Elvis Presley heir Riley Keough moves to protect Graceland from sale | Elvis Presley

Actor Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley and inheritor to his property, has filed a authorized grievance towards a personal funding agency, alleging that it’s trying a “non-judicial” sale of Presley’s Graceland residence.

Keough’s mom, Lisa Marie Presley, died in January 2023, aged 54. In September that 12 months, an organization referred to as Naussany Investments & Non-public Lending filed a lawsuit towards Lisa Marie’s property, alleging that when she died she had an impressive $3.8m (£3m) mortgage owed to the corporate, and had used Graceland as collateral.

On 15 Might, Keough filed a grievance in a Tennessee courtroom claiming that Naussany’s claims had been “fraudulent. Lisa Marie Presley by no means borrowed cash from Naussany Investments and by no means gave a deed of belief to Naussany Investments”. The grievance additionally claims that the paperwork “purporting to proof such a mortgage … are forgeries”.

Keough’s paperwork identify Kurt Naussany as a defendant, claiming “he has despatched counsel for Keough quite a few emails in search of to gather the purported $3.8m debt and threatening to conduct a non-judicial sale of Graceland”. Naussany informed NBC Information that he left the agency in 2015 and shouldn’t be named within the lawsuit.

On 19 Might, a public discover was posted in native information shops stating that Graceland could be auctioned at Shelby County Courthouse in Memphis on 23 Might.

A choose filed a short lived restraining order on 20 Might, based on a lawyer for Keough. A listening to will likely be made concerning the case on the day earlier than the proposed sale.

Located on 14 acres of land, Graceland was purchased by Elvis Presley in 1957 and he lived there till he died at residence in 1977. The opulent residence has since grow to be a key a part of the Presley legend, and operates as a museum that pulls round 600,000 guests a 12 months.

In addition to operating the Promenade Belief which manages the Graceland property, Keough is a profitable actor who was Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated in 2023 for her lead function in Daisy Jones & the Six. She has additionally appeared in movies together with Mad Max: Fury Street, American Honey, Below the Silver Lake and Zola.