Elvis Presley’s Netflix Documentary Sparks Outrage After Reports Claim Beatles Might Appear — ‘He Blamed Them for Ruining America!’

Elvis Presley’s Controversial Legacy Reignites as Netflix Documentary Rumors Include The Beatles – Despite His Hatred for Them

As Netflix develops its highly anticipated documentary on Elvis Presley, fans are already buzzing — and not all for good reasons. Reports that The Beatles may feature in the film have stirred controversy, given Presley’s well-documented disdain for the British band he once accused of ruining America.

Ironically, Elvis — who revolutionized music in the 1950s with his provocative style and was branded a “danger to U.S. security” by a former Army officer — later turned his back on the cultural freedom he helped inspire. The man who once scandalized the nation with his gyrating hips eventually criticized newer artists for doing the same.

In a now-infamous meeting with President Nixon in 1970, Elvis called out entertainers like Jane Fonda and the Smothers Brothers for “poisoning the minds” of American youth. But his harshest criticism was reserved for The Beatles, accusing them of spreading anti-American values, calling their music suggestive and their appearance “filthy and unkempt.” According to FBI files, Presley even offered to help have John Lennon deported.

Behind the scenes, his rage toward Lennon was even more personal — reportedly exploding in anger at the mere mention of his name. Tensions between the two had simmered since Lennon sarcastically asked him, “What happened to the old Elvis?” during a strained meeting years prior.

Now, with Netflix possibly including the Beatles in their upcoming documentary, some fans are calling the decision disrespectful — arguing that featuring those Elvis saw as cultural enemies undermines his own complex and conservative later-life views.

As the documentary nears its rumored release, it’s already clear that Elvis’s story is more layered — and more controversial — than ever imagined.