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CHICAGO (STMW) – Poor Marilyn — even in death people just can’t leave her alone.
The 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe on Michigan Avenue, which depicts the legendary actress in her iconic pose from the 1955 movie, “The Seven Year Itch,” was defaced sometime late Friday or early Saturday, police said.
The black markings on the right calf of the statue appear to contain the letters, “Pi$tola,” a picture of a heart and the word, “Ariel.”
Police weren’t notified of the graffiti until 2:40 p.m. Saturday, police said.
The statue went up this summer in Pioneer Court, on the 400 block of North Michigan, and is scheduled to remain there through spring of 2012. It has attracted the attention of passersby, residents and tourists alike, and many have stopped to gaze up at it or have their photos taken next to — or under — it.
As of Saturday evening no arrests had been made and it was not known if police were looking at any suspects in connection to the incident.
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