Priscilla Presley has been slapped with a $50million lawsuit which accuses her of prematurely ‘pulling the plug’ on her daughter Lisa Marie’s life help.
The previous actress – who was married to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll for six years – allegedly wished energy over the Presley household title, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
The bombshell lawsuit claims that she ‘finally wished to regulate’ each Lisa Marie’s belief and the notorious Graceland property in Memphis, Tennessee.
Priscilla’s former enterprise companions Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, lodged the authorized declare in a Los Angeles superior courtroom, looking for no less than $50million in damages.
The pair, who head up Priscilla Presley Companions, are suing the 80-year-old for breach of contract and fraud.
They declare that Priscilla was conscious that her daughter Lisa Marie – who was the only real inheritor to Elvis’ property – meant to take away her as the top of her belief.
Kruse and Fialko allege that that is why the mother-of-two ‘pulled the plug inside hours of Lisa being admitted’ into hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest at her residence in Calabasas, California, in January 2023.
Earlier than her loss of life, Priscilla had advised the general public that her daughter, 54, was receiving the ‘finest care’ in hospital, earlier than she then launched an announcement saying the unhappy information of her passing.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I have to share the devastating information that my lovely daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” the Bare Gun star mentioned on the time. “She was probably the most passionate sturdy and loving lady I’ve ever identified.
“We ask for privateness as we attempt to cope with this profound loss. Thanks for the love and prayers. Right now there can be no additional remark.”
However in accordance with the lawsuit, Priscilla was conscious that the loss of life of her daughter would ‘neutralise the menace’ of her being eliminated as the only real claimant of her belief.
“Priscilla finally wished to regulate the Promenade Belief and Graceland,” the lawsuit, seen by The Unbiased, goes on to say.
Extremely, the authorized declare alleges that only a week after Lisa Marie had handed away, Priscilla mentioned: “I’m the queen. I’m in command of Graceland.”
The lawsuit additionally states that Priscilla was ‘alleged to cease utilizing the surname Presley’ upon her divorce from Elvis in 1973.
Jordan Matthews, a lawyer for Kruse and Fialko, mentioned, as per The Instances: “The proof will set up that the true victims listed here are my purchasers, who invested tens of millions and years of laborious work into revitalising Priscilla Presley’s model, solely to be betrayed and falsely accused as soon as the cash was on the desk and each private and enterprise difficulty had been resolved.”
On the flip aspect, Priscilla’s authorized group have vehemently denied the claims within the lawsuit, along with her legal professional Marty Singer describing it as ‘some of the shameful, ridiculous, salacious, and meritless’ fillings ever.
He told the New York Put up: “That is nothing greater than a tragic and harsh try and falsely tarnish the status of an 80-year-old lady in blatant retaliation for bringing a lawsuit to redress the wrongful conduct of Brigitte Kruse, Kevin Fialko, and their co-conspirators.
“Accusing a grieving mom of contributing to her daughter’s loss of life isn’t savvy advocacy; it’s malicious character assassination, and needs to be broadly condemned.
“These fabricated claims have completely no validity and we’re assured this case can be dismissed.”
The authorized drama comes after Priscilla lodged a lawsuit of her personal final yr, which alleged that Kruse and others ‘financially abused’ her and stole $1 million.
LADbible has reached out to Priscilla Presley’s representatives for remark.
No Comments