Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
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'''''Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley''''' ({{ISBN|0-517-70585-0}}) is a book written by [[Suzanne Finstad]] in 1997. It is an account of [[Priscilla Presley]]'s life which differs from her own account in her book, ''[[Elvis and Me]]''.{{Cite news |date=1997-08-17 |title=Close look dissipates fairy tale of Priscilla's courtship, marriage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-close-look-dissipa/162420179/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |page=65 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1997-09-12 |title=Priscilla not that prissy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-priscilla-not-th/162420330/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |location=Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |page=52 |via=Newspapers.com}} However, it has been also found that the book relied heavily on the controversial statements made by Currie Grant.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/08/26/priscilla-presley-wins-her-defamation-case/|title=Priscilla Presley Wins Her Defamation Case|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=August 26, 1998|accessdate=April 27, 2026}} |
'''''Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley''''' ({{ISBN|0-517-70585-0}}) is a book written by [[Suzanne Finstad]] in 1997. It is an account of [[Priscilla Presley]]'s life which differs from her own account in her book, ''[[Elvis and Me]]''.{{Cite news |date=1997-08-17 |title=Close look dissipates fairy tale of Priscilla's courtship, marriage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-close-look-dissipa/162420179/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |page=65 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1997-09-12 |title=Priscilla not that prissy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-priscilla-not-th/162420330/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |location=Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |page=52 |via=Newspapers.com}} However, it has been also found that the book relied heavily on the controversial statements made by Currie Grant. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Finstad takes many quotes that Priscilla has made and calls them a web of lies that she has spun in publications such as ''Elvis and Me''. |
Finstad takes many quotes that Priscilla has made and calls them a web of lies that she has spun in publications such as ''Elvis and Me''. |
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Priscilla Presley filed a [[lawsuit]] against Currie Grant for his claims in the book, stating in her action that his claims were fabrications. On August 19, 1998 [[California Superior Court|Los Angeles Superior Court]] Judge Daniel Curry found defendant Currie Grant guilty of [[slander and libel|defamation]] and ordered him to pay $75,000. (Priscilla had sued for at least $10 million.) "I am very pleased that I have been vindicated by this judgment," she said in a statement. The ''Contra Costa Times'' of August 26, 1998 commented, "She didn't say if she was pleased with her winnings." |
Priscilla Presley filed a [[lawsuit]] against Currie Grant for his claims in the book, stating in her action that his claims were fabrications. On August 19, 1998 [[California Superior Court|Los Angeles Superior Court]] Judge Daniel Curry found defendant Currie Grant guilty of [[slander and libel|defamation]] and ordered him to pay $75,000. (Priscilla had sued for at least $10 million.) "I am very pleased that I have been vindicated by this judgment," she said in a statement. The ''Contra Costa Times'' of August 26, 1998 commented, "She didn't say if she was pleased with her winnings." In addition to the required pay, the ruling found that Currie had not only made false statements which were repeated, but that these statement were also, as the ''[[Chicago Tribune]] noted, "used as the source for the book “Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley” by Suzanne Finstad." |
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However, Suzanne Finstad and the publisher of the book weren't sued. Finstad and her publisher also say they stand by the account in the book."We stand by the book completely," Hilary Bass, a spokeswoman for Harmony Books, said... "It went through an extensive legal vetting." See "Is It Getting Easier to Win Libel Suits?" ''Los Angeles Times'', August 21, 1997. For further details, see also ''Daily Telegraph'', Sep 19, 1997, ''Rocky Mountain News'' (Denver, CO), August 26, 1998 and ''Daily News'' (Los Angeles, CA), September 25, 1998. |
However, Suzanne Finstad and the publisher of the book weren't sued. Finstad and her publisher also say they stand by the account in the book."We stand by the book completely," Hilary Bass, a spokeswoman for Harmony Books, said... "It went through an extensive legal vetting." See "Is It Getting Easier to Win Libel Suits?" ''Los Angeles Times'', August 21, 1997. For further details, see also ''Daily Telegraph'', Sep 19, 1997, ''Rocky Mountain News'' (Denver, CO), August 26, 1998 and ''Daily News'' (Los Angeles, CA), September 25, 1998. |
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