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\"To openly admit to starving yourself for the sake of the Met Gala. When you know very well that millions of young men and women are looking up to you and listening to your every word. The ignorance is other-worldly disgusting,\" Reinhart.

Kardashian wore the famed gown to pose on the red carpet steps for this year's Met Gala but later changed into a replica version of it. Her choice of dress was a shock to many as most celebrities wear one-of-kind ensembles that are designed and worn for the first time at the annual affair. No one has ever reworn a dress of the magnitude of Marilyn Monroe's.

@gma #KimKardashian and #PeteDavidson 😍 Kim in THE #MarilynMonroe \"Happy Birthday\" dress at this #MetGala. #themetgala #themet ♬ original sound - Good Morning America

In 2016, Monroe's dress sold for $4.8 million to Ripley's Believe It or Not! at an auction -- making it the most expensive dress ever sold at an auction, according to Guinness World Records.

ABC News has reached out to Bob Mackie, but he has declined to make any further comments at this time.

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