The brutal rape scene of Marilyn Monroe in the new movie horrified viewers

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Netflix’s new movie about Marilyn Monroe, “Blonde”, contains a graphic scene in which the Hollywood diva is brutally raped by President John F. Kennedy, which upset some viewers.

Starring Anna de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, Caspar Phillipson and Julian Nicholson, the film was recently released in theaters and is set to become available to watch on Netflix on September 28, 2022.

Most of the action in the film is fictional

Although the film depicts some real-life aspects of the late actress’ life, most of the plot is actually based on Joyce Carol Oett’s 2000 fictional novel.

The film sparked backlash after it was announced in August that it had been rated NC17, meaning children under 17 cannot watch the film, even under adult supervision.

However, it has now been revealed that the film contains multiple depictions of sexual assault and violence – including a terrifying fictional scene in which Kennedy, played by Phillipson, forces the actress to perform oral sex with him before raping her.

Marilyn then wakes up in bed with bruises all over her body, and goes to the bathroom to throw up.

Vulture described the moment as “incredibly tense, disturbing, utterly unpleasant and exploitative,” while people on Twitter called it “painful” and “unnecessary.”

“I have nothing against biopics that lean towards fiction, but making up rape scenes to add to a story that’s supposed to criticize sexualization is just wrong,” wrote one Twitter user.

Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe — photo: Profimedia

The director defended the film

“The woman is dead and you’re using that as an excuse to show her naked half the time and make it practically a porn movie,” added another.

“The rape scene in ‘Blonde’ is not for the sake of art. It’s pure fabrication of things in the life of a dead woman who once said she didn’t want people to joke with her like that,” noted a third.