Riley Keough looks dejected while out and about with husband Ben Smith in the middle of a fight with Priscilla Presley
Riley Keough looked downcast when she was spotted out and about with her husband Ben Smith running errands in Los Angeles on Thursday.
He skipped that day’s UK premiere of his latest TV project amid reports that grandmother Priscilla Presley is no longer on speaking terms about her ongoing inheritance battle.
Keough told her Instagram followers she was ‘FOMO’ (fear of missing out) when co-stars Suki Waterhouse and Camila Morrone promoted their Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six without her in London on Thursday.
The 33-year-old is said to be locked in a fierce battle with 77-year-old Priscilla, who is upset after being cut out of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s will.
Keough’s absence caught many by surprise considering that she is the titular star of the series that follows a rock band in the 1970s and their rise in the Los Angeles music scene.
On the go: Riley Keough looked downcast when spotted with husband Ben Smith running errands in Los Angeles on Thursday
Together: Keough and Smith, who have been married since 2015, were seen shopping together in suburban Calabasas
Elvis Presley’s widow Priscilla (left) is reportedly no longer speaking to her granddaughter Riley Keough (right) amid an ongoing dispute over their daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s (center) will.
“No one really thought Riley would be involved on screen and in Q&A given everything that’s happened in recent weeks, but her absence was noted when her co-stars discussed scenes involving Daisy,” said a guest on the London event. daily mirror.
“It felt a bit strange that the lead actress wasn’t there, but Camila was absolutely delightful during the discussion and captivated the audience with her witty remarks and banter.”
It is understood that Keough and his grandmother are no longer on speaking terms after the dispute over Lisa Marie’s will.
The late star died suddenly of cardiac arrest on January 12 at age 54, just two days after attending the Golden Globes.
Priscilla, the widow of Elvis Presley, had been named trustee of her daughter’s estate until 2016, when it was changed to make Keough and his brother Benjamin sole heirs.
Benjamin died by suicide in 2020, meaning the fortune now belongs to Keough.
Priscilla opposes the 2016 amendment and has questioned the authenticity of her late daughter’s signatures on the document.
It’s unclear how much money Lisa Marie left behind, as some reports speculate the troubled singer-songwriter squandered the $100 million fortune she inherited after her father’s death in 1977.
Keough’s co-stars Suki Waterhouse, left, and Camila Morrone, right, partied without her on Thursday night at the premiere of their new Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six.
On Thursday, people close to the family told Entertainment Tonight: “Riley has been mourning the loss of her mother and is heartbroken to have to deal with a trust dispute with a family member.”
‘Priscilla insists that she has a valid case and that she will prevail in court.
“Riley and Priscilla are not communicating at this time, but have been communicating through attorneys.”
It comes after Priscilla urged fans to “ignore the noise” about the feud just a few weeks ago.
The source added that while Keough would prefer to resolve this dispute in private, both women are now “preparing” for a bitter court battle.
“She is heartbroken that this has become a public issue and knows that her mother would never want this,” the source said, noting that Priscilla has remained “convinced that [the] old documents had been forged.
Keough, who in the past three years has had to bury both her mother and brother, has been “very stressed” by the dispute but is “trying to stay positive,” the source said.
But despite skipping the star-studded screening on Thursday night, she was quick to promote her latest series on her Instagram account.
Ben’s suicide in 2020 left Riley (right) as the sole trustee of Lisa Marie’s estate, but Priscilla hopes to invalidate this amendment. Riley is seen here in the final photo with his mother before the 54-year-old died.
Lisa Marie is seen with her parents, Elvis and Priscilla Presley, in 1970. The King of Rock’s only daughter, the singer inherited $100 million from her father after his death in 1977.
Legal documents reveal that Priscilla Presley is challenging a 2016 amendment her daughter Lisa Marie made to her will before she died of cardiac arrest in January.
Priscilla opposes 2016 amendment to her daughter’s will
It is said that Priscilla and her granddaughter Riley are no longer on speaking terms over the legal dispute.