Priscilla with Elvis and their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
Priscilla with Elvis and their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough have released a joint statement together as the matriarch remains embroiled in a dispute over her business dealings.
The pair have reiterated the family’s unity in response to the lawsuit’s numerous explosive accusations, according to the Mirror.
“We are aware of the latest allegations fromBrigitte Kruse. These claims are not only untrue but also deeply hurtful,” the statement, shared with People, said.
“We will not allow outside voices to divide us or to diminish the strength of our bond as a family.”
Former heads of Priscilla Presley Partners, Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, filed a US$50 million suit against Priscilla for breach of contract and fraud.
The lawsuit details tensions over the control of the US$500m estate, including the allegation Priscilla said “I’m the queen, I’m in charge of Graceland”, just a week after her daughter Lisa Marie’s death.
She was taken off life support by Priscilla after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Priscilla with Elvis and their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
That same year, Priscilla contested Lisa Marie’s will, which was amended in 2016 to remove her mother as a trustee.
She was replaced by Riley and her brother, the late Benjamin Keough, with their half-siblings Harper and Finley Lockwood as beneficiaries.
After Benjamin’s death in 2020, Riley became the sole trustee of the Graceland estate.
She is thought to have paid Priscilla a US$2.4m settlement after battling to maintain her trusteeship.
In a letter seen by the Mirror, the strain on the grandmother and granddaughter’s relationship is evident.
“It is really hurtful that after years of me trying to resolve your and my mother’s broken relationship and restore our family, you are taking me, of all people, to court,” Riley wrote to her grandmother.
But Priscilla and Riley’s statement suggests the pair have reconciled since the legal dispute was finalised.
“Our shared priority remains honouring Lisa Marie’s memory and protecting Elvis’ legacy with dignity,” they wrote.
“Our family is, and always has been, united in love and respect for one another.”
