Marilyn Monroe's wedding ring & nude painting up for grabs

Legendary Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe's wedding ring and a nude painting are being put up for auction in December.

The 35 baguette-cut diamonds ring was given to the 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' star by legendary New York Yankees baseball player, Joe DiMaggio on their wedding day in 1954.

The starting bid for the ring is reported to start at 300,000 dollars, Contactmusic reported.

Initially the 'Profiles in History' auctioneers had decided to highlight the Icons of Hollywood sale with the ruby slippers, which Judy Garland wore in 'The Wizard of Oz', but now they have gone ahead with more than they had earlier planned.

A naked painting of the tragic movie icon when she was young by Earl Moran in the 1940s has also been added to the celebrity memorabilia auction cart, bids for which are set to start at 70,000 dollars.

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Marilyn Manson can't go solo

Dita Von Teese says estranged husband Marilyn Manson can't be alone.

The burlesque dancer left Manson last December, just a year into their marriage, after he refused to change his wild partying ways.

Dita insists Manson - who is now dating 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood - has to be in a relationship.

She told Britain's OK! magazine: "It's quite typical of him to get into another relationship so quickly. He is the kind of person who needs to be with someone all the time so it doesn't surprise me. I've moved on."

When Dita filed for divorce earlier this year she cited Manson's "inappropriate relationship" with another woman as one reason for the split.

It is widely believed that Dita was referring to Wood, but Manson vehemently denies embarking on a romance with the 'Running With Scissors' star until he and Dita were no longer together.

Unlike the goth rocker, Dita intends to remain single for the foreseeable future.