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Priscilla Presley<\/strong> is leaning on an old friend as she \u201cbuckles from the pressure\u201d of a bombshell lawsuit accusing her of \u201cpulling the plug\u201d on her late daughter, Lisa Marie<\/strong>, a source tells Globe<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cTom Jones<\/strong> has become her shoulder to cry on,\u201d the source says of the Welsh crooner, 85.<\/p>\n Jones \u201cis an old-school gentleman\u201d and was good friends with her late husband Elvis<\/strong><\/a>, says the source, so \u201che feels like it\u2019s his duty to look out for Priscilla. He\u2019s been checking in on her constantly and sending flowers to cheer her up.\u201d<\/p>\n As Globe<\/em> previously reported, Priscilla, 80, has been \u201cin pieces<\/a>\u201d since her former business partners accused her of hastening her daughter\u2019s death to gain control of Elvis\u2019 trust. Lisa Marie, 54, was rushed to the hospital in \u201ccardiac arrest\u201d on January 12, 2023, and died that day. Lisa Marie\u2019s cause of death was later ruled to be a small bowel obstruction caused by bariatric surgery.<\/p>\n \u201cThis has been an absolutely dreadful time and everyone has been so worried about her,\u201d says the source.<\/p>\n \u201cSince they have such a long history, Tom saw firsthand what a loving and devoted mom she was to Lisa,\u201d adds the source. \u201cIt\u2019s sickening that she\u2019d be accused of something so awful.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Priscilla has a lot of friends around her<\/a>, as well as the full support of her granddaughter, Riley Keough<\/strong>, 36, Jones always \u201chas a way of saying the right thing,\u201d says the source. \u201cShe always seems a little lighter after she talks to Tom.\u201d<\/p>\n They\u2019re so close that rumors of a romance between them have persisted throughout the years, but they\u2019ve both denied them.<\/p>\n When AI-generated images of the pair getting married circulated online in June, Priscilla slammed them as fake news on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not dating, but we do go out to dinner,\u201d Jones, whose wife Linda<\/strong> died in 2016 after 59 years of marriage, told People<\/em><\/a> in 2021. \u201cShe\u2019s a very dear friend of mine, Priscilla. I mean, I met her in the \u201960s, and she\u2019s been a friend of mine ever since. But there is nothing romantic, no.\u201d<\/p>\n Even so, the \u201cIt\u2019s Not Unusual\u201d singer is \u201cstepping up\u201d for her, says the source. \u201cHe\u2019s told Priscilla he\u2019ll do whatever she needs, whether it\u2019s being there as a character witness or just being someone to call when she\u2019s down,\u201d says the source.<\/p>\n \u201cHis support means everything to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.globemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MEGA932306_021-scaled.jpg\")
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