Priscilla Presley hits back at claims Riley Keough is biological mum of John Travolta’s son

Priscilla Presley has broken her silence on the ongoing paternity scandal involving her granddaughter, Riley Keough and John Travolta.

For those who have no idea what we're talking about, we'll start with a quick catch-up on exactly what's gone down.

Priscilla, who is the ex-wife of the late Elvis Presley, has denied an allegation that her granddaughter Riley Keough is the biological mother of John Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston's 15-year-old son, Benjamin Travolta.

Travolta and Kelly shared three children: son Jett, who sadly died aged 16 in 2009, daughter Ella Bleu, 25, and son Benjamin.

The bombshell claim was made in a lawsuit filed by Priscilla's former business partner, Brigitte Kruse, as part of her ongoing legal battle with Priscilla over financial matters.

In court documents obtained by TMZ, Brigitte alleged that Michael Lockwood, the ex-husband of Riley's mother Lisa Marie Presley, had told her that the Daisy Jones and The Six actress gave one of her eggs to Travolta and Preston 'in exchange for an old Jaguar car and up to $20,000'.

Priscilla Presley has spoken out on the shock new claims regarding John Travolta's son and her granddaughter, Riley Keough (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Benjamin, now 15, was born in 2010, and his mother sadly died in 2020, two years after she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The lawsuit also alleged that Riley's late mother, Lisa Marie Presley, had also previously donated her eggs so that Preston could 'get pregnant'. However, Travolta and Preston 'no longer wanted Lisa's eggs because they did not want 'eggs with heroin' on them, the lawsuit alleges.

Lawyers representing Priscilla Presley have gone on to set the record straight, branding the shock DNA claims as 'shameful' and vowing they would be disproved in court.

Her team told the publication: "After losing motion after motion in this case, and unsuccessfully seeking to have Presley’s counsel of record, Marty Singer, disqualified from representing her in this matter, Brigitte Kruse, Kevin Fialko, and their co-conspirators have demonstrated that there is no bar too low, no ethical line that they are unwilling to cross in an effort to cause further pain to Priscilla Presley and her family."

John Travolta and his late wife, Kelly Preston, allegedly conceived their son using an egg donor (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

They added: "In a completely improper effort to exert undue pressure on Presley to retract her legitimate, truthful claims, Kruse and her co-conspirators have also sued Presley’s son, cousin, and assistant.

"These recent outrageous allegations have absolutely nothing to do with the claims in this case. The conduct of Kruse, Fialko, and their new lawyers (they are on their fourth set of attorneys) is shameful, and it absolutely will be addressed in court."

Keough also shared a joint statement with her grandmother, slamming the claims as 'deeply hurtful'.

"We are aware of the latest allegations from Brigitte Kruse. These claims are not only untrue but also deeply hurtful," a representative for the family told PEOPLE.

"Our family is, and always has been, united in love and respect for one another. Our shared priority remains honoring Lisa Marie’s memory and protecting Elvis’ legacy with dignity. We will not allow outside voices to divide us or to diminish the strength of our bond as a family."

Travolta welcomed son Benjamin, now 15, in 2010 with his late wife Kelly Preston (Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)

Kruse and Fialko's representative, Jordan Matthews of Holtz Matthews LLP, also shared a statement defending their complaint, stating: "'Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko are heartbroken that they have been forced to file their most recent amended complaint.

"They have been accused of horrific acts that are not supported by any evidence whatsoever. These accusations are especially painful given the enormous amount of work they performed to keep the Presley family together during an extremely difficult and divisive period of time."

It added that all family disputes were resolved following Lisa Marie's death, claiming 'every matter was settled, all parties were paid, and closure was achieved.'

The statement continued: "This amended complaint is about revealing the truth, correcting the record, and providing evidence of the work that was done in good faith.

"Ms Kruse and Mr Fialko remain confident that the truth will prevail."

LADbible Group has contacted a rep for Travolta and Keough.