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Priscilla Presley refutes assertions concerning her daughter Lisa Marie Presley's demise.

Elvis Presley's widow, Priscilla Presley, has forcefully rejected accusations made in a staggering $50 million lawsuit, which asserts she terminated her daughter Lisa Marie Presley's life to capture control over the Presley estate. At 80 years old, Priscilla is finding herself at the center of...

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2025 September 1 . 11:01 PM

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Priscilla Presley disagrees with recent speculations regarding Lisa Marie Presley's demise

Priscilla Presley refutes assertions concerning her daughter Lisa Marie Presley's demise.

Priscilla Presley, the widow of Elvis Presley, is embroiled in a heated legal battle following a $50 million lawsuit filed by former business partners Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko. The lawsuit, which was filed on Monday, accuses Presley of fraud, breach of contract, and exploiting the death of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, to gain control over her daughter’s trust and the Graceland estate.

The lawsuit alleges that Presley played a role in hastening Lisa Marie’s death in January 2023, when Lisa Marie was hospitalized for a small bowel obstruction. Kruse and Fialko claim that Priscilla overrode Lisa Marie's advanced health care directive, which had requested life support be prolonged "as long as possible within the limits of generally accepted healthcare standards." This accusation is part of a broader claim that Presley sought financial gain from hastening her daughter’s death.

The origins of the legal dispute trace back over a year, involving a fraught business relationship where Kruse and Fialko invested significant time and money (including millions of dollars) to revive Priscilla Presley’s public image and brand. They allege Presley severed their joint ventures unilaterally after benefiting from their efforts. Kruse previously sued Presley for breach of contract, and Presley countersued for elder financial abuse and fraud, leading to ongoing complex litigation.

According to the lawsuit, Priscilla Presley disregarded warnings from her noticeably ill daughter and allegedly "pulled the plug" on her daughter Lisa Marie Presley to seize control of the Presley estate. The lawsuit accuses Priscilla Presley of using her daughter to gain control of Lisa Marie's trust and Graceland, and exploiting Lisa Marie’s death.

The lawsuit states that Priscilla Presley was aware of Lisa Marie’s intention to remove her as the sole trustee of her irrevocable life insurance trust. It also claims that Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie appeared together at the Golden Globes just days before the alleged incident. The lawsuit does not provide details on the nature of the threats Lisa Marie allegedly made towards Priscilla Presley.

Priscilla Presley dismissed the allegations as "shameless and salacious" in a statement to the Daily Mail. The lawsuit does not mention any specific actions taken by Priscilla Presley at the Golden Globes, nor does it provide details on the nature of the threats Lisa Marie allegedly made towards Priscilla Presley.

The lawsuit does not mention any specific actions taken by Priscilla Presley at the Golden Globes. Lisa Marie Presley died from a cardiac arrest at age 54. The lawsuit alleges that life support was removed from Lisa Marie within hours of her hospital admission, before the arrival of her granddaughter Riley Keough.

Kruse and Fialko, heads of Priscilla Presley Partners, are said to have attempted to "keep the family together." The lawsuit claims that Priscilla Presley acted to protect her interests during a time when Lisa Marie was reportedly preparing to remove her as the sole trustee. The lawsuit asserts that Presley ignored Lisa Marie's 2010 Advance Health Care Directive.

In summary, the $50 million lawsuit against Priscilla Presley centers on allegations of fraud and breach of contract in a business partnership, claims that Presley undermined their business ventures and sought exclusive control over Lisa Marie Presley's estate and Graceland, the serious and controversial accusation that Presley hastened her daughter’s death against her healthcare wishes for financial advantage, and the lawsuit claims that Priscilla Presley masterminded a scheme to defraud her former business partners.