instead of saying we can t afford to keep it going. it s because she s a mess and the footage is unusual and you can t work with her. nobody can work with her again. and that s it. it s shocking. they would let her go. marilyn was the biggest star at the time. even if they didn t want to admit that. two weeks after she s fired, the sensational photographs of marilyn hit the newsstands. the public reaction was just overwhelming. i call her on the phone and say they re running a cover in six pages. every time i get on the phone, her voice would go up another octave. she was achieving what she wanted to achieve. worldwide notoriety. her weapon was her body.