Elvis Presley’s Alleged Secret Grandchild in Florida Amid Priscilla’s $1 Million Lawsuit.
A past friend of Priscilla Presley has claimed in court documents that she and her late husband, Elvis Presley, have a secret grandchild living in Florida. Brigitte Kruse put forth this claim in an updated complaint filed on October 17 during her legal dispute with Priscilla, 79, who initiated a lawsuit against her former business partner in July for $1 million, citing elder abuse.
Presley maintains strong personal connections to Florida. According to Brigitte's complaint, her late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, lived there, along with a grandchild (the grandchild of Elvis and Presley) who continues to live in Florida today. This suggests that Lisa Marie, the former couple's only child, may have had another child that the public is unaware of, in addition to the four children already known.
Lisa Marie had a daughter, Riley Keough, and a late son, Benjamin Keough, with her first husband, Danny Keough. They were married in October 1988 and divorced in 1994.
Lisa Marie Presley, known for her song "Lights Out," tied the knot with the legendary pop icon Michael Jackson in May 1994, just three weeks after her divorce from Danny, 59, was finalized. Unfortunately, their marriage lasted less than two years, ending in August 1996, and they did not have any children together.
In January 2008, Lisa Marie married her third husband, Michael Lockwood. The couple welcomed twin daughters, Finley and Harper, on October 7, 2008. Lisa Marie filed for divorce in 2016, citing “irreconcilable differences,” but the legal proceedings weren't completed until 2021.
Tragically, Elvis and Priscilla's only child passed away on January 12, 2023, at the age of 54. The cause of Lisa Marie's death was later identified as complications from a small bowel obstruction.
Throughout her life, Lisa Marie never mentioned having a secret child, either in her memoir, "From Here to the Great Unknown," which she started before her passing and was later finished by her daughter Riley, 35. The book was released on October 8.
Lisa Marie Presley, known for her song "Lights Out," tied the knot with the legendary pop icon Michael Jackson in May 1994, just three weeks after her divorce from Danny, 59, was finalized. Unfortunately, their marriage lasted less than two years, ending in August 1996, and they did not have any children together.
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“Presley was in the process of searching for a permanent residence in the Palm Beach area. She requested that her belongings be relocated to Florida, where they were stored at no expense to facilitate her move,” the court filings noted. “In the year leading up to the filing of the complaint, Presley made multiple trips to Florida and continues to do so regularly.”
On October 19, writer Tony Ortega reported on the lawsuit, which included details about an alleged secret grandchild, on his Substack, The Underground Bunker.
Tony Ortega, 61, who has documented Lisa Marie’s experiences with the Church of Scientology, highlighted, “We know that Lisa’s daughter Riley Keough resides in California, not Florida, and that her son Ben passed away in 2020.” Tony Ortega added: “The lawsuit references Riley a few times, but it’s evident that the grandchild in Florida mentioned is not Riley. Lisa’s younger twin daughters, Harper and Finley, live with their father Michael Lockwood in California.”
The lawsuit suggests that Lisa may have had another child, who is currently living in Florida, and that this grandchild is one of the reasons Priscilla has strong connections to the state, as Tony explained.
In her lawsuit against Brigitte, Priscilla alleged that she and several former business partners defrauded her of $1 million, which is the same amount that the author of Elvis and Me claimed was taken from her.
“This case stems from a carefully orchestrated and reprehensible scheme by the Defendants to exploit an elderly woman by earning her trust, cutting her off from her closest relationships, and misleading her into thinking they would care for her both personally and financially, while their true intention was to strip her of every last dollar she possessed,” according to the court documents obtained.
Brigitte, Kevin Fialko, Vahe Sislyan, Lynn Walker Wright, and Priscilla Presley have been named as defendants in the case.
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