Original: In the 2004 documentary Marilyn 's Man , Dougherty made three new claims : that he invented the '' Marilyn Monroe '' persona ; studio executives forced her to divorce him ; and that he was her true love and her '' dedicated friend for life '' .
Simplified: In the 2004 documentary Marilyn 's Man , Dougherty made three new claims . He said that he invented the '' Marilyn Monroe '' persona .