{"id":214269,"date":"2023-09-11T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214269"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:43:00","slug":"tourist-jumps-into-elvis-presleys-pool-at-graceland-and-is-kicked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/tourist-jumps-into-elvis-presleys-pool-at-graceland-and-is-kicked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist jumps into Elvis Presley&apos;s pool at Graceland and is kicked out"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shocking moment tourist jumps into Elvis Presley&#8217;s swimming pool at Graceland before being kicked out &#8211; and his wife hits back at horrified fans: &#8216;That&#8217;s what the pool is meant for&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tommy Purcell leapt from the diving board at the crooner&#8217;s historical estate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0He was escorted away by security while his wife filmed the ordeal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She fired back at critics online, insisting that they were &#8216;just jealous&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the shocking moment a British tourist jumped into the pool at Elvis Presley&#8217;s Graceland estate before being escorted away &#8211; as his wife told furious critics the late singer wouldn&#8217;t have wanted him to be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as Tommy Purcell, ignored signs marking the area as off-limits, forcing frantic staff to rush over.<\/p>\n<p>Wife Nanny Murphy insisted in a follow-up video that Purcell&#8217;s stunt wasn&#8217;t a\u00a0crime and people were just envious.<\/p>\n<p>In a TikTok posted July 5, Purcell stepped over a low gate with a sign reading &#8216;RESTRICTED AREA: Do Not Enter&#8217; and strode over to the pool, already shirtless.<\/p>\n<p>He placed one foot shakily on the diving board, prompting a female security guard to run towards him.\u00a0Before she could reach him, he leapt into the pool with his shorts and sneakers on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75298477-12504783-Tommy_Purcell_jumped_into_the_pool_during_a_visit_to_Elvis_Presl-a-18_1694446146152.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75298457-12504783-Purcell_was_in_pool_for_mere_seconds_before_a_security_guard_hop-m-17_1694446138947.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Tommy Purcell jumped into the pool during a visit to Elvis Presley&#8217;s historic Graceland manor while his wife recorded the stunt and laughed<\/p>\n<p>#fyp\u30b7\u309aviral <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75298445-12504783-image-a-1_1694446312692.jpg\" height=\"672\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While Purcell doesn&#8217;t post much on social media, his young bride has amassed over 20,000 followers on TikTok, where her videos rack up tens of thousands of views<\/p>\n<p>In the following video,\u00a0Murphy giggled offscreen as a female voice said: &#8216;You&#8217;re not allowed in there! You&#8217;re not allowed to do that!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You serious?&#8217; Purcell said as he strolled over to rejoin the onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Elvis didn&#8217;t stop anyone!&#8217; Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>Purcell was then seen walking alongside a male guard, still shirtless and sporting wet hair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Make me famous, please. Make me famous,&#8217; the guard said as Murphy angled the camera at him.<\/p>\n<p>The videos were viewed 14 million and 2 million times respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In another TikTok, captioned &#8216;Yes I drove on Elvis driveway,&#8217; Murphy filmed while Purcell drove his pickup truck up the tree-lined driveway in front of the house.<\/p>\n<p>A security guard was seen heading towards the car before the video cut off.<\/p>\n<p>The series of videos prompted backlash from people online, who condemned the couple for being entitled and inconsiderate.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy singled out one comment that read: &#8216;How is this funny? People are so disrespectful and I hope he got arrested.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She hid her face partially offscreen while she insisted that it wasn&#8217;t disrespectful to jump into a pool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Elvis caught someone jumping in his pool once and never stopped them. He never got them arrested, told them to stay in the pool,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We did get escorted because they don&#8217;t want anyone else to get the idea to jump into it. And we weren&#8217;t banned, so, yeah. How is that disrespectful?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8216;By the way, we love Elvis,&#8217; and ended the video blaming the commenter for being &#8216;jealous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75298451-12504783-image-a-22_1694444078462.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A different member of staff then led Purcell away. Purcell was still shirtless, playing with his chlorine-soaked hair in the video<\/p>\n<p>Replying to @Charlena #fyp\u30b7\u309aviral #viral \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Replying to @Bleus_Mama #fyp\u30b7\u309aviral #viral <\/p>\n<p>The crooner&#8217;s old home in Memphis, Tennessee was designated a National Historical Landmark in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest tickets for tours began at just under $80 in 2023. Visitors could purchase VIP tickets starting at $135.<\/p>\n<p>The couple also paid a visit to the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum where they posed in front of the singer&#8217;s cherry red MG car.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t appear to be their first visit to Graceland.\u00a0Months before the pool incident, Murphy uploaded a video captioned &#8216;Elvis daughter funeral.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She pouted for the camera before panning to the Meditation Garden memorial set up for Lisa Marie Presley, the singer&#8217;s only child.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy and Purcell tied the knot in May and held a ceremony at Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The young couple then travelled across the Midwest and South, visiting landmarks like the Home Alone House and posing with cowboy hats in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>While Purcell keeps a low profile online, Murphy posts frequently on TikTok, and in one post claims she hails from the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75298427-12504783-image-m-17_1694443961634.jpg\" height=\"858\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The couple married May 16 at Legacy Castle in New Jersey. Purcell and Murphy both hail from the UK<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75298433-12504783-The_young_couple_married_May_16_at_a_castle_in_New_Jersey_then_t-m-18_1694444000803.jpg\" height=\"812\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Murphy uploads pictures in dark makeup and skimpy outfits, showing off designer accessories like Gucci belts and Louis Vuitton bags\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75298415-12504783-image-a-14_1694443880673.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She visited Graceland around the time of Lisa Marie Presley&#8217;s death and is seen here in a photo captioned &#8216;Elvis house and plane&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She has accrued over 20,000 followers on the app, where her profile picture features an image of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>She posts videos of herself heavily made up, wearing midriff-bearing tops and flexing designer accessories.<\/p>\n<p>One video shows three Christian Louboutin bags, each costing upwards of $1,000, along with the caption: &#8216;Thanks to the hubby.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12504783\/man-jumped-elvis-pool-graceland-tiktok-nanny-murphy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking moment tourist jumps into Elvis Presley&#8217;s swimming pool at Graceland before being kicked out &#8211; 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