Yes, Priscilla Presley loved Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie, calling it "beautifully done," and her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, also gave it her "seal of approval," calling Austin Butler's portrayal "exquisite" and "accurate" before her passing in 2023, though she had previously expressed concerns about Sofia Coppola's separate Priscilla film, as reported by Variety and Forbes.
Lisa Marie, Elvis's only daughter, has now seen the Baz Luhrmann film twice, and like her mother Priscilla Presley, she enthusiastically approves.
Priscilla Presley also praised Elvis, which she saw at a private screening held by Luhrmann, stating Butler's performance was “outstanding” and Luhrmann told the story “brilliantly and creatively.”
Presley said she had her doubts about Luhrmann pursuing the biopic, but when she watched the final product with a longtime friend of Elvis', they had nothing but praise for how it turned out. “At the end we went, 'Wow, this is Elvis,'” she told “Today.”
While for Priscilla the movie may have felt like she could finally breathe and tell her truth, her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley was reportedly very opposed to the film and felt like it painted her late father, Elvis as a predator. In some ways, she's not wrong.
On Jan. 18, 1996, Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson after less than two years of marriage.
Priscilla Presley loved Elvis, but she left him anyway. “I never regretted my decision to leave Elvis,” she writes. “But I never ceased to mourn it.” In her new memoir “Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis” (Grand Central Publishing, 336 pp., on sale Sept.
And while Priscilla said she was "quite honored" that Coppola, 53, wanted to tell her story, she did have one bone to pick with the director. "The only thing was the ending. I wasn't really happy about the ending," Priscilla said. "It didn't end that way, and we ended — Elvis and I ended very lovingly."
Dolly Parton said no to Elvis Presley recording "I Will Always Love You" because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, demanded half of the publishing rights, which Parton refused to give up, as she wanted to keep ownership and the future earnings for her family. Despite her heartbreak at the missed opportunity, she held firm to her business principle, understanding that retaining the copyright was crucial for her financial security and legacy, a decision that paid off immensely after Whitney Houston's cover became a global phenomenon.
Elvis Presley suffered from severe, chronic constipation, with autopsy findings revealing up to four to five months' worth of impacted fecal matter in his colon, a condition exacerbated by prescription medications and poor bowel motility, contributing significantly to his overall decline and eventual heart failure while straining on the toilet.
Just before the lights rose for his final show, Elvis leaned close to Priscilla and whispered three words the world never heard — until now. “It's still me, baby.” Decades later, Priscilla reveals the haunting truth behind that moment… and what the King was really saying as he took his last bow.
Elvis Presley wiggled because his strong connection to the music naturally made him move his hips and legs, influenced by gospel and blues, combined with stage fright that he channeled into his movements, and amplified by the overwhelmingly positive, screaming reaction from his young female fans. He initially didn't intend it but leaned into it as audiences clearly desired the "sexual" and "primitive" display, making it his iconic, rebellious signature style.
Fun Fact: Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley are distant cousins. Oprah's grandmother's last name is Presley.
She has praised the accuracy of the 2023 biopic about her marriage to Elvis, but still isn't happy with one important scene.
Dolly Parton refused to let Elvis Presley record her song, "I Will Always Love You," because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, demanded half the publishing rights, which Parton would not give up, believing the song was her most important copyright and retirement fund. Although Elvis loved the song and sang it to Priscilla Presley after their divorce, the deal fell through due to Parker's insistence on the publishing cut, a decision Parton later recognized as prescient when Whitney Houston made the song a global phenomenon.
However, by the time Lisa Marie inherited Elvis' whole estate in 1993, the amount had grown to $100 million, thanks to the stewardship of Priscilla. “I tried to ignore it,” Lisa Marie told People at the time.
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Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe apparently had a clandestine affair. Tons of tabloids and biographers have claimed that the two icons engaged in a secret romantic relationship in their time. According to these accounts, it was an on-and-off thing that continued sporadically over the years.
This lawsuit was brought against Priscilla by Priscilla Presley Partners (PPP), a company formed by Priscilla and high-profile auctioneer Brigitte Kruse to commercialize Priscilla's name, image and likeness. Per court documents, the partnership between Priscilla and Kruse was formed in 2022.
The change was dramatic enough to spark speculation: multiple facelifts, Botox, and a nose job. Over time, the effects of overfilled cheeks and an over-reliance on injectables left her face looking swollen and unnatural.
Though the couple patched things up, Elvis reportedly refused to be intimate with Priscilla following the birth of their daughter. She wrote in her book that Elvis once told her “he had never been able to make love to a woman who had a child.” "I [was] beginning to doubt my own sexuality as a woman," she wrote.
The divorce was finalized on October 9, 1973. Priscilla and Elvis agreed to share custody of Lisa Marie. She received a $725,000 cash settlement, spousal and child support, 5% of Elvis's new publishing companies, and half the proceeds from the sale of their Beverly Hills home.
Devotion to his mother. In a newspaper interview with The Memphis Press Scimitar, Presley himself was open about the close relationship to his mother. "She was the number-one girl in his life, and he was dedicating his career to her."