Giant Statue of Marilyn Monroe Sparks Controversy With California Locals

A 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe attempting to cover her upblown skirt is the center of controversy in Palm Springs, California. The monument portrays the legendary actress from the iconic scene in the 1955 movie The Seven Year Itch where a gust of wind from a subway grate blows up her white dress. The city already gave its approval for it to be installed outside the Palm Springs Art Museum, but the institution's director, Louis Grachos, is against the public display. "You come out of the...