I think it was poorly worded ,maybe ? According to all legal papers I've found; everything pertaining to Elvis was inherited by Lisa. It's true Priscilla acted for a time as Lisa's guardian. But, it would have taken all 3 Executors to do anything pertaining to Graceland and EPE. After Lisa took over, I've no idea how she set it up. She might have given her mother the right to sign some papers ,etc. Elvis gave Power of Attorney to his dad, Vernon. And Vernon could sign Elvis' name. I'm not sure where Lisa might have been when all the paper work took place. But according to all legal papers, it was all Lisas.It was Lisa that got the millions of dollars -- to pay off debts ,etc. of EPE/Graceland. That's in some of that legal paper work too. I wouldn't worry about it.Originally Posted by Vegas69
I gave you guys link and you said didn works for you.My point Sasha not hers to sells yet did right htere off CKX info.
I'm not worried bout it, I just show when ask where Pris was paid and that come from CKX. By time Lisa got her stuff there wer no 3 execetors only Pris cause the bank guy retires. Says right there Pris paid for the use of Presley name. Simple.
Am done with this topic no matter what shown some dont believe or spin. My opinion of Prisss Beaulieu stayin same as when I original answer in this thread now I walkin away.
Many imitators but only one Elvis.
Lisa inherited everything pertaining to her father, there is not ifs ands or buts to it-Lisa owned the rights to the name Elvis Presley.
Lisa decided not to take over the estate when she hit the age "specified in Elvis's will" and she had lawyers begin a new agreement which was her right-Lisa could do whatever she wanted-Elvis was dead and his original will had been carried out "to the letter" to Lisa's legal age in his will..... after this point that will no longer applied because Lisa was in charge of "her inheritance".
If Lisa gave Priscilla legal rights of any kind in her new agreement for the running of the estate-that was her right as the sole heir of her fathers estate and it did not contradict her fathers will-nor the divorce decree legally.
Lisa had the right (just like all in a free society) to conduct her affairs after the her fathers wills requirements had been met-without any doubt those were met.
Someone had originally asked why Priscilla could use the Presley name after the divorce decree barred her from doing so-I think I answered that several times..........................nothing illegal was done. That is my point. Lisa (who should have more to say than anyone) liked what had been done or she would not have left her mom in charge-that was her right-it was her inheritance.
I once again say Priscilla did not years ago plot this all out, she did not somehow know in advance Elvis would die young and Vernon a few years later and that she would be one of 3 to run the estate....life happens.....death happens unexpectidly......it was not a fiendish plot to steal the estate.......
I have never tried to change anyones mind about Priscilla, or Lisa or anyone else-but I have tried to point out that to paint "ANYONE" all bad, or all good is just not fair nor realistic. (Unless you talk Hitler, Manson, Hussein. etc....)
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Well reported, let's hope this is now put to rest.
I see your point(s)
But people feel the way they feel. If they want to believe what they believe, that's it. Everyone can think what they like. There are a lot of opinions out there.
Never said otherwise-would not have it any other way.
But thinking something, does not make it fact, or false......sometimes people do not want to see all sides.....or just shut the other sides out totally with no attempt to see them.....sometimes without realising it. Some may even make up their minds, long before the questions have been raised or asked.............now if someone explores all the sides of a situation as best he can and still has the same opinion-thats fine with me (even when I totally disagree) but if they just make "blanket black and white statements" it bothers me.....so we discuss it.
I try to be that way on every subject here, at home, at work........and many times you discover that people just do not have all the info, they know their side (or what they have perceived or assumed) and they really know very little.
I place myself in that group because I can be guilty of it also-on subjects that I think I know and understand-but then someone with real knowledge shows me facts and info I did not have-and I am enlighted and better for it.
I think thats a good thing, to learn....to find out all sides..............what each individual does with new knowledge is up to them.
They can embrace it -or bury it with a casual, "NO WAY"
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I agree with both of you, like i said many comments ago even with legal proof papers being shown, people will still believe what they want to. I am now going to have an Elvis evening listening to some great music which is what he was all about.
I forget where I read it but the story basically said that at one point Lisa wanted to gain control of the estate and somehow Pris had stopped her...It also stated that Lisa and Pris dont get a long well either but of course a rumor is a rumor is a rumor so who knows...
Son if you ever say another derogatory word about Elvis Aaron Presley I WILL KICK THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU!~
I remember when they were both in an interview together and they basically said the same thing, about not getting on. I think Lisa said it was only in the past couple of years they really understood each other. And this was quite a recent interview. Mind you, I dont imagine they are that close considering Lisa moved to a different country.I forget where I read it but the story basically said that at one point Lisa wanted to gain control of the estate and somehow Pris had stopped her...It also stated that Lisa and Pris dont get a long well either but of course a rumor is a rumor is a rumor so who knows...
Pris is very cold Elvis said that a few times according to what I have always read so I doubt that she would be any different w/ her child.
Son if you ever say another derogatory word about Elvis Aaron Presley I WILL KICK THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU!~
I saw that same interview. I wondered about why Lisa chose to live so far from her family. What I can't understand is why she moved so far away from Riley and Ben. The three of them did seem very close. Maybe they visit a lot.
I always saw Lisa as being an angry, rebellious child and was concerned about her. She admits she was.
I didn't always get along with my mother and now; sometimes my daughter and I clash. I've learned to accept it as part of "growing up" and finding out who you are. I think I'd have been angry at everything and everyone too, had I been pestered and my family talked about as much as hers was.
Presley admits she is still learning which roads to travel herself. "I'm working hard right now on not being angry. I was chronically angry for a year and a half. I'm much better now."
Part of her fury came from the discovery that her intimate staff, people she'd employed for 15 years who were "like family, really," had been bleeding her accounts of millions in cash.
"You'd think I would have known better because of my father, right?" she says drily. "It was my ****ing fault. I didn't want to deal with the business. My father was like that.
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/the_presley_women.shtml
However, the Presleys initially resisted opening Graceland to the public. 'It took a long time to decide after he passed away', Priscilla says. But there weren't really enough finances there to keep it going. We had a staff that was with us for years and years and years, and we had to let everyone go. It was a shock. We had estate taxes coming in, we had government taxes. Again, it wasn't an overnight decision'.
Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley
However, rumors have spread recently that the Presley family sold Graceland. Priscilla dismissed them simply, saying, 'No, it is not sold'. The confusion, she says, stems from a recent licensing deal. 'We were looking for years for a strategic partner to help us grow', Priscilla explains. 'We've been open for 25 years now. We're a private company, and we thought, 'Gosh, we'd like to be able to reach those people who can't afford to come to Graceland. We have fans all over the world. So we found this particular partner who was on the same page as we were and basically took the licensing, and that is really what was taken'.
'See, they're two different things', Lisa Marie explains. 'There's the Elvis Presley Estate, which [are] the things in the house and all of his stuff, which will never be touched. [We sold] 85 percent of the licensing and marketing - we still own 15 percent. But everything [in Graceland] is still ours. It will never be touched. A lot of that money went back into the forming of a bigger company, which is going to expand it and make it even bigger and make it go places it hasn't been able to go'.
Although they are close now, Priscilla and Lisa Marie say it's only been in the last few years that they have been really able to bond.
Lisa Marie: I think it was just - we're so the opposite of each other, if you haven't noticed already. My demeanor immediately went into [that of] a 15 year old when she walked out here! I think it was just that she's got a china shop and I'm the bull that comes in. I mean, I'm more abrasive. She's very poised, which is great. And I'm the way I am. And I think that that just couldn't find a way to blend.
Oprah: How do you explain it, Priscilla?
Priscilla: I've probably been the force in her life that put discipline on her, which she needs, excuse me. And I think that's a good thing. I hope that it's a good thing! You know, I'm honest with her. In this business you find very few people who are honest; who will tell you the truth. And I think I'm that sounding board for her even though she does her own thing and always has done her own thing. So I'm the one person that has really been the one with the discipline and she probably [resented that.]
There's discipline but you have to temper it with affection and lots of love. Cuddling your child and spending quality time with him/her is every bit and just as important. I don't think Lisa got much of that and that would certainly cause resentment and a rift between them. Lisa was a better mother in that way and is with her twins.
Last edited by Diane; 02-15-2011 at 10:21 AM.
Well Lisa just could not gain control of her estate until the age Elvis had in his will-and when that age came around-Lisa decided she did not want to be in charge at that point. If she later changed her mind I have no knowledge of that. LIsa and her mom have both admitted that they did not see eye to eye way back to her early teens-but they get along much better since Lisa has grown older according to them both.I forget where I read it but the story basically said that at one point Lisa wanted to gain control of the estate and somehow Pris had stopped her...It also stated that Lisa and Pris dont get a long well either but of course a rumor is a rumor is a rumor so who knows...
Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons all go thru a difficult stage of adjustment in the teenage years rebellion against what each stands for, rebellion against rules, regulations etc....
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I used to think the same thing-- until I started having trouble with my own .I've since decided we can never know what goes on in other peoples lives, unless you're there.So, I give them both a pass and congratulations on being able to get along now.
Amen !! I even remember I did the same thing.
There's always friction between parents and teenagers...that's natural but you usually get past it if the love is there. I don't doubt that Lisa was a difficult child. Elvis spoiled her too much and Priscilla took on the role of disciplinarian which in that case she had to but I feel she was too involved with herself to see what was happening with Lisa and hadn't taken the time to let her know she was loved by her as well. True, I wasn't there to see that but to me it showed in both of them. It isn't really all that hard to read people's faces and body language if you really look at them (with an open mind). I don't claim to be an expert at it but I've been right too many times and feel people should pay attention more to others instead of just halfway listening, looking and taking others words for what went on.
By the way I didn't come to the conclusion I have about Priscilla from the first. I liked her in the beginning. I thought she was cute and that she and Elvis made a beautiful couple. I was kind of stupidly flattered that he picked some one of my physical type and had a french name and was catholic. Silly I know but I was young then too. I stared losing respect for her after seeing her speak on TV for years and of course, reading her book. Sorry, but I can't see that she has a natural bone in her body but If someone else likes her that's all well and good and everyone has a right to their own opinion....including me.
Last edited by Diane; 02-15-2011 at 02:29 PM.
Diane: It was the "mothering role" that irritated me about Priscilla. I really never paid much attention to her .
Yes, I read her book too and that didn't help. But, I don't know their circumstaces , then or now. I only know that Lisa admits she was a "hand-full" to say it nicely.
Yes I see what you mean about her parenting Sasha and I agree. It was a big part for me too, probably the biggest. I also read that Lisa admitted she was a hand full and I believe her. Photos played a little part in it for me as well....Priscilla's constant posing, trying so hard for attention to herself and never seeming to just be natural and play with the others. She always seemed to stay apart from the rest. So many things Sasha that make me feel the way I do.Diane: It was the "mothering role" that irritated me about Priscilla. I really never paid much attention to her .
Yes, I read her book too and that didn't help. But, I don't know their circumstaces , then or now. I only know that Lisa admits she was a "hand-full" to say it nicely.
We had some tricky problems with our two kids too. I don't know one single parent who hasn't but we lucked out. No drugs, no alcohol except each child tried one drug one time. One tried pot, didn't see the point of it, the other tried speed and it scared that one to death and that was that. But we did have arguments and fears that something they did was going to turn them the wrong way like any other parent.
There are times when parents who have done all they can still lose their children to circumstances beyond their control and those my heart really aches for as I can imagine how they must feel.
Terrific post Diane. I do agree.
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