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Actress Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, has reportedly locked her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, out of the long-lasting singer’s historic Graceland property. Per The Every day Mail, Keough’s choice comes after Priscilla contested an modification to her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s will.
Lisa Marie handed away in January at age 54 after affected by suspected cardiac arrest. Her dying got here simply two days after the Golden Globes, the place she and Priscilla appeared collectively in help of the movie Elvis. (Actor Austin Butler, whose closely accented portrayal of The King turned the stuff of meme legend, misplaced the Academy Award for Finest Actor to Brendan Fraser on Sunday night time.)
On the time of Lisa Marie’s dying, she nonetheless owed tens of millions of dollars to the IRS, however she’d additionally retained $35 million in life insurance coverage insurance policies, of which her 14-year-old twin daughters have been named the beneficiaries and Keough was named the trustee, changing Priscilla.
Now, TheEvery day Mail says a supply advised them that as a result of Priscilla has moved to problem the validity of her daughter’s will, which basically minimize her out of a belief price a fortune, Keough has “modified the locks on the upstairs doorways and archives” to forestall Priscilla from accessing the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
Simply final week, a Presley household supply advised Individuals that Keough and her grandmother “don't see eye to eye.” The outlet additionally reported that Lisa Marie’s belief contains the Graceland mansion and a 15 % stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises, all of which introduced in roughly $110 million in 2022.
The Every day Beast has reached out to Keough and Presley for remark.