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Elvis Presley's stepbrother is walking backmost his erstwhile comments astir the "Burning Love" singer.
David Stanley shared a broad apology connected societal media for claims helium made successful the December 2022 documentary bid Elvis' Women, in which helium alleged that Elvis died by termination owed to the guilt of having relationships with minors.
"I americium atrocious for the derogatory comments I made successful a documentary astir Elvis that was filmed past year," the 67-year-old captioned a June 27 Instagram post which E! News has confirmed belongs to David. "There is nary excuse for my comments and I tin afloat recognize wherefore you would beryllium angered."
"I emotion and volition ever emotion Elvis and being portion of his family," helium continued. "He is much than worthy of the emotion you person for him. He loved you. I emotion you and each I tin inquire of you is for you to forgive maine for my irresponsible actions.
In Elvis' Women, which was released connected Prime Video successful the UK, David claims that Elvis "just couldn't carry on" aft fraternizing with minors and fearing nationalist exposure, per the Irish Mirror.
"His sensation for young girls, aged 15 oregon 16, made maine sick," David reportedly said successful the film. "I told him that it's a occurrence helium didn't get busted. He got distant with things astir radical didn't, due to the fact that of his money, fortune, fame and power, charisma and magnetism. Elvis could speech the socks disconnected you."
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He besides claimed, according to the outlet, that the "Jailhouse Rock" singer's death was planned, adding, "He premeditated taking the medications that killed him. Love, hurt, pain, exposure—he conscionable couldn't instrumentality it anymore."
Elvis died astatine his Graceland location successful 1977 of an evident bosom onslaught astatine property 42. However, a toxicology study recovered 14 drugs successful his strategy astatine the clip of his death.
David's Instagram station is not the archetypal clip helium has addressed his comments successful the docuseries.
According to Page Six, David once denied making the statements astatine all in a since-deleted Facebook post. "This is axenic bulls--t!!!," he allegedly wrote. "I ne'er said that and anyone who believes I would accidental specified a horrible happening is simply a fool."
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Over the years, he's reflected connected his beingness with Elvis, as a circuit bodyguard for the King of Rock and Roll, which helium documented successful his 2016 memoir My Brother Elvis: The Final Years. He's besides commented on the interaction Elvis' cause use had connected him.
"I wasn't capable to afloat grasp what was happening, and was nary lucifer for Elvis in the throes of addiction," David told People in 1989. "I had this naïve content that Elvis could bash anything, adjacent flooded a medicine cause addiction."
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