The Presley estate drama has taken a sharp left turn, pulling John Travolta and Riley Keough into a legal fight that was already messy before Hollywood got involved. A new lawsuit claims Keough is the biological mother of Travolta’s youngest son, Benjamin, and that the boy is, as a result, Elvis Presley’s biological great-grandchild. The filing drops a bomb into an ongoing dispute over Priscilla Presley’s legal team, raising questions about family ties, fertility deals and who gets to speak for the Presley legacy.
The lawsuit that links Graceland, Travolta and Keough
At the center of the storm is a civil case brought by two of Priscilla Presley’s relatives, who are trying to shake up control of the Presley estate and challenge her longtime attorney. In their filing, they argue that a teenager far outside the usual Graceland orbit, John Travolta’s son Benjamin, is actually Elvis’s biological great-grandchild, a claim that has now dragged the actor into what one filing describes as an explosive lawsuit. The relatives say that connection matters because it could expand the circle of people with a biological stake in Elvis’s empire, and they use it to argue that Priscilla’s current legal strategy is not protecting everyone who might have a claim.
To make that leap, the plaintiffs allege that Riley Keough, who is Elvis’s granddaughter and the current Graceland heir, secretly provided eggs that were used to conceive Travolta’s youngest child. One filing states that Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston used Keough’s eggs to have their son Benjamin, who was born in 2010, effectively making Keough his biological mother and Elvis his great-grandfather, according to a detailed lawsuit summary. Another court document, filed by attorney Kruse, repeats that claim and ties it directly to the broader fight over Priscilla Presley’s representation, arguing that the alleged secret arrangement is part of why the family’s legal affairs are, in Kruse’s words, already “sideways,” according to the court filing.
What the filing says about Riley Keough, Travolta and Kelly Preston
The lawsuit does not just float a rumor, it lays out a specific scenario involving Riley Keough, John Travolta and Kelly Preston. According to the plaintiffs, Keough allegedly agreed to donate eggs to Travolta and Preston so they could have another child, and those eggs were then used to conceive Benjamin. One account of the filing states plainly that Travolta and Preston used Keough’s eggs to conceive their youngest son, a claim repeated in a separate summary that says a new claim has pulled both stars into a highly personal allegation. Another report on the same filing underscores that Keough is identified as the biological mother of Travolta’s son, tying that assertion directly to an alleged breach of contract involving the Presley estate, according to a detailed legal breakdown.
One account of the case goes further, claiming that Keough allegedly agreed to the egg donation in exchange for a payment in the range of “between $10,000 – $20,000,” a figure that appears in a report on how Keough allegedly donated to John Travolta and Kelly Preston. Another summary of the same lawsuit states that Riley Keough is allegedly the biological mother of John Travolta’s son and suggests that the “entire Presley” family network could be affected if the claim were ever proven, according to a report flagged as new lawsuit claims. So far, the filings are one-sided allegations, and none of the sources include any response from Keough, Travolta or representatives for Kelly Preston, which remains unverified based on available sources.
How this collides with the Presley legacy and Travolta’s family image
For Riley Keough, the lawsuit hits at the intersection of her public role as Elvis’s granddaughter and her private life. She is already the Graceland heir and a central figure in the Presley estate, and one report notes that a lawsuit alleges Riley Keough, John Travolta and Kelly Preston are all named in a dispute tied to Graceland and a 15-year-old son, according to a detailed look at why they are in the Priscilla Presley dispute. Another account frames the allegation in even starker terms, saying that Elvis’s granddaughter Riley Keough “is the biological mother of John Travolta’s youngest son” according to what it calls a wild new lawsuit, which is how one outlet characterizes the Elvis connection. A separate celebrity report puts it more straightforwardly, stating that Riley Keough is John Travolta’s youngest son’s biological mother, according to the new lawsuit claims.
For John Travolta, the allegations cut against the carefully curated image of a devoted dad who has long presented his family life as a refuge from Hollywood. He and Kelly Preston shared three children, Jett, Ella and Benjamin, a family profile that has been widely chronicled in coverage of John Travolta and. The new filing, however, recasts Benjamin’s origin story in a way that pulls Travolta into the Presley family’s internal war. One report notes that a lawsuit alleges Riley Keough is the biological mother of John Travolta’s son, while also stressing that the plaintiff behind the case has his own motives and that the claim remains an allegation, according to a breakdown of how Keough is allegedly the biological mother. Another entertainment report echoes that framing, stating that Riley Keough is the biological mother of John Travolta’s son according to the lawsuit, and tying that claim directly to an alleged breach of contract involving Priscilla Presley, as laid out in a detailed legal analysis. A short social clip has already amplified the story to a wider audience, describing how a shocking lawsuit claims Riley Keough is the biological mother of John Travolta’s youngest son and urging viewers to “Tap” for more on this controversy, underscoring how quickly a dense court filing can morph into viral celebrity drama.
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