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Since the photo of the alleged damage was shared online, some have jumped to Kardashian's defense. Some social media users have claimed videos of the dress at a fitting Kim attended earlier this year show the damage was already there before she ever tried it on.

\"This is footage of the dress that Ripley’s shared when Kim went to go visit and try it on for the first time,\" one TikTok user said, noting that several rhinestones were already missing and some of the clasps appeared to be torn.

In an earlier statement posted by Ripley's Believe It or Not! on May 2, the company said that \"great care\" had been taken to preserve the gown during the loan period.

\"With input from garment conservationists, appraisers, and archivists, the garment's condition was top priority,\" the statement read. \"Believe It or Not! no alterations were to be made to the dress and Kim even changed into a replica after the red carpet!⁠\"

The sparkling, neutral-toned 60-year-old dress was sold at auction for $4.8 million to Ripley's Believe It or Not! in 2016. It is the most expensive dress ever sold at an auction, according to Guinness World Records.

Kardashian has also faced criticism from iconic fashion designer Bob Mackie who created the original sketch for the dress in 1962.

Weighing in on the reality star's Met Gala look back in May, Mackie told Entertainment Weekly that he felt the decision to allow Kardashian to wear the gown was \"big mistake.\"

\"[Marilyn] was a goddess. A crazy goddess, but a goddess,\" he added. \"She was just fabulous. Nobody photographs like that. And it was done for her. It was designed for her. Nobody else should be seen in that dress.\"

ABC News has reached out to Kim Kardashian for comment and is awaiting a response.

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