Rumors of this tape have been around forever. In the 60s, George Peppard starred in a movie in which the primary characters were composite characters, but Peppard's character was based primarily on Howard Hughes and the female lead who played his love interest was partially based on Marilyn Monroe. In the movie, he found out that a sex tape of this woman was floating around Hollywood and managed to obtain it without her knowledge. The woman had hopes of marrying Peppard's character and tried to obtain the movie to keep it from him. After unsuccessfully trying to find the tape, she decided to tell him that it existed. Much to her surprise, he simply laughed and pulled it out of a safe while telling her that he had found it months before.