NJ News Source on False Priscilla Presley story

Below is a photo of SELF proclaimed cousin of Elvis Presley, “Thomas Presley” who was the source of the false story that Priscilla Presley was coming to Bayonne this past Saturday.

Rather than own up to the false story, the Jersey Journal prefers to put the blame on Ms. Presley herself, calling her a NO Show. This has left fans & residents unjustly angry at the widow of Elvis Presley. Good journalists! 

Just looking at this….well, as Elvis himself would say FREAK, I get angry! People like this make US Elvis fans look bad. It feeds into the stereotypical image of an Elvis fan.

Question: Why would a PRESLEY family member sew a patch announcing he is an alleged Presley on his Hawaiian shirt?

The Presley family does NOT present themselves this way! How could ANYONE especially a journalist think Priscilla Presley, one of the classiest women alive would have anything to do with the likes of this CHARACTER? It seems to be an intentional poke at Elvis fans!

Printing a story like this I expect from a tabloid NOT from NJ.com or the Jersey Journal. They need to apologize to Priscilla Presley & we Elvis fans.

We are making a list of their advertisers and encourage local fans to BOYCOTT the advertisers. As well as send them letters to let them know we will NOT sit back & allow them to use the Presley name to sell papers! Also we won’t tolerate stories like this that make Elvis’ fans look like FREAKS!

List coming! Stay Tuned!

TCB My Fellow Fans!

NJ Paper: Priscilla Presley a NO Show but….

Instead of checking their facts before putting Priscilla Presley’s photograph on the front cover of their newspaper, they ran a false story!

The paper stated, Thomas Presley, Elvis’ cousin said Priscilla Presley was coming to town to honor an impersonator who claimed to know both Elvis & Priscilla.

Being born & raised in Bayonne & a life long Elvis fan who has met Priscilla numerous times, this was news to me. And laughable!

There is NO Thomas Presley! Even family members I contacted, Knew no such person!

Although the Jersey Journal & NJ.com have been informed this story is false. They refuse to own up to bad journalism. And apologizing to Priscilla Presley as well as the fans. Rather than admit they blew it by NOT fact checking, researching this alleged cousin or contacting Priscilla’s people or the estate of Elvis Presley, they have chosen to call Priscilla Presley a NO Show! Leaving lots of local people & fans angry at Ms. Presley. This is beyond WRONG!

Own up to your mistake, learn from it & apologize!

 Contact The Jersey Journal & NJ.com & let them know we fans won’t allow them to disrespect or use the Presley family to sell papers!

Priscilla Presley goes out of her way to meet the fans & this story is unfair & untrue! Stories like this are damaging!

Elvis would not be pleased!

We fans appreciate Priscilla & all her personal appearances & hard work!

It’s time to TCB fans!

Priscilla Presley is NOT coming to Bayonne Today!

The Jersey Journal and NJ.com have been reporting that Priscilla Presley was coming to Bayonne today.
Their source is a so called cousin, Thomas Presley. The article goes on to say Ms. Presley is coming to speak about her “friend” local Elvis impersonator. It claims both Elvis himself & Priscilla were “friends” of the impersonator.Laughable.

The Jersey Journal was so bold as to put Priscilla on the cover of their paper this week. Having been involved in the Elvis world over 25 years, I made calls to family & friends of Elvis who verified they NEVER heard of a cousin named Thomas.

Secondly, I contacted sources directly connected to the estate & Ms. Presley who told me they know definitely Priscilla Presley will be ELSEWHERE today.

This is not anything new. We have been seeing people use Priscilla’s name to promote themselves & their businesses in the last few years. It’s a disgrace.

Advice to “journalists” – FACT CHECK, VERIFY sources & CREDIBILITY! Contact Priscilla Presley or the estate, ASK if they KNOW the person, ask if the quotes are credible etc.

Advice to fans, just because someone TELLS you, issues a press release or produces a PHOTO with Priscilla DOES NOT mean they are her friend, know her or that she endorses or even knows about what they are doing! Unless, Priscilla or the estate says so. Anything either is involved with or believe in is promoted on THEIR OFFICIAL sites including social media. Do your homework! 

This kind of nonsense is damaging and very upsetting because Priscilla & Lisa Marie have been very open with the fans. They take photos and talk to each and every one of us in Memphis. With the rise of this kind of negative behavior since 2010, they may become more guarded and less accessible. And WE fans who love meeting them will suffer the most from this disgraceful behavior from others using the Presley name for personal gain.

It’s this very behavior that happened a few years ago which opened my eyes that you know what? Elvis Presley Enterprises is NOT the big bad wolf. I understand how and WHY they PROTECT Elvis’ name & likeness so carefully.

I am very sorry this has happened again to Priscilla.This time in the United States. It must be so difficult what their family must got through daily. And I am sorry to the fans who were expecting Priscilla today. With this heat wave, I hope fans do not travel long distance to see her. It’s disgraceful the fans have been teased with this & disappointed.

I have been flooded with calls, emails, people coming by, stopping me on the street asking if I can introduce them to Priscilla today. Ain’t gonna happen! Where is she staying The Hudson Plaza Motel?

There’s more of a chance Elvis Presley himself shows up today in Bayonne! With that, we’re off to the beach!

Have a great weekend ALL!

TCB for the Presley family always!