A surprising legal claim has placed Riley Keough, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, at the center of a highly personal and public dispute. A new accusation suggests that Keough secretly donated eggs in 2010 to help actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston conceive their son, Benjamin, now 15 years old. The claim appears in an updated $50 million lawsuit against Priscilla Presley, Elvis’s former wife, combining family drama with a complex legal battle over money, property, and reputations.
The lawsuit was first filed in August 2024 by Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko in Los Angeles Superior Court. They accused Priscilla Presley of fraud and breaking a contract related to business disagreements following Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January 2023. However, on December 16, 2025, the plaintiffs added a new and sensational claim, this time involving Riley Keough and alleged egg donation. The new details reportedly came from Michael Lockwood, Lisa Marie’s ex-husband.
What started as a financial dispute over auction deals has evolved into an emotional battle filled with accusations, including counterclaims of elder abuse from Priscilla. The lawsuit suggests this disclosure may be part of an effort to gain leverage in the ongoing fight over Lisa Marie’s estate and the future of Graceland.
The Famous Faces Entangled in the Dispute
Riley Keough, 35, is best known for starring in the show Daisy Jones & the Six and for becoming the head of her late mother’s estate after reaching a settlement with her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, in 2023. Priscilla, now 80, faces the new $50 million lawsuit from Kruse and Fialko, who runs GWS Auctions.
Meanwhile, John Travolta, 71, and his late wife Kelly Preston, who died of breast cancer in 2020, welcomed their son Benjamin in November 2010. Michael Lockwood, Lisa Marie’s former husband, reportedly supplied the new information at the heart of the amended lawsuit. He and Lisa Marie were married from 2006 to 2016 and shared twin daughters, Harper and Finley. After Lisa Marie’s passing, Lockwood gained full custody of the twins, though his relationship with the Presley family has remained tense, especially as financial and child support issues continue to surface.
This tangled network of relationships has now drawn multiple Hollywood figures and Presley family members into an already complicated legal fight.
Allegations of a Secret Egg Donation
According to the court filing, the alleged egg donation took place around 2010. The document claims that Travolta and Preston first approached Lisa Marie Presley for eggs to help them have another child but decided not to proceed because of her reported struggles with opioid addiction. The lawsuit then alleges that Lisa Marie’s daughter, Riley Keough, who was about 20 at the time, offered to donate her eggs instead.
The filing says Riley was compensated with a 1990s Jaguar and between $10,000 and $20,000. It even claims Priscilla Presley helped oversee the process and that the arrangement received approval from the Church of Scientology, with which both Travolta and Priscilla have long-standing ties. None of the people mentioned, including Travolta, Priscilla, or Riley, have confirmed these claims publicly.
Despite the shocking nature of the allegation, the evidence is thin. The lawsuit includes a handwritten note that mentions Kelly Preston carried baby, medical bills paid, and old Jaguar 1990s-ish, as well as screenshots reportedly calling Benjamin Priscilla’s “beautiful great-grandson.” However, no DNA tests, medical documents, or signed agreements have been provided. Without confirming evidence, the story remains unverified and based on claims reportedly shared by Lockwood, possibly as leverage in financial disputes.
Legal Responses and Reputation Risks
On December 19, 2025, Priscilla Presley’s attorney, Marty Singer, strongly denied the new allegations, calling them outrageous and irrelevant to the real lawsuit. He accused the plaintiffs, who are already on their fourth set of lawyers, of trying to retaliate against Priscilla’s elder abuse countersuit. In response, Kruse and Fialko’s lawyer, Jordan Matthews, argued that the Presley side was spreading false claims and forcing a long legal battle despite efforts to reach a peaceful settlement.
Legal experts note that the timing of these allegations, coming after Lisa Marie’s death, raises questions about motivation. Some believe Lockwood may be using personal family details to gain financial advantage or public sympathy. Through it all, Riley Keough has remained silent, possibly following legal advice to stay out of the media frenzy. Her quiet approach also fits her ongoing effort to distance her professional acting career from the Presley family’s ongoing controversies.
As of late December 2025, no court rulings, DNA tests, or verified evidence have been released. The case highlights how unproven accusations in civil lawsuits can cause lasting reputational damage before any facts are confirmed. Whether or not this claim ever makes it to trial, the situation has already drawn global attention, spotlighting the Presley legacy, the privacy of Travolta’s son, and the often-blurred line between entertainment and courtroom drama.
Sources:
Lawsuit claims Riley Keough is biological parent of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s youngest child. Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2025
Riley Keough Is Mother of John Travolta’s Son, Lawsuit Claims. TMZ, December 16, 2025
Priscilla Presley Responds To Claim Riley Keough Donated Her Eggs To John Travolta & Kelly Preston. Access Hollywood, December 19, 2025
Legal Filing Claims Riley Keough Is the Biological Mother of John Travolta’s Youngest Son. Taste of Country, December 16, 2025
Priscilla Presley Faces $50 Million Lawsuit From Former Business Partners. Law Commentary, August 13, 2025