Elvis and Priscilla Presley were married for only five years, but the relationship between the two spanned decades. Priscilla moved into Elvis' home, Graceland, in 1963 and remained friends with her ex-husband until his death in 1977.
While their relationship has been idealized by many, it was anything but perfect. Both admitted to having affairs, with Elvis in particular having numerous women in his life besides Priscilla. However, that fact seemed to go out the window when the singer discovered Priscilla had her own boyfriend behind his back.
Priscilla's friend Chris Hutchins told The Express that things between the two began to go south even before they got married. Chris claims Priscilla once told him, "Elvis used to be kind, gentle and always attentive. But things changed long before our wedding day. I should have realized I was marrying an entourage and only had a share in its leader."
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Priscilla reportedly continued, "Graceland was the worst. It wasn’t a home, it was a carnival and I was one of the acts. I had to get out and become a woman in my own right."
Years later, Priscilla wrote in her memoir of her husband's jealousy when it came to other men in her life. Despite the fact that he himself engaged in a number of affairs, Elvis reacted very negatively when he found out Priscilla had a boyfriend, Mike Stone.
As Priscilla wrote, "Mike exuded confidence and style, as well as a good deal of personal charm and wit. A deep friendship would develop. I was confronted with the harsh realization that living the way I had for so long was very unnatural and detrimental to my well-being. My relationship with Mike had now developed into an affair."
Chris Hutchins claimed that once Elvis found out about Mike, he told his team, "There’s too much pain in me … Stone [must] die."
Priscilla also confirmed the story, explaining, "At that time he wanted that to happen. It was talk, anger, talking out of emotion."
Chris Hutchins adds that the plans went pretty far, claiming, "It later emerged that Elvis had ordered one of his entourage to hire a hitman to blow Stone’s head off. Fortunately, wiser counsel had prevailed."
Elvis continued to try to interfere with Mike and Priscilla's relationship even after his divorce from Priscilla. As Chris Hutchins put it, "As Terry recalled, there was one problem. Their love-making was frequently interrupted by phone calls from Elvis who, although they had been divorced for two years, still rang her at all hours of the day and night."
