Allegations have emerged in a new lawsuit regarding the parentage of John Travolta’s son.
The lawsuit’s assertions have provoked a strong reaction from Priscilla Presley, who described the allegations as ‘outrageous’.
The legal filing claims that Priscilla’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, is the biological mother of Travolta’s son Benjamin, 15. Benjamin is the child of the Pulp Fiction actor and his late wife, Kelly Preston, who died in 2020.
The lawsuit was submitted by Brigitte Kruse, who is engaged in a contentious financial dispute with Priscilla.
In her claim, Kruse asserts that Michael Lockwood, who was married to Riley’s mother, Lisa Marie Presley, allegedly informed her that she had donated one of her eggs to Travolta and Kelly in exchange for ‘up to $20,000 and an old Jaguar car’.
Priscilla Presley’s legal representatives have responded to these allegations.
“Brigitte and her co-conspirators have demonstrated that there is no bar too low, no ethical line that they are unwilling to cross in an effort to cause further pain to Priscilla Presley and her family,” they stated. “These recent outrageous allegations have absolutely nothing to do with the claims in this case.”
They further decried the claims about DNA as ‘shameful’.
The lawsuit also touches on the estate matters following Elvis and Priscilla’s daughter Lisa Marie’s passing in 2023, suggesting that ‘the entire Presley family clamoured for control of the estate and for pay-outs’.
The document makes the unverified claim that Lockwood informed Kruse ‘that John Travolta’s wife, Kelly Preston, had been unable to bear her own children, and Travolta and Presley previously used Lisa Marie’s eggs to get pregnant’.
Furthermore, the document alleges: “Lockwood claimed that Travolta said he no longer wanted to use Lisa Marie’s eggs because they did not want ‘eggs with heroin’ on them, and they orchestrated a deal, where Riley Keough gave her eggs to Travolta, so that Kelly could give birth to their son, Ben Travolta.”
When contacted by the Daily Mail, Lockwood denied any knowledge of the claims supposedly attributed to him, stating: “That just sounds crazy. I have not heard anything about it.”
John Travolta and Kelly Preston welcomed Benjamin in 2010, a year after their son, Jett Travolta, tragically died from a seizure at the age of 16.
They described Benjamin’s birth as a ‘miracle’, with Travolta sharing with People in 2011: “He’s given the house a renewed spirit and a purpose.”