Priscilla Presley Weighs in on BLM Graffiti at Elvis’s Graceland, Says She’s ‘Absolutely Horrified’

Earlier this week, staff who work at Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, discovered that the wall surrounding the mansion had been vandalized. Someone used spray paint to paint the words “Defund the Police,” “Black Lives Matter,” “F*ck Trump,” “Abolish Ice,” and more on the rock wall. The words were written in thick black and orange letters that enclose the beloved Tennessee landmark. For 20 years before his 1977 death, Elvis lived there, and the estate was also marked with other scrawlings. Over the years, it’s been a popular thing for fans to write notes to Elvis on the wall.

The sprayed-on words covered up much of these notes, which fans have been putting there since 1982. Elvis’s stepbrother, Bill Stanley, expressed dismay that anyone would deface the King’s home, which is on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis. The late singer’s former wife, Priscilla Presley, weighed in on the damage that was done to the estate, which largely benefits Elvis’s only child, Priscilla’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley. “Concerning the graffiti at Graceland, I’m absolutely horrified that those in our own city disgraced the walls surrounding Graceland,” Presley said. The 75-year-old Priscilla said that she’s saddened by acts like this and is “appalled” by this behavior.

Presley went on to explain that thanks to the dedicated crew, they were able to get most of the graffiti off of the stone wall. Since 1982, Graceland has been open to the public as a museum and is a popular tourist attraction in Memphis. Most people are blaming left-wing activists, but many people on the left suggest that this is the work of right-wing hate mongers who want to frame people on the left and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Billy Stanley said that other than the day Elvis died, seeing Graceland defaced is one of the saddest days of his life. Watch the news video below for more information.

 

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