Priscilla Presley’s former enterprise companions declare that she withdrew medical care from Lisa Marie Presley earlier than her daughter’s demise.
On Monday, August 11, Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket alleging that Priscilla, 80, “pulled the plug inside hours of Lisa being admitted” to the hospital after struggling a cardiac arrest in January 2023. Lisa, who was 54 years outdated, had been Priscilla’s solely baby with Elvis Presley.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, the plaintiffs accuse Priscilla of ignoring Lisa’s “clear directive to ‘extend her life’” as a part of an effort to “regain management” of Elvis’ property. She “knew that Lisa was within the technique of taking steps to take away her as the only trustee of Lisa’s irrevocable life insurance coverage belief,” they allege, additional claiming that Priscilla demanded that Kruse “problem an announcement to the media” instantly following her daughter’s demise “so she may management the narrative.”
Kruse and Fialko are searching for greater than $50 million in damages, claiming fraud and breach of contract. In addition they allege that Priscilla falsely accused them of elder abuse in a smear marketing campaign.
Priscilla’s lawyer, Martin D. Singer, issued an announcement to Leisure Weekly on Wednesday, August 13, calling their grievance “probably the most shameful, ridiculous, salacious, and meritless lawsuits I’ve seen in my apply.”
Singer instructed the outlet, “That is nothing greater than a tragic and cruel try to falsely tarnish the status of an eighty 12 months outdated girl in blatant retaliation” for Priscilla’s earlier lawsuit focusing on Kruse and Fialko.
In July 2024, Priscilla sued Kruse, Fialko and two different enterprise associates for 12 completely different complaints, together with monetary elder abuse. Court docket paperwork reviewed by Us on the time alleged that these associates “meticulously deliberate” a scheme towards “an older girl by gaining her belief, isolating her from an important individuals in her life, and duping her into believing that they might care for her” each personally and financially.
Singer beforehand claimed that the defendants had supposed to take over Priscilla’s funds and power her “right into a type of indentured servitude” the place she would work and they’d “obtain the lion’s share of any income that she was capable of earn sooner or later.”
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Jordan Matthews, alleged in a Wednesday assertion to EW that Kruse and Fialko have “video recordings and communications” confirming “there may be completely no proof of undue affect, coercion, or elder abuse concerned, solely a legit, well-documented enterprise partnership.”
Singer said, “Accusing a grieving mom of contributing to her daughter’s demise 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 will likely be dismissed.”
Lisa Marie inherited Elvis’ Graceland property and extra when he died in 1977. Following her demise, the possession was transferred to her daughter, Riley Keough, 36. (Riley is the eldest baby of Lisa Marie and ex Danny Keough. Their son, Benjamin, died in 2020 at age 27.)
Following a dispute over Lisa Marie’s will, Riley and Priscilla ultimately settled out of courtroom.
“Issues with Grandma will likely be completely satisfied,” Riley instructed Vainness Honest in a profile revealed in late 2024. “They’ve by no means not been completely satisfied. … There was a little bit of upheaval [after my mom died], however now every part’s going to be the way it was. [Priscilla’s] a stupendous girl and she or he was an enormous a part of creating my grandfather’s legacy and Graceland. It’s essential to her. He was the love of her life.”
