After Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorced, he invited her to one of his shows. His girlfriend, Sheila Ryan, was also in attendance, and he had the women sit together. While this was likely a little uncomfortable, Elvis’ behavior during the show would have made them forget about any awkwardness between them. He monologued about both women, and his bodyguard said they each looked very embarrassed.
Elvis embarrassed Priscilla Presley and his new girlfriend with his monologuing
During a Las Vegas performance in the 1970s, Elvis got to perform in front of his ex-wife and new girlfriend.
“It was weird,” bodyguard Red West said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “He had Priscilla and Sheila sitting in a booth next to one another.”
Priscilla and Elvis Presley | Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Images
In between songs, he spoke about the jewelry he’d gifted Ryan and...
Elvis embarrassed Priscilla Presley and his new girlfriend with his monologuing
During a Las Vegas performance in the 1970s, Elvis got to perform in front of his ex-wife and new girlfriend.
“It was weird,” bodyguard Red West said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “He had Priscilla and Sheila sitting in a booth next to one another.”
Priscilla and Elvis Presley | Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Images
In between songs, he spoke about the jewelry he’d gifted Ryan and...
- 4/18/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley did not have a normal life in any sense of the word. He rose to unprecedented levels of fame in his twenties and maintained an army of dedicated fans for the entirety of his life. While this sometimes felt uncomfortable for him — he struggled to find any amount of privacy — Elvis thought of himself as greater than most people. His bodyguard said Elvis saw himself as superhuman.
Elvis Presley tried to elevate himself above normal humans
Elvis long claimed an ability to heal with his touch. While his bodyguard, Dave Hebler, thought Elvis genuinely wanted to help people, he thought the singer also wanted to think of himself as special.
“I think he sincerely wanted to heal someone’s pain. But at the same time he was trying to elevate himself above ordinary humans,” Hebler said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “He sort of had this superman complex.
Elvis Presley tried to elevate himself above normal humans
Elvis long claimed an ability to heal with his touch. While his bodyguard, Dave Hebler, thought Elvis genuinely wanted to help people, he thought the singer also wanted to think of himself as special.
“I think he sincerely wanted to heal someone’s pain. But at the same time he was trying to elevate himself above ordinary humans,” Hebler said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “He sort of had this superman complex.
- 4/7/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Mary Tyler Moore once called herself the only one of Elvis Presley’s leading ladies who didn’t sleep with him, but the singer reportedly struck out with more than one co-star. Elvis worked with actor Shelley Fabares on three films and reportedly pursued her across all of them. His bodyguards said it came as a major blow to Elvis’ ego when Fabares continually rejected him.
Elvis pursued a co-star who turned him down
After Elvis left the army in 1960, he began making movies at a relentless pace. While he was in a relationship with Priscilla Presley during this period, he still pursued many of his co-stars.
“It pretty much followed the same pattern,” bodyguard Red West said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “Priscilla was in Memphis, Elvis dated his leading lady and I, as usual, ended up in the movie getting knocked on my a...
Elvis pursued a co-star who turned him down
After Elvis left the army in 1960, he began making movies at a relentless pace. While he was in a relationship with Priscilla Presley during this period, he still pursued many of his co-stars.
“It pretty much followed the same pattern,” bodyguard Red West said in the book Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy. “Priscilla was in Memphis, Elvis dated his leading lady and I, as usual, ended up in the movie getting knocked on my a...
- 4/3/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After several years of marriage, Elvis and Priscilla Presley rarely saw each other. According to members of his entourage, Elvis frequently spent weeks at a time on the road without seeing his wife. This worked out fine for him — he liked uninterrupted time with his friends and the opportunity to sleep around — but it bothered her greatly. When Priscilla begged Elvis to spend more time with her, he said he wished she would find a lover.
Elvis once wished Priscilla Presley would start up an affair
Elvis often performed residencies in Las Vegas. While Priscilla and the wives of entourage members initially visited their husbands in the city over the weekends, Elvis began to restrict their visits. At first, he confined them to only the opening and closing performances. Before long, he only let Priscilla visit for opening night.
There were times when he wouldn’t see her for maybe seven weeks,...
Elvis once wished Priscilla Presley would start up an affair
Elvis often performed residencies in Las Vegas. While Priscilla and the wives of entourage members initially visited their husbands in the city over the weekends, Elvis began to restrict their visits. At first, he confined them to only the opening and closing performances. Before long, he only let Priscilla visit for opening night.
There were times when he wouldn’t see her for maybe seven weeks,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the 1970s, there was no person Elvis Presley hated more than Mike Stone. Priscilla Presley began dating him after she left Elvis, and he did not handle the rejection well. He ranted endlessly about Stone and spent days telling his bodyguards that he wanted someone to kill him. His bodyguard, Dave Hebler, shared why he was glad Stone never found out about the way Elvis spoke about him.
Elvis’ bodyguard said Mike Stone would have retaliated if he knew how Elvis spoke about him
After several men got onstage during a 1973 concert, Elvis became convinced that Stone had hired them to hurt him. He decided that the best course of action would be to kill Stone before he could hurt him.
“You know it, Sonny,” he yelled at his bodyguard, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “You know it. There is too much pain in me,...
Elvis’ bodyguard said Mike Stone would have retaliated if he knew how Elvis spoke about him
After several men got onstage during a 1973 concert, Elvis became convinced that Stone had hired them to hurt him. He decided that the best course of action would be to kill Stone before he could hurt him.
“You know it, Sonny,” he yelled at his bodyguard, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “You know it. There is too much pain in me,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1973, Elvis and Priscilla Presley finalized their divorce. The couple had been growing distant for a while; Priscilla, tired of Elvis’ constant infidelity and controlling nature, eventually began an affair of her own. After they separated, Priscilla began publicly dating karate instructor Mike Stone, which Elvis did not handle well. His bodyguard believed that if Priscilla had dated a different type of man, Elvis may not have been as hurt.
Elvis Presley’s bodyguard shared why he thought the divorce was so hard on the singer
While Priscilla and Elvis were married, she began an affair with Stone, to whom Elvis had introduced her. They continued their relationship after her divorce. Priscilla enjoyed a much more normal life with Stone than she had with Elvis.
“She was standing at the door of the tournament stamping the hands of paying customers who came in,” Elvis’ bodyguard Dave Hebler said in the book Elvis: What Happened?...
Elvis Presley’s bodyguard shared why he thought the divorce was so hard on the singer
While Priscilla and Elvis were married, she began an affair with Stone, to whom Elvis had introduced her. They continued their relationship after her divorce. Priscilla enjoyed a much more normal life with Stone than she had with Elvis.
“She was standing at the door of the tournament stamping the hands of paying customers who came in,” Elvis’ bodyguard Dave Hebler said in the book Elvis: What Happened?...
- 1/24/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley was not happy when Priscilla Presley began dating after their divorce. His jealousy twisted into something more frightening after one concert, though. Several audience members stormed the stage, and Elvis became convinced that Priscilla’s boyfriend was behind it. Because of this, he couldn’t stop focusing on the other man.
Elvis Presley became fixated on Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend
Elvis had long worried about a potential assassination attempt during a concert, and it seemed that his fears were going to come true during a 1973 show. While he performed, four men stormed the stage. Elvis’ entourage jumped into action and pulled the men from the stage. Elvis himself even pushed one potential assailant back into the crowd.
He resumed the show once the men were gone. Afterward, though, Elvis could not move past the potential attack. After speculating about the men’s intentions, Elvis began to think that Priscilla’s new boyfriend,...
Elvis Presley became fixated on Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend
Elvis had long worried about a potential assassination attempt during a concert, and it seemed that his fears were going to come true during a 1973 show. While he performed, four men stormed the stage. Elvis’ entourage jumped into action and pulled the men from the stage. Elvis himself even pushed one potential assailant back into the crowd.
He resumed the show once the men were gone. Afterward, though, Elvis could not move past the potential attack. After speculating about the men’s intentions, Elvis began to think that Priscilla’s new boyfriend,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After her divorce, Priscilla Presley attended one of Elvis Presley’s shows. She brought their daughter, Lisa Marie, and watched her ex-husband perform. Immediately, she could tell something wasn’t right. He went on rambling tangents throughout the show, including one about her new boyfriend, Mike Stone.
Elvis Presley insulted Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend, Mike Stone
At the end of Priscilla and Elvis’ marriage, she began an affair with Stone. They officially started dating after she and Elvis separated. At the concert Priscilla attended, her ex-husband began discussing their divorce.
“Our divorce came about not because of another man or another woman but because of the circumstances involving my career,” he said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “I was traveling too much. I was gone too much. And it was — it was just an agreement that I didn’t think was fair to her,...
Elvis Presley insulted Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend, Mike Stone
At the end of Priscilla and Elvis’ marriage, she began an affair with Stone. They officially started dating after she and Elvis separated. At the concert Priscilla attended, her ex-husband began discussing their divorce.
“Our divorce came about not because of another man or another woman but because of the circumstances involving my career,” he said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “I was traveling too much. I was gone too much. And it was — it was just an agreement that I didn’t think was fair to her,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Toward the end of her marriage to Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley began an affair with Mike Stone. When Elvis and Priscilla ended their marriage, she went public with her new relationship. Elvis, who had been jealous and possessive all through their marriage, did not handle this well. After convincing himself that Stone had attempted to kill him, Elvis spent an entire night ranting about how he wanted Stone dead.
Elvis went on an hours-long rant about killing Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend
During a performance in 1973, four men got onstage with Elvis. His security quickly apprehended the men — Elvis even shoved one off the stage — but Elvis struggled to let the incident go. Before long, he convinced himself that Stone had hired them to kill him.
“You know it, Sonny,” he yelled at his bodyguard, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “You know it.
Elvis went on an hours-long rant about killing Priscilla Presley’s new boyfriend
During a performance in 1973, four men got onstage with Elvis. His security quickly apprehended the men — Elvis even shoved one off the stage — but Elvis struggled to let the incident go. Before long, he convinced himself that Stone had hired them to kill him.
“You know it, Sonny,” he yelled at his bodyguard, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “You know it.
- 1/5/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Priscilla Presley met Elvis Presley when she was 14 years old. Even at this early stage in their relationship, the media had caught wind that they were together. When she saw the way the media covered her and Elvis, and cringed. Stories about her painted her as his young girlfriend at home, and stories about him tracked his alleged affairs with other women, meaning that the public didn’t know what to make of her. It wasn’t until multiple years into their romance that she felt people respected her and her relationship.
Priscilla Presley felt people saw her as Elvis’ legitimate partner after their wedding
In 1967, Priscilla and Elvis married after eight years together. She felt a shift in the way the public perceived her.
“Mrs. Elvis Presley. It had a different ring, a nicer sound than previous labels such as ‘constant companion,’ ‘teen heartthrob,’ ‘live-in Lolita,’ ‘lover,'” she...
Priscilla Presley felt people saw her as Elvis’ legitimate partner after their wedding
In 1967, Priscilla and Elvis married after eight years together. She felt a shift in the way the public perceived her.
“Mrs. Elvis Presley. It had a different ring, a nicer sound than previous labels such as ‘constant companion,’ ‘teen heartthrob,’ ‘live-in Lolita,’ ‘lover,'” she...
- 10/7/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ringo Starr and his friends used to frequent the Playboy Club, but their long nights at the club came to an end in 1974. Starr and Keith Moon had thrown a party there that caused damage. The club ultimately rescinded their memberships for their behavior.
Ringo Starr | John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Ringo Starr and his friends made a film about their nights out at places like the Playboy Club
In 1974, Starr and his friend Harry Nilsson decided to make a documentary called Harry and Ringo’s Night Out about their nights in Los Angeles clubs. The two friends spent a good deal of time out with musicians like Moon and John Lennon, and they wanted to capture it on film.
Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and Keith Moon | Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images
Starr turned to Pride Records president Michael Viner to co-finance the film, which they budgeted at $1.5 million.
Ringo Starr | John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Ringo Starr and his friends made a film about their nights out at places like the Playboy Club
In 1974, Starr and his friend Harry Nilsson decided to make a documentary called Harry and Ringo’s Night Out about their nights in Los Angeles clubs. The two friends spent a good deal of time out with musicians like Moon and John Lennon, and they wanted to capture it on film.
Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and Keith Moon | Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images
Starr turned to Pride Records president Michael Viner to co-finance the film, which they budgeted at $1.5 million.
- 3/31/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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