they came together and, without a word, started kissing. I was in shock and didn’t know what to do. Then Marilyn Monroe, who was ten years older, said, ‘You’re pretty good for a guitar player.’ After two minutes they went into the bedroom, and I didn’t know if I was supposed to leave or stay and wait for them, so I sort of just dozed off."
He continued, "The next thing I knew, I was startled awake by the door opening, and I dove behind the bar. And they both walked out stark naked. I didn’t say a word, I just stayed quietly." According to Byron, when the encounter was over, Elvis called a cab for Marilyn, and when he mentioned her to Elvis afterward, the singer reportedly said, "She’s a nice gal, but a little tall for me."
These details, shared by an insider who claims to have witnessed the affair, add a new layer to the legends of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, two of the most enduring figures in Hollywood history.
