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Billionaire Known for A-List Celeb Dates Dies at 91

Austrian businessman Richard Lugner dies just months after he married his 6th wife

(Newser) - Richard Lugner, the Austrian billionaire best known for his A-list dates to the Vienna Opera Ball, has died at the age of 91, reports People . His death comes just months after he tied the knot on June 1 with his sixth wife, 42-year-old Simone Reiländer. At the time, he...

Priscilla Presley Says She's a Victim of Financial Elder Abuse

Lawsuit describes former business partner as 'con-artist and pathological liar'

(Newser) - Priscilla Presley is seeking at least $1 million in a lawsuit against several former business partners, claiming she was a victim of financial elder abuse. The lawsuit filed Thursday claims defendants including memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse forced Elvis Presley's 79-year-old ex-wife into "a form of indentured servitude" in...

Russian Propagandists' New Weapon: Cameo Videos

Celebs including Elijah Wood, Priscilla Presley appear in doctored videos, researchers say

(Newser) - While they apparently haven't gotten to George Santos yet, Russian propagandists have been using Cameo videos from other celebrities to make it appear that Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking help for substance abuse issues, Microsoft researchers say. According to Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center , "unwitting American actors" including Elijah...

Lisa Marie Slammed New Elvis Film's 'Vengeful' Script

Singer's late daughter didn't like how he was depicted in Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla,' per 'Variety'

(Newser) - Priscilla Presley has been making headlines this week for her recent sit-down with Piers Morgan, in which she broke down while talking about her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who died in January at the age of 54. Now, Lisa Marie is the one dominating the news, with a report on...

Priscilla Presley Weeps Over Lisa Marie's Death
Priscilla Presley
Talks Lisa Marie's
Death, Michael Jackson
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Nov 2, 2023 10:15 AM CDT

Priscilla Presley Talks Lisa Marie's Death, Michael Jackson

'Unbearable' is how Elvis' ex describes losing daughter, mom, grandson over 3-year span

(Newser) - It's been a tumultuous three-plus years for Priscilla Presley, who lost her mom, her 27-year-old grandson to suicide, and her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, within that span. Now, Elvis' 78-year-old ex-wife is revealing how this has all affected her in a sit-down with Piers Morgan, set to air in...

6 Reactions to the Priscilla Movie Trailer

Priscilla Presley biopic looks to be 'gorgeous,' disturbing

(Newser) - The trailer for Sofia Coppola's much-anticipated (and already well-reviewed ) Priscilla, the Priscilla Presley biopic that lands in theaters November 3, was released Tuesday, and it's being called "gorgeous"—and dark. A few reactions:
  • Vogue calls the trailer not just gorgeous but "utterly ravishing,"
...

Priscilla Presley Recounts Final Days With Lisa Marie
Priscilla Presley on Lisa Marie's
Last Days: 'Something Not Right'
in case you missed it
Aug 27, 2023 7:00 AM CDT

Priscilla Presley on Lisa Marie's Last Days: 'Something Not Right'

Says she 'still can't believe' her daughter is gone

(Newser) - In an extensive interview with the Hollywood Reporter , Priscilla Presley recounts the experience she says she wouldn't "wish on any mother"—the final days of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who died in January at age 54 after a complication related to bariatric surgery she'd had...

Family Fight Over Trust of Lisa Marie Presley Is Over

Priscilla and granddaughter Riley Keough reach a settlement

(Newser) - The legal fight between the late Lisa Marie Presley's loved ones is over. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, and her daughter, Riley Keough, have reached an undisclosed settlement regarding Lisa Marie's trust, reports TMZ . "Everyone is happy," said Ronsen Shamoon, Priscilla's lawyer, per People . "Unified...

Musical Service Honors Lisa Marie Presley

In a poem, daughter wrote of her mother as 'The Old Soul'

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, songwriter, and the daughter of Elvis Presley, was remembered during a funeral service Sunday as a loving mother and an "old soul" who endured tragedy but persevered as a dedicated protector of her father's legacy as a rock 'n' roll pioneer and...

Lisa Marie Presley Hospitalized
Lisa Marie Presley
Is Dead at 54
UPDATED
Jan 12, 2023 8:00 PM CST

Lisa Marie Presley Is Dead at 54

Daughter of Elvis suffered apparent cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, died Thursday at age 54, reports the AP . “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement. "She was the...

Live Like the King for $2.5M
Live Like the King for $2.5M
Dec 3, 2020 10:45 AM CST

Live Like the King for $2.5M

Elvis' honeymoon home up for grabs again

(Newser) - The honeymoon hideaway of 1960s lovers Elvis and Priscilla Presley could be yours, and for a bargain compared to its 2014 asking price. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom Palm Springs home the couple inhabited for a year following their 1967 Las Vegas wedding is listed for $2.5 million , a fraction of...

Priscilla Presley on Grandson's Suicide: 'The Darkest Days'

She posts her first public statement since his death

(Newser) - Priscilla Presley is publicly speaking for the first time about the loss of 27-year-old grandson Ben Keough to suicide . In a Wednesday Facebook post , Elvis' ex-wife describes these as "some of the darkest days of my family's life. ... Trying to put all the pieces together of all the...

Elvis Presley's Grandson Dead at 27
Elvis' Only Grandson Dead at 27
OBITUARY
Jul 13, 2020 12:43 AM CDT

Elvis' Only Grandson Dead at 27

Benjamin Keough allegedly took his own life

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley's son, the grandson of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, is dead at 27. Presley's rep confirmed the death of Benjamin Keough to the AP on Sunday. TMZ says Keough, who kept a low profile but looked quite a bit like his famous grandfather, apparently took his...

Priscilla Presley: I'm Taking Care of Lisa Marie's Twins

Grandma says she's got 8-year-olds during divorce fight, not foster care

(Newser) - Dismissing reports that Lisa Marie Presley's 8-year-old twin daughters are in the custody of the state of California, grandma Priscilla Presley says the girls are with her. The AP reported over the weekend that Finley and Harper Lockwood, Lisa Marie's children with estranged husband Michael Lockwood, were under...

Priscilla Presley Reveals Why She Left Elvis

'I didn't really know who I was'

(Newser) - Priscilla Presley's marriage to Elvis made her the envy of many, but it wasn't all glitz and glamour behind closed doors. The pair "didn't go out" and "truly lived in a bubble," Presley told ITV talk show Loose Women on Wednesday, per the Huffington...

Priscilla Presley's Vegas Chapel: Elvis Not Included

Wedding venue 'all first-class,' will not include red velvet

(Newser) - The King will not appear at Elvis Presley's Graceland Wedding Chapel that is coming soon to Las Vegas—exactly how Priscilla Presley wants it. The woman who wed Elvis in Sin City in 1967 made one thing clear before unveiling the latest wedding chapel to bear his name: No...

Hollywood's 10 Youngest Grandparents

Jim Carrey, at 48, is the latest

(Newser) - Jim Carrey recently became a grandfather at 48, but he’s not the youngest celebrity grandparent by a long shot. The Daily Beast rounds up nine others:
  • Whoopi Goldberg: Here’s how you become a grandmother by 34: Have a daughter at 18 who then has her own daughter at
...

Priscilla: Elvis Would Be Singing Gospel Now
 Priscilla: 
 Elvis Would 
 Be Singing 
 Gospel Now 
happy 75th birthday
Jan 8, 2010 8:44 AM CST

Priscilla: Elvis Would Be Singing Gospel Now

She says even he would be amazed at Elvis-mania

(Newser) - If Elvis Presley were alive to celebrate his 75th birthday today, he'd probably be singing gospel, says former wife Priscilla. "That's where his roots began and would probably end," she tells the Memphis Commercial Appeal. But even he'd be shocked at Elvis-mania: "Never in his life would...

Elvis, Priscilla Barbies Wed
 Elvis, Priscilla Barbies Wed
Aug 13, 2008 12:17 PM CDT

Elvis, Priscilla Barbies Wed

Graceland signs off on Mattel collectibles

(Newser) - Elvis and Priscilla Presley wedding day Barbies are the latest in King kitsch, the AP reports. The $65 boxed set, released yesterday, draws on the couple’s 1967 wedding photo—groom in paisley, bride in tiara. One fan paid $6,800 for a pair of dolls signed by Priscilla, while...

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