'Godfather' actor claims Robert F Kennedy may have plotted Marilyn Monroe's murder to stop her from going public about JFK

Godfather actor Gianni Russo in a recent interview claimed that Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe was killed, explaining how the murder was cloaked as drug overdose.
PUBLISHED MAR 4, 2019

Godfather actor Gianni Russo has claimed that Marilyn Monroe was killed and the whole thing might have been orchestrated by Robert F Kennedy who did not want Monroe to go public about her involvement with him and John F Kennedy.

Speaking to the New York Post, Russo, who claims to have had an affair with the late Hollywood icon, also alleged that Monroe didn't die of barbiturate overdose as stated officially. 

Gianni Russo claimed that he was in an on and off relationship with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. (Source: Getty Images)
Gianni Russo claimed that he was in an on and off relationship with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. (Source: Getty Images)

 

Russo, who played the role of Carlo Rizzi in Godfather, told the Post, "It had to be Bobby. No one else would kill her. The mob would not have done it. They liked her. She was that party girl. Give her a couple pills, a couple drinks and she’ll f**k everyone."

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