Why Riley Keough is named in lawsuit alleging she’s biological mum of John Travolta’s son
Riley Keough has been named in a bombshell lawsuit alleging that she's the biological mother of John Travolta's son.
Court documents obtained by PEOPLE Magazine allege that the Daisy Jones & The Six star donated her eggs to the Grease actor and his late wife Kelly Preston, who used them to welcome their son, Benjamin.
Travolta, 71, and Kelly, who died in 2020 aged 57 following a two-year long battle with breast cancer, shared three children: son Jett, who sadly died aged 16 in 2009, daughter Ella Bleu, 25, and son Benjamin, now 15.
The bombshell parentage claim was made in a lawsuit filed by Priscilla Presley's former business partners Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko.
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What started as a $50 million breach of contract lawsuit against Priscilla's son Navarone Garibaldi Garcia has now been amended to include bizarre allegations against other members of the Presley family.
In Tuesday's (16 December) filing, Kruse claimed that Michael Lockwood, the ex-husband of Keough's mother, the late Lisa Marie Presley, was the one who told her the shock allegation.
She alleged that he told her Travolta and Preston had used Lisa Marie’s eggs to get pregnant and the couple later approached her in 2010 about obtaining new eggs, reports US Weekly.
However, they reportedly didn't want 'eggs with heroin' so received Keough's instead, in exchange for 'an old Jaguar car and up to $20,000'.
The complaint states: "Michael Lockwood, Lisa Marie’s ex-husband, and the father of Harper and Finley Lockwood approached Plaintiff Kruse, telling her that John Travolta’s wife, Kelly Preston, had been unable to bear her own children, and Travolta and Presley previously used Lisa Marie’s eggs to get pregnant."
It continued: "Lockwood claimed that Travolta said he no longer wanted to use Lisa Marie’s eggs because they did not want 'eggs with heroin' on them and they orchestrated a deal, where Riley Keough gave her eggs to Travolta, so that Kelly could give birth to their son, Ben Travolta."
The ex-wife of Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley, 80, has since issued a statement via her lawyer, shutting down the wild claims about her granddaughter.
Her team told TMZ: "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."
It continued: "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."
Meanwhile, Keough also shared a joint statement with her grandmother Priscilla, slamming the claims as 'deeply hurtful'.
A representative for the family told PEOPLE: "We are aware of the latest allegations from Brigitte Kruse. These claims are not only untrue but also deeply hurtful.
"Our family is, and always has been, united in love and respect for one another. Our shared priority remains honouring 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."
And Kruse and Fialko's legal 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 lawyer added: "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 representatives for Travolta and Keough.
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