Riley Keough is trying to stay close to her sisters amid shocking claims that she is the biological mother of John Travolta’s son Ben, a friend tells Page Six.
A source said of Keogh, “Her only mission is to keep the family together.”
The 36-year-old actress is being dragged into a new legal nightmare after her stepfather Michael Lockwood allegedly made shocking claims against her grandmother Priscilla Presley’s former business partner, according to court documents.
Now, legal sources say the court could force 15-year-old Ben to provide DNA to prove whether Keough actually donated eggs to Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston.
Amid the minefield, friends said Keogh, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, had to tread carefully as she wanted to maintain her relationship with her 17-year-old twins, Finley and Harper, who are in Lockwood’s legal custody following the death of the sisters’ mother, Lisa Marie Presley.
A Presley source said that although Keough has sole control over the sisters’ access to their trust funds, they still have to “follow Michael’s rules.”
“The twins won’t receive any money[from Lisa Marie’s estate]until they’re 25. Until then, Riley is in control of the money,” the source said. “But of course, Riley wants to see her sisters, so she has to follow[Lockwood’s]rules.”
A photo posted by Priscilla on social media this week showed all three of Lisa Marie’s daughters – Priscilla, Lockwood and one of Keogh’s young daughters – with the caption: “Holidays 2025 and unbreakable family ties.”
Lockwood was embroiled in a bitter custody battle with Lisa Marie over their daughters until her shocking death in January 2023.
Keogh, who stars in the hit Amazon Prime show Daisy Jones and the Six and is also an accomplished director, has been forced to deal with a lot of turmoil since her mother passed away.
Priscilla, 80, challenged a 2016 document that removed her from Lisa Marie’s multimillion-dollar trust and brought in Keogh as sole trustee.
Four months after Lisa Marie’s death, Mr Keogh reportedly reached a settlement with his grandmother for “millions of dollars” amid family tensions.
“Riley is an amazing person. Her mission is just to keep the family together. When Priscilla was suing for the trust, Riley settled out of court. She gave her grandmother a lot of money and said, ‘Let’s just get this over with,'” the source said.
“There’s no question that Riley is always going to take care of her family. She could have won in court, but she didn’t want this mess.”
Keogh is back in the headlines as Priscilla’s former business partner Brigitte Kruse is suing Priscilla’s son Navaron Garcia for breach of contract. And, according to people familiar with the matter, Kruse is suing in hopes of getting his own reward.
Legal documents filed in the case include the bombshell that Keough was an egg donor to “Saturday Night Fever” star Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston’s son Ben, now 15. Preston passed away in 2020.
Kruse claims in the newspaper that Lisa Marie’s third husband, Lockwood, told her that Preston was unable to have his child.
Kruse claims that Travolta and Preston had used Lisa Marie’s eggs before, but didn’t want to try them again because the eggs were contaminated with “heroin.” Elvis’ daughter has spoken publicly about her struggle with opioid addiction.
Representatives for Mr. Keogh declined to comment to Page Six, but legal sources said it was up to the court to order DNA testing.
Priscilla had previously accused Kruse of “elder abuse,” and another family member said Kruse had previously had a close relationship with Priscilla and Lockwood.
The night before Lisa Marie’s Celebration of Life service at Graceland, Kruse’s attorney emailed organizers saying she represented Priscilla, Navarone, Michael Lockwood, and Finley & Harper.
“They said she represented their image and likeness and no one was allowed to take pictures of them at the funeral,” the source said. “Michael was supposed to be banned, but he still showed up with the girls.
“Brigid was partnering with Priscilla when Lisa died.”
Another Presley source said: “Kruse was the one who was representing Priscilla when she was suing the trust. Now Brigitte knows she loses everything.”
Priscilla’s attorney Marty Singer called Travolta’s accusations “outrageous,” adding, “Bridget and her co-conspirators have proven that there is no bar too low or ethical line they are willing to cross in order to cause further pain to Priscilla Presley and her family.”
Kruse’s attorney, Jordan Matthews, said his clients had tried to resolve the matter out of court, adding: “The claim that the allegations are ‘outrageous’ is patently false.”
