According to an article in the Telegraph, a Marilyn Monroe secret sex tape sold for $1.5m.

After purchasing the 15 minute, 16mm film, the New York businessman plans to “keep it locked up”.

The footage is said to have been shot in the 1950s and shows the sex symbol “engaged in oral sex with an unidentified man”.

Originally, an informant alerted the FBI of the film’s existence. However, before the film was confiscated by an FBI agent, a copy had already been made by the informant.

Secrets have a way of escaping, even if they have been hidden away for many years. Celebrities in particular struggle to keep parts of their lives private.

It seems that living life under the microscope can cause one to seek out hidden worlds, even when the risk is significant. For those in the public life, it might seem like a necessity to keep secrets. A celebrity might choose to keep secrets for various reasons.

For those in the limelight, having a secret life can be a way to help one cope with having to live under constant scrutiny. Celebrities might choose to have a secret life for other reasons. Some celebrities choose to keep illness a secret in order to preserve the integrity of their image, as written in a recent blog article.

Even for people do not work in public roles, secrets can serve many functions. Many times secrets are used to help one cope with life. Keep secrets is a well-documented risk to our bodies; for example, keeping secrets can decrease one’s immune system.

We can help ourselves even by revealing small truths. Seeking out a supportive environment when revealing something is critical when revealing something risky.

Learning to come to terms with our true selves and our natural state of being brings light. Where there is light, there is truth.