- Priscilla Presley’s former business partner made a lawsuit claim that her granddaughter, Riley Keough, is the biological mother of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son, Benjamin.
- John and his late wife, Kelly Preston, welcomed Benjamin in 2010.
- The bizarre allegation was called “shameful” and irrelevant by Priscilla’s attorneys.
In today’s edition of “I didn’t have this celeb crossover on my bingo card,” Priscilla Presley is setting the record straight on bizarre claims surrounding her granddaughter, Riley Keough, and John Travolta.
It all stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Priscilla’s former business partner, Brigitte Kruse, who is suing her son, Navarone Garcia, for breach of contract. According to court documents obtained by TMZ on December 17, Brigitte alleged that Riley is the biological mom of John and his late wife, Kelly Preston’s 15-year-old son, Benjamin.
The docs revealed that Michael Lockwood and Riley’s mom, Lisa Marie Presley, had allegedly donated one of her eggs to produce one of John and Kelly’s other children and that they were looking for another donor when it came to Ben. However, he claimed that the couple backed away from working with Lisa because they reportedly didn’t want “eggs with heroin” on them.
That’s where the Daisy Jones & The Six star comes in. In the lawsuit, Michael claimed that Riley gave one of her eggs to John and Kelly in exchange for a used Jaguar car and $10,000 to $20,000.
Now, Priscilla’s lawyers have entered the chat to slam the claims, saying that Brigitte’s “co-conspirators have demonstrated that there is no bar too low, no ethical line that they are unwilling to cross in an effort to cause further pain to Priscilla Presley and her family.”
“These recent outrageous allegations have absolutely nothing to do with the claims in this case,” Priscilla’s counsel shared in a statement to Us Weekly, adding that the allegation of Riley being Ben’s biological mom were “shameful” and “absolutely will be addressed in court.”
Riley and Priscilla also released a joint statement speaking out against the allegations, telling People, “We are aware of the latest allegations from Brigitte Kruse. These claims are not only untrue but also deeply hurtful. Our family is, and always has been, united in love and respect for one another.”
They added, “Our shared priority remains honoring Lisa Marie’s memory and protecting Elvis’ legacy with dignity. We will not allow outside voices to divide us or to diminish the strength of our bond as a family.”
At this point, John has yet to respond to the reports surrounding the lawsuit.
