PRISCILLA Presley

PRISCILLA Presley skipped the champagne carpet, ceremony, and parties at the Oscars on the advice of her legal team, a security expert has claimed.The.

The U.S. [Lisa Marie](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7123953/lisa-marie-presley-cause-of-death/) in January, shocked fans by not being alongside leading actor nominee [Austin Butler](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/5259769/austin-butler-actor/) during the biggest night in [Hollywood](https://www.the-sun.com/where/hollywood/). It is always advised that the two opposing parties steer clear of each other, definitely publicly and if possible privately." Sun: "Priscilla's absence from the [Elvis](https://www.the-sun.com/who/elvis-presley/)'s only daughter, 54, [died on January 12](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7121037/lisa-marie-presley-dead-elvis-daughter-cardiac-arrest/) after [suffering cardiac arrest](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7123953/lisa-marie-presley-cause-of-death/) at her home in Calabasas, [California](https://www.the-sun.com/where/california/). [Oscars](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/228620/what-are-the-oscars-academy-awards/) even though she had been [flying the flag for Elvis](https://www.the-sun.com/news/7120014/lisa-marie-presley-hospital-cardiac-arrest-elvis/) at the Golden Globes with Riley and late daughter Lisa Marie weeks earlier. [Priscilla](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7123675/priscilla-presley-heartbreaking-tribute-daughter-lisa-marie-death/) was told "not to discuss the case or the matter with anyone else other than legal advisors and managers" as tensions are rising in the battle for the King Of Rock'n'Roll's estate. "Truthfully, it was and is the subject much of Hollywood is talking about because it was so shocking to see the family split during a time of grief and also a time of celebration for the movie. [Oscars](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/oscars-2/) was not as simple as 'I am not going.' [Riley Keough](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/celebrity/7123818/who-is-riley-keough/), who is fighting her grandmother in [court](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/court/) over [control of Elvis' estate](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7631947/toxic-row-elvis-presleys-ex-priscilla-granddaughter-riley-graceland/), did however attend the Vanity Fair after party with husband Ben Smith-Petersen on the big night. [Priscilla Presley](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2995308/priscilla-presley-elvis-presley-wife-children/) also ducked an invitation to attend the [film](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/film/) company Warner Brothers' lavish party after the awards, where [Butler](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/tv/7608504/transformation-austin-butler-truth-failed/) lost out to [Brendan Fraser](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3459205/what-happened-brendan-fraser/) for the [Elvis movie](https://www.the-sun.com/news/5495616/elvis-presley-biopic-actor-and-legend-revealed/). [the Presley family](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7126452/lisa-marie-presely-health-update-elvis-family-tree-death/) at war overshadowed the tremendous success of the film, which despite being nominated in many categories, did not win any awards.