When Elvis Presley cracked a joke, funny or not, his gang of bodyguards and hangers-on would howl with laughter.

A favourite one-liner — a gag he repeated throughout his life — was 'Fourteen will get you 20!'

He meant that, if he was found having sex with a 14-year-old girl, he faced 20 years in prison. But that threat didn't stop him having a constant stream of sexual relationships with teenagers, from the early days of his fame in the 1950s right up to his death, aged 42.

The impossibility of lasting love, as well as the guilt of having sex with under-age girls, drove him to despair — and, according to the man who knew him best, became so unbearable that he killed himself.

Now a three-part Amazon documentary, Elvis's Women, exposes his predatory behaviour. This could be the #MeToo moment that destroys the Elvis legacy.

 

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17 hours ago, Social Media said:

as well as the guilt of having sex with under-age girls, drove him to despair —

Yeh sure it did. 

Thought it was OK for pop stars to bang teens back then.

Modern laws looking back in the past don't really work in this woke world.

 

Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13yo cousin, in most of Europe the age of consent was 13 or 14 .........

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Thought it was OK for pop stars to bang teens back then.

Modern laws looking back in the past don't really work in this woke world.

 

Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13yo cousin, in most of Europe the age of consent was 13 or 14 .........

True.

 

The European countries where the age of consent is 14 include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Montenegro.

54 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

True.

 

The European countries where the age of consent is 14 include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Montenegro.

Was Elvis's then girlfriend Priscilla not the daughter of an army officer? Surely that would make sure there was no goings on with a fourteen year old, legal or not.

6 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Was Elvis's then girlfriend Priscilla not the daughter of an army officer? Surely that would make sure there was no goings on with a fourteen year old, legal or not.

I don't buy that.

Elvis died 46 years ago, what good does it do anybody to dredge up the past.

Let him rest in peace.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Thought it was OK for pop stars to bang teens back then.

Modern laws looking back in the past don't really work in this woke world.

 

Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13yo cousin, in most of Europe the age of consent was 13 or 14 .........

And thought I saw in the news last week that Japan has just now raised the age of consent from 14 to 16

1 hour ago, Trippy said:

Elvis died 46 years ago, what good does it do anybody to dredge up the past.

Let him rest in peace.

Don't worry, he won't be reading the article or watching the documentary 

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Don't worry, he won't be reading the article or watching the documentary 

That's true, but it might bring some unnecessary grief to his family.  

I wonder if there was any rock/pop star in the the 1960s, 70s & 80s who didn't sleep with teenage groupies?

Edited June 25, 20233 yr by brewsterbudgen

2 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wonder if there was any rock/pop star in the the 1960s, 70s & 80s who didn't sleep with teenage groupies?

Maybe not The Beatles, or they kept it very quiet

12 minutes ago, Seppius said:

Maybe not The Beatles, or they kept it very quiet

A lot of dodgy stuff went on in Hamburg in 1960/62.

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Don't worry, he won't be reading the article or watching the documentary 

I thought he was still working at that chip shop, along with Princess Diana and Dodi .

what a load of nonsense ..... who really cares,  the king is 6 foot under so Social Media can dig up as much dirt as they like, I doubt Elvis will care.   ????       he's still the king   !!

37 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

A lot of dodgy stuff went on in Hamburg in 1960/62.

Thanks Paul...

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wonder if there was any rock/pop star in the the 1960s, 70s & 80s who didn't sleep with teenage groupies?

Cliff Richard?

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wonder if there was any rock/pop star in the the 1960s, 70s & 80s who didn't sleep with teenage groupies?

Little Jimmy Osmond?