Behind every superstar, there are parental figures who help them. That was certainly the case with The King, Elvis Presley.

In Elvis’s later years, Vernon earned $75,000 a year — roughly $350,000 today — to keep his son’s empire running. ”I didn’t choose a goal for him and then shove him in that direction.

The dueling litigation is the latest in a string of legal battles that Priscilla and the Presley heirs have been involved in ...