'It was wonderful': Rita Moreno revenge-dated Elvis Presley to get back at Marlon Brando

Rita Moreno didn't take the high road when she discovered ex-boyfriend Marlon Brando's infidelity, deciding to get even by entertaining the courtship of another famous face.

Moreno revealed during an appearance on “The View” Wednesday that she was contacted by rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley in the midst of her tumultuous relationship with Brando.

"I found lingerie in his (Brando's) house and, of course, I was heartbroken, and I went home in tears,” Moreno said. “And I was angry too, just furious. The next day, the phone rings, and I say 'Hello,' and I hear a voice say, 'Miss Moreno?'

“‘I said, 'Uh, yeah?' 'This is Colonel Parker. My client is Elvis Presley, and Elvis spotted you at the 20th Century Fox commissary, and he liked what he saw.'”

Moreno said it didn’t take her long to take Presley up on his invitation to meet up.

“I thought of those panties (in Brando's home), and I said, 'Yes, I would.' "

Moreno said while the “Hound Dog” hitmaker was “sweet,” he was also “boring.” She said the real thrill came when Brando discovered she had been going out with Presley.

“When he found out … he started to throw chairs: He was so angry," Moreno said. "It was wonderful. And I just sat there as he threw chairs and yelled and carried on.”

Moreno and Brando dated for nearly eight years, and looking back, the actress, who turns 90 on Dec. 11, has called the relationship emotionally abusive.

“There was something there I needed, and I realized that I was still looking for daddy,” Moreno told USA TODAY in June. “My mom had four marriages, and I had stepfathers all over the place, and that was something that was never resolved in my life. So, I always was looking for a person who would accept me on every single level.”

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While Moreno said she does regret her relationship with Brando, there are aspects of the relationship she wouldn’t take back.

“There was an enormous sexual attraction between the two of us; that part of it, I don't regret at all,” Moreno said. “It was an extraordinary experience, and he was an extraordinary man. But he was really just fodder for a neurotic woman like myself at that time.”

Fans were ecstatic to hear Moreno reminisce on her former love life.

“Recounting tales of dating Elvis and Brando at 90 is a whole flex,” said YouTube user IMHTP.

YouTube user Denvy Zhang said only someone like Moreno could pull off such a bold move.

“My God, this is the best revenge relationship story I've ever heard,” Zhang wrote. “Only Rita Moreno could do it. She has experienced an extraordinary life.”

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Moreno, who rose to fame with her Oscar-winning role in the 1961 adaptation of “West Side Story,” is returning to the big screen in Steven Spielberg’s reimagining of the classic musical love story, which hits theaters Dec. 10. Moreno, who also serves as one of the film’s executive producers, said it was strange to act opposite her successor, Ariana DeBose, who plays Moreno’s original role of Anita.

“It was so eerie,” Moreno told “The View” co-hosts. “I could just not get in the scene, ‘cause I’d see her, and I’d say, ‘But no, no: I’m Anita.’ It was hard; it was very hard to do.

“(It) wasn’t easy for her, but it was near impossible for me. It was spooky to be looking at another Anita."

Contributing: Patrick Ryan

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Rita Moreno dated Elvis to get revenge on Marlon Brando