{"id":2077817,"date":"2025-10-08T19:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2077817"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:25:17","slug":"priscilla-presley-reveals-ex-elvis-wanted-to-hire-a-hitman-to-handle-her-former-lover-mike-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/priscilla-presley-reveals-ex-elvis-wanted-to-hire-a-hitman-to-handle-her-former-lover-mike-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscilla Presley Reveals Ex Elvis Wanted to Hire \u2018a Hitman\u2019 to Handle Her Former Lover Mike Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An enraged <strong>Elvis Presley<\/strong> was so jealous of then-wife <strong>Priscilla<\/strong>\u2019s karate instructor <strong>Mike Stone<\/strong>, he wanted to hire a hitman to knock him off, the Naked Gun star reveals in a new memoir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ironically, she began taking karate lessons to impress the King after learning about his many infidelities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eventually Priscilla decided to leave Elvis, and her \u201cclose friendship\u201d with Mike \u201cturned into an affair,\u201d she writes in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Softly-As-Leave-You-After\/dp\/0306836483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Phil Roach \/ IPOL&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"976\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Yq0rgXPM7EMvAM1oiVGWKw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk3NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_enquirer_328\/409e60ab359c0a6e64a737b2204f19a0\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phil Roach \/ IPOL<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But according to Priscilla, \u201cElvis found the thought of me with another man unbearable \u2026. He told the [Memphis Mafia] guys that Mike had to die. He even asked [road manager] <strong>Joe<\/strong> [Esposito] to find a hitman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lhp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cElvis gradually calmed down and gave up the idea of killing Mike,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/priscilla-presley-reveals-ex-elvis-wanted-to-hire-a-hitman-to-handle-her-former-lover-mike-stone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Priscilla Presley Reveals Ex Elvis Wanted to Hire \u2018a Hitman\u2019 to Handle Her Former Lover Mike Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Priscilla Presley Reveals Ex Elvis Wanted to Hire \u2018a Hitman\u2019 to Handle Her Former Lover Mike Stone<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Enquirer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Enquirer<\/i><\/a>. 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