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Elvis' Battered Jet Hits Auction Block Again

UPDATED

Feb 15, 2023 1:30 AM CST

Elvis' Languishing Jet Finds a Buyer

It sold for $260K last month

(Newser) - After 40 years parked in the desert, Elvis Presley's plane has found a buyer. People on Monday reported the "battered" 1962 Lockheed Jetstar sold to an unnamed telephone bidder for $260,000 at a Jan. 8 auction. That's quite the discount off the King's purchase price...

Matthew McConaughey Will Voice Cartoon Elvis

Next Voice
of Elvis Will
Be Matthew
McConaughey's

Feb 6, 2023 6:20 PM CST

Next Voice of Elvis Will Be Matthew McConaughey's

Netflix to roll out animated 'Agent Elvis' in March

(Newser) - The King of Rock 'n' Roll as a federal agent might seem far-fetched, but it didn't to Elvis. He once went to Washington in hopes of meeting President Nixon, offering his services to the country in exchange for a badge, per Smithsonian Magazine . "I will be here...

At Memorial Service for
Lisa Marie, a Surprise Reveal

Jan 23, 2023 7:53 AM CST

At Memorial Service for Lisa Marie, a Surprise Reveal

Daughter Riley Keough has a daughter, making Elvis a great-grandfather

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley's memorial service at Graceland on Sunday was a star-studded occasion , with Sarah Ferguson speaking and musical tributes by the likes of Axl Rose, Alanis Morissette, and Billy Corgan. But amid the speeches and songs was a surprise reveal, one easy enough to miss for those not...

Fans Mourn at Graceland, Where Another Burial Is Planned

Lisa Marie Presley
to Be Buried at Graceland

Jan 13, 2023 4:55 PM CST

Lisa Marie Presley to Be Buried at Graceland

Interment will be alongside her son and near her father

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, alongside her son and near her father. The site at the Memphis mansion is "next to her beloved son Ben," who died in 2020, a family representative told Yahoo Entertainment . The graves of her father, Elvis; grandparents, Vernon and Gladys,...

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...

Among Highest-Earning
Dead Celebs, a Surprise Name

Among Highest-Earning Dead Celebs, a Surprise Name

Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro comes in at No. 9 on new 'Forbes' ranking

(Newser) - Forbes is out with its annual ranking of the highest-earning dead celebrities, and those on the top 10 have plenty of name recognition. No. 1, for example, is JRR Tolkien, whose estate pulled in $500 million thanks to the sale of Middle Earth Enterprises to a video game company....

What Critics
Are Saying
About Elvis

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 24, 2022 10:22 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Elvis

Austin Butler is 'spot on' as Presley in a film with flaws

(Newser) - The king lives— in Austin Butler . The 30-year-old actor effectively transforms in Elvis, director Baz Luhrmann's (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby) musical exploring Elvis Presley's 20-year career and relationship with manager Tom Parker, played here by Tom Hanks. Four takes on the film, with a 81% rating from...

Jun 1, 2022 10:25 AM CDT

Elvis-Related Move Could Crush Vegas Wedding Industry

Licensing company sends cease-and-desist letters to chapel operators

(Newser) - Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley's likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Monday....

'Dead Ringer'
Croons His
Way Through
Elvis Biopic

MOVIE TRAILER

Feb 18, 2022 8:52 AM CST

'Dead Ringer' Croons His Way Through Elvis Biopic

Austin Butler plays the King in Baz Luhrmann film due out June 24

(Newser) - Baz Luhrmann has moved on from Jay Gatsby to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. The trailer for the director's upcoming biopic, Elvis, has dropped, and it stars 30-year-old Austin Butler as a "dead ringer" for the iconic singer and actor, reports USA Today . The film takes...

He Backed 'The King' For Years

obituary

Oct 18, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

He Backed 'The King' For Years

Drummer Ronnie Tutt was 83

(Newser) - From 1969 until Elvis Presley's death in 1977, Ronnie Tutt played drums for "The King." Now Tutt, 83, is dead, TMZ reports. His wife says he had a longtime heart condition and there was no longer anything that could be done to treat it; "he couldn'...

Tupelo Says
Somebody
Stole 'Elvis'

Jun 2, 2021 8:07 AM CDT

Tupelo Says Somebody Stole 'Elvis'

Lettering spelling out iconic singer's name stolen off sign at entrance to his Miss. birthplace museum

(Newser) - "Elvis" has left the street sign. The Elvis Presley Birthplace , a historic museum site commemorating the King of Rock and Roll in Tupelo, Miss., made a troublesome find over Memorial Day weekend: Someone ripped the lettering for the first word of the "Elvis Presley" signature off the brick...

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...

Dolly Parton
'Cried All Night'
Over Elvis Hiccup

Nov 30, 2020 9:30 AM CST

Dolly Parton 'Cried All Night' Over Elvis Hiccup

He was supposed to sing her 1974 song 'I Will Always Love You'

(Newser) - Had history taken a different turn, Whitney Houston might not be the singer best known for belting out Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." Parton explains that the plan was to have Elvis Presley sing her 1974 song, which was a No. 1 hit and "...

The Presleys Say Goodbye
to One Who Took His Life

Oct 7, 2020 6:00 PM CDT

The Presleys Say Goodbye to One Who Took His Life

Benjamin Keough died by suicide in July

(Newser) - The grandson of Elvis Presley has been buried alongside his relatives at Graceland. Graceland officials said in a statement that Benjamin Storm Presley Keough has been laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Elvis Presley's former home, which is a museum and a tourist attraction in Memphis, the...

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...

Elvis Held This
Record for 60
Years. Bieber
Just Broke It

Feb 24, 2020 7:47 AM CST

Elvis Held This Record for 60 Years. Bieber Just Broke It

The Biebs claims 7th No. 1 album as solo artist at age 25; Presley was 26 when he did the same

(Newser) - Nearly six decades ago, Elvis Presley won bragging rights to an impressive feat: In 1961, with his Blue Hawaii album, the 26-year-old King became the youngest individual to have seven No. 1 albums on the US charts. The late legend's record just got smashed, however, at the hands of...

Report: Lisa Marie to
Drop Bombshell Book

Jul 31, 2019 6:05 AM CDT

Report: Lisa Marie to Drop Bombshell Book

She'll reportedly get up to $4M to dish on Michael Jackson, Elvis

(Newser) - This should certainly help Lisa Marie Presley's financial woes . A source tells Page Six that the daughter of the King of Rock and Roll has inked a book deal that will see her paid $3 million to $4 million to dish on her famous father and two-year marriage to...

Look Who's Getting the
Presidential Medal of Freedom

Nov 10, 2018 5:00 PM CST

Look Who's Getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Babe Ruth, Sheldon Adelson, and Elvis are among them

(Newser) - President Donald Trump has announced his first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and they include the wife of a major Republican Party donor, the longest-serving Republican senator in US history, Elvis Presley, and Babe Ruth. Trump will also posthumously recognize the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the...

Man Who Gave Elvis His
Backbeat Is Dead at 87

Jun 14, 2018 11:50 AM CDT

Man Who Gave Elvis His Backbeat Is Dead at 87

Drummer DJ Fontana was with the icon from the earliest days

(Newser) - DJ Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told the AP that her husband died in his sleep in Nashville Wednesday night. She said he had been suffering complications from breaking his...

Police Probe Man's Claim That
Wife Died on Graceland Visit

Jan 13, 2018 9:45 AM CST

Police Probe Man's Claim That Wife Died on Graceland Visit

Authorities in Tennessee have no record of her body

(Newser) - Police in Ohio are investigating what happened to a woman who went with her husband to see Elvis Presley's Graceland, the AP reports. The woman's husband told police in Hartville that they were in Memphis, Tennessee, just over a week ago when she died in a hotel parking...