Overview

• In the magazine feature, the 80-year-old calls claims that Elvis is secretly alive untrue and says she wishes he were still alive.
• Her memoir, Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis, publishes Sept. 23 and is available for preorder.
• She revisits their history, noting they met in 1959 when she was 14, she moved to Memphis in 1963, they married in 1967, and daughter Lisa Marie was born nine months later.
• Presley disputes Sofia Coppola’s 2023 film portrayal as more disruptive than she remembers, saying Elvis had a temper but never hurt anyone.
• Writing about life after their divorce, she says she worked to keep the family connected and ensured Lisa Marie spent time with her father.