Reactions Scrutinized
Inevitably, the reactions of her lovers were scrutinized after Monroe’s death. For instance, it was noted that DiMaggio planned Monroe’s funeral with her business manager and invited just a few people to the event. The police kept away those who came unsolicited, and the baseball star sent roses to Monroe’s grave three times a week for some 20 years.
The Real Reason
Meanwhile, Miller didn’t attend the funeral, which some Monroe fans viewed as an action by a cold-hearted ex that never really cared for the actress. However, an unpublished essay by Miller was released in 2018. In it, he wrote his real reason for choosing not to attend that day. He wrote, “I decided to stay home and let the public mourners finish the mockery… Most of them there destroyed her.”