the widow of the “King” Priscilla Presley accepts a compromise to close the case

Lisa Marie Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll legend’s only daughter who had her own musical career, died suddenly in Los Angeles on January 12 of cardiac arrest, aged 54. During her lifetime, she notably maintained control of Graceland, the mansion owned by her father in Memphis, Tennessee, and where he was found unconscious before his death in August 1977. A place that has become a place of pilgrimage for fans of the “King”.

The singer had appointed her mother Priscilla as one of the administrators of her large estate in 2010, but she changed her will in 2016 to leave her fortune to her eldest daughter, actress Riley Keough. Priscilla Presley challenged the new will in January, her defense arguing that she only discovered the changes after her daughter’s death and questioning the authenticity of Lisa Marie Presley’s signature.

“United, together and enthusiastic”

On Tuesday, May 16, the widow’s attorney, Ronson Shamoun, told a Los Angeles judge that a compromise had been reached. No details have been disclosed about this agreement. “Families are happy“, said the council outside the courtroom. According to him, all the interested parties are “united, together and enthusiastic for the future“. Riley Keough is also satisfied to have put an end to the litigation, explained her lawyer, Justin Gold.

Now 77, Priscilla Presley divorced Elvis in 1973 after six years of marriage. “I want to make it clear that there has never been a lawsuit brought against my beloved granddaughter“said the widow in a statement forwarded by her agent.”As a family, we are happy to have solved this problem together“, she added, claiming to respect the “private life” of the family “to mourn Lisa Marie“.

Riley Keough, 33, is an actress who starred in the blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road and more recently in independent film Zola. Lisa Marie Presley also left behind two twin daughters, Harper and Finley.