How Elvis really met Priscilla when she was only 14 years old
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How Elvis really met Priscilla when she was only 14 years old

ByVioleta Idyll

When 24-year-old Elvis Presley met Priscilla in 1959. Elvis was 24, Priscilla Beaulieu in 1959 Germany, she was only 14 years old. In her memoir Elvis and Me (affiliate link*) Priscilla describes in detail how her relationship with the older man began. Baz Luhrman’s Elvia movie jumps right into Priscilla and Elvis hanging out in…

Was Elvis arrested for dancing? (Movie versus reality)
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Was Elvis arrested for dancing? (Movie versus reality)

ByVioleta Idyll

Photo by Kindel Media: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-s-hands-on-the-table-wearing-handcuffs-7773260/ In the Baz Luhrmann biopic Elvis, the “King of Rock-N-Roll” gets himself handcuffed for gyrating his hips during a performance. He doesn’t get arrested, but the threat of arrest for dancing provocatively leads him to strike a deal to cut his hair and join the military for a few years…

Did Elvis really call out and fire Colonel Tom Parker on stage in Las Vegas?
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Did Elvis really call out and fire Colonel Tom Parker on stage in Las Vegas?

ByVioleta Idyll

Baz Luhrmann’s telling of the Elvis Presley story in the feature film Elvis is also the story of his manager Colonel Tom Parker, played with creepy menace by Tom Hanks. During a pivotal scene towards the end, Elvis (Austin Butler,) confronts Colonel Tom Parker about hiding his past, having massive debts, and keeping Elvis in…