When Lisa Marie Presley died on the age of 54 earlier this 12 months, the information despatched shockwaves all through the leisure business. Varied followers and celebrities would swiftly pay tribute, sharing their fondest reminiscences of the beloved singer. After all, nobody arguably felt Presley’s loss greater than her family. And whereas grieving, Presley’s daughter, Riley Keough was engaged in a authorized battle together with her grandmother, Prisicalla Presley, over the late star’s property. Keough has since gained management of these property, together with Graceland – the placement as soon as owned by grandfather Elvis Presley. Now, months after her mother’s passing, Keough is reflecting on the familial “chaos” that adopted and revealing the place she stands with Priscilla.
It’s extremely troublesome when a household loses a cherished one, however such a tragic state of affairs is probably going much more troublesome when a brood is as properly often known as the Presleys are. Riley Keough and her family members needed to mourn whereas remaining within the public eye. On the identical time, additionally they needed to cope with rumors relating to the circumstances main as much as Lisa Marie’s dying. Keough admitted that her well-known clan confronted a substantial quantity of uncertainty within the wake of the “To Whom It Might Concern” singer. The Daisy Jones & the Six actress, whereas talking with Vainness Honest, didn’t maintain again when reflecting on that interval of their lives:
When my mother handed, there was quite a lot of chaos in each facet of our lives. The whole lot felt just like the carpet had been ripped out and the ground had melted from underneath us. Everybody was in a little bit of a panic to know how we transfer ahead, and it simply took a minute to know the main points of the state of affairs, as a result of it’s sophisticated. We’re a household, however there’s additionally an enormous enterprise aspect of our household. So I believe that there was readability that wanted available.
That “enterprise aspect” grew to become a serious matter of public dialogue mere weeks after Lisa Marie Presley died. Priscilla formally contested her daughter’s will, as she questioned the authenticity of an modification made to it in 2016. It stipulated that Priscilla and Lisa Marie’s former enterprise supervisor, Barry Siegel, would get replaced by daughter Riley Keough and son Benjamin Keough, who handed away at 27 in 2020. Priscilla’s swimsuit said that the availability was “allegedly signed by Lisa Marie” and supposedly included a misspelling of the Presley matriarch’s identify. The belief on the heart of the lawsuit was valued at $35 million.
Amid the authorized dispute, Priscilla Presley launched an announcement, by which she conveyed her need to “defend” her three grandchildren and “maintain our household collectively.” The proceedings between herself and her actress granddaughter appeared contentious for some time however, by Might, they reportedly reached a settlement that each events appeared to be glad with. In current days, Riley Keough was revealed to have been named the only real proprietor of her mother’s property. After explaining that “readability has been had” amongst her family members, she confirmed her relationship together with her grandmother remains to be a constructive one:
Issues with Grandma might be completely happy. They’ve by no means not been completely happy. … I’m attempting to think about a approach to reply it that’s not a 20-minute dialog. There was a little bit of upheaval, however now all the things’s going to be the way it was. She’s a lovely girl, and she or he was an enormous a part of creating my grandfather’s legacy and Graceland. It’s crucial to her. He was the love of her life. Something that will recommend in any other case within the press makes me unhappy as a result of, on the finish of the day, all she needs is to like and defend Graceland and the Presley household and the legacy. That’s her entire life. So it’s a giant accountability she has tried to tackle. None of that stuff has actually ever been part of our relationship prior. She’s simply been my grandma.
That sentiment considerably matches up with earlier experiences in regards to the Mad Max: Fury Street alum’s emotions following the courtroom drama. Sources indicated that she was relieved to have lastly settled with Priscilla Presley. It’s nice to listen to that she and her grandmother will seemingly nonetheless have a largely nice bond transferring ahead.
It’s doubtless that Riley Keough and co. are nonetheless navigating life with out Lisa Marie Presley, nevertheless it seems like they will lean on one another throughout this time. Hopefully, they’re all in a position to get pleasure from peace and discover energy in each other.
