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Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe – Some Like It Hot

Although Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe were lovers before filming Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959), it seems their affinity for each other had grown cold by the time shooting began. When Tony was asked what it was like to kiss Marilyn, he simply replied, "It was like kissing Hitler." According to reports, he was annoyed with her inexcusable behavior and diva-like demands, which included an insatiable need to repeatedly shoot the same take.

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