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Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home is set to be demolished

An aerial view of the house where actress Marilyn Monroe died is seen on July 26, 2002, in Brentwood, California.

LOS ANGELES — Marilyn Monroe fans and Brentwood residents are in mourning over the potential demise of the icon's final residence, and while a former Brentwood Homeowners Association member hopes a white knight will show up to save the home, the internet is lashing out at a Monroe lookalike.

The Spanish Colonial relic of bygone Hollywood is set to be demolished by its current owners, who bought the 2,900-square-foot hacienda for $8.3 million in 2017 (at the time it was widely reported as being sold for $7.25 million). As of Tuesday, an L.A. Department of Building and Safety permit showed that, although officials hadn't yet granted a formal permit, the

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