Priscilla Presley‘s former business partners have accused Elvis’ widow of withdrawing her daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s life-saving medication to get control of the family name.
According to documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit alleges that the former wife of Elvis Presley “ultimately wanted to control” her daughter’s trust and Graceland.
The heads of Priscilla Presley Partners, Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, are suing Lisa Marie’s mother for $50,000,000.00 for breach of contract and fraud.
After suffering a cardiac arrest, Lisa Marie Presley was hospitalized in January 2023 and died shortly thereafter. At the time Priscilla was aware that her daughter was preparing to remove her as the sole head of her trust and prematurely withdrew life-saving medical treatment in the hopes of gaining control of the sprawling estate, the suit alleges.
“Priscilla knew that Lisa’s death neutralized the threat of Lisa’s efforts to have Priscilla removed as the sole trustee of Lisa’s irrevocable life insurance trust, and Priscilla ultimately wanted to control the Promenade Trust and Graceland,” read the filing.
“At her house the following week, before the funeral, Priscilla exclaimed, ‘I’m the queen. I’m in charge of Graceland.'”
According to the the Hollywood Reporter, Lisa Marie was the sole heir to Elvis’ Memphis estate and following her passing, Priscilla filed a petition challenging a 2016 amendment to the trust, which had removed her as a trustee and instead designated two of Lisa Marie’s children as co-trustees.
Authorities have not claimed any wrongdoing in Lisa Marie’s death and the LA County medical examiner’s autopsy report determined she had died from complications from surgery.
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Author: Al Denté
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