A few things have come up about the National Enquirer Tabloid Newspaper in the last few days and it got me thinking to when they paid off Elvis's cousin Bobby Mann to take pictures of Elvis in his coffin. What ever happened to Bobby Mann? Was he disowned by the Presleys?
If Elvis was a relative of yours would you have disowned Bobby or forgiven him in time?
The Story goes that the picture printed on the front page of the Nation Enquirer Tabloid on 6 September 1977 was taken by Bobby. Iain Calder, veteran Editorial Director of National Inquirer wrote a book, The Untold Story: My 20 Years Running the National Enquirer. Calder admits they acquired the photo from Elvis' cousin Bobby Mann for $18,000. They bribed Mann to sneak a camera into Graceland and take a picture of Elvis in the coffin. The shocking photo appeared on the cover of the Enquirer and led to a record-setting sale of 6.5 million copies for the issue. It has since become the most famous cover picture ever. The return on the investment reaped National Enquire over 1000% profit.
I havent attached a copy of the picture as I dont feel it is appropriate but Im sure you have all seen it anyway x