It looks like the Presley family drama is far from over. Priscilla Presley has found herself back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This time, she is accused of stirring up more tension among Elvis Presley’s distant and remaining family members.
In Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis, Priscilla Presley gets personal, sharing how she’s navigated the pain and memories left behind after losing Elvis and Lisa Marie Presley.
Priscilla exposes some of the most intimate details and confessions regarding her late former husband and only daughter publicly, and it’s not going over well with members of the Presley family. Especially Elvis’s cousin, Donna Presley.
Donna has now taken her frustration public. She’s firing back at what she calls damaging and untrue remarks about both Elvis and the late Lisa Marie. Donna is the daughter of Elvis’s aunt, Nashval Presley Pritchett. She’s made it clear she couldn’t stay silent any longer, according to the National Enquirer.
In a passionate 7-minute YouTube video, released on her official YouTube channel titled “Donna Presley SLAMS Priscilla’s Lies,” Donna fires back at numerous allegations made by Priscilla, 80, in her latest book.
Priscilla Presley Re-Ignites Family Drama
Donna Presley blasts the King’s ex for attempting to rewrite Presley family history. What particularly struck a nerve was Priscilla’s decision to question Lisa Marie’s disturbing revelations about her mother’s former boyfriend, Michael Edwards. These are claims that Lisa Marie bravely shared before she died in 2023.
To the Presley family members, discrediting Lisa Marie Presley’s truth is not just cruel. It’s a betrayal. They are furious about Priscilla’s recent moves. They feel that Lisa’s struggles deserve empathy, not revision, and that Priscilla’s attempt to reshape the narrative is a slap in the face to both her daughter’s memory and Elvis’s legacy.
“There comes a time when you have to speak, and silence is no longer an option,” Donna stated. “I have stayed silent with regard to Priscilla Beaulieu. But there comes a time when a person takes a step too far.”
Fans aren’t holding back either. Many are questioning why Priscilla is airing all the Presley family’s secrets now. Especially when both Elvis and Lisa Marie are gone and unable to defend themselves. Social media is buzzing with anger. With countless fans and Presley family members accusing Priscilla of exploiting the family’s tragedies for attention and profit.
Some have even gone as far as to call her book nothing more than a money grab. They say that at 80 years old, Priscilla Presley should be working toward peace and reconciliation with the remaining her family. Not fueling more resentment.
Yet, her decision to publish such controversial claims has done the opposite. Instead of healing old wounds, her memoir has reopened them. Whatever her motive, the damage appears to be done. Family members and fans alike feel that Priscilla Presley may have permanently fractured what little harmony the Presley legacy had left.
