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: At age nine, she was sexually abused by a male caretaker. When she attempted to report the assault, she was called a liar and punished.

: Unlike many of her contemporaries, Monroe spoke openly about these childhood traumas in her 1954 autobiography, "My Story" , and various interviews, seeking to strip away the shame associated with being a victim. Confronting Hollywood's "Wolves" : At age nine, she was sexually abused by a male caretaker

Monroe was a vocal critic of the predatory "casting couch" culture that dominated the Golden Age of Hollywood. : At age nine