Elvis Presley’s stepbrother, David Stanley, has apologized after he committed suicide in 1977 at the age of 42.
The now 67-year-old Stanley, who became the legendary singer’s stepbrother when his mother Dee married the singer’s father, Vernon Presley, in 1960, expressed regret over the comments in the three-part Amazon Prime documentary Elvis’s Women in an emotional Instagram post on Tuesday.
Stanley, who became the music icon’s bodyguard in the 1970s and was part of his famous “Memphis Mafia,” previously said he believed Elvis killed himself, fearing his obsession with underage girls was about to be written into a book at the come light. wracked with his guilt over betraying so many lovers.
“I think he just couldn’t go on,” said Stanley. “He premeditatedly took the drugs that killed him. Love, pain, hurt, exposure – he just couldn’t take it anymore.”
Stanley’s Instagram apology read, “To all Elvis fans and associates who follow me here on Facebook and beyond. I’m sorry for the derogatory comments I made in a documentary about Elvis that was filmed last year.
Sorry: Elvis Presley’s stepbrother, David Stanley, has apologized after making the ‘derogatory’ claim that the late singer committed suicide in 1977 at age 42 (pictured together)
“There is no excuse for my comments and I can totally understand why you would be upset. I love and will always love Elvis and be a part of his family. He is more than worth the love you have for him. He loved you. I love you and all I can ask of you is that you forgive me for my irresponsible actions.
The documentary claims that the Blue Suede Shoes hitmaker had a steady stream of teenage sexual relations from the start of his fame in the 1950s until his death at age 42.
Stanley said, “His predilection for young girls aged 15 or 16 sickened me. I told him it’s a miracle he wasn’t caught.
“He got away with things that most people didn’t, because of his money, fortune, fame and power, charisma and appeal. Elvis could talk you off your socks.’
Stanley was at Graceland on the day in August 1977 that Elvis died of a heart attack caused by a drug overdose at the age of 42.
In his later years, Elvis became addicted to junk food and prescription drugs, causing the former sex symbol to become massively overweight and die of cardiac arrhythmia.
The star was married to Priscilla Presley from 1967-1973. Elvis and Priscilla first met in Germany in 1959 when he was 24 and serving in the military and she was only 14.
After he returned home to the US, they kept in touch through phone calls – before finally convincing her parents to let her move to Memphis, Tennessee full-time in 1963 to be with him.
Then: Stanley, now 67, who became the legendary singer’s stepbrother when his mother Dee married the singer’s father, Vernon Presley, in 1960, expressed regret over comments made in the three-part Amazon Prime documentary Elvis’s Women (pictured at end right )
Apology: Stanley, who became the music icon’s bodyguard in the 1970s and was part of his famous ‘Memphis Mafia’, previously said he believed Elvis killed himself, fearing his obsession with underage girls was about to end up in a book come to light
Notes: Stanley said, ‘His predilection for young girls aged 15 or 16 sickened me. I told him it’s a miracle he wasn’t caught’
For many of the women interviewed for the documentary, the king of rock ‘n’ roll was their first love
Priscilla dated Elvis for eight years before they got married in 1967 in a Las Vegas ceremony.
The couple shared daughter Lisa Marie, who died of cardiac arrest in January aged 54.
The first trailer for the highly anticipated biopic Priscilla, written and directed by Sofia Coppola, was shared recently.
The film tells Priscilla Presley’s side of the story of her life with the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
It stars Jacob Elordi as Elvis and Cailee Spaeny as his gorgeous wife Priscilla.