ElvisPresleys ex-wife and heirs have spent decades hounded by public fascination and scrutiny.
Members of an American folklore dynasty, they share a mythology thats seemingly unstoppable.
The scathing complaint alleges abhorrent financial elder abuse topping $1 million.
Since the death of her daughter Lisa Marie, Priscilla Presley has become the focus of various legal dramas.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
It called Kruse a con-artist and pathological liar allegations she denies.
As the drama continues to unfold, heres your cheat sheet on all the legal twists and turns.
Whats the story behind Priscilla Presleys relationship with Brigitte Kruse?
Her company, GWS Auctions, initially described the jet as custom designed to Elvis specifications.
When I got it, everything was gray and white.
It was just a casket, McKay tellsRolling Stone.
He recalled personally choosing the wine hue and copying the button-and-tuck upholstery design from his local steakhouse.
As far as the plane looking good, thats me.
I did it first-class.
Either way, the planereportedly sold for $498,000that year, and Kruses profile grew.
GWS Auctions maintains its commitment to integrity and to the authenticity of the items that it sells.
When exactly Kruse and Priscilla met is a point of contention.
Priscillas elder abuse lawsuit says they were introduced in 2021.
Kruse also claims she brokered a meeting between Priscilla and Donald Trump at Priscillas request.
(Anything involving Elvis would have to be approved.)
There was never an agreement with Kruse on NFTs or holograms.
There was never an agreement or even deep conversations about a unique hologram show.
There was never an agreement to do anything, the well-placed source tellsRolling Stone.
Kruse had inquired about NFTs but was quickly given a No because of our understanding of who she was.
How did Priscilla respond to Kruses claims?
Priscillas lawsuit says the deals were so egregious and unconscionable, theyre unenforceable.
Priscilla says she negotiated the movie deal before Kruse and Fialko were even involved in her affairs.
One of the documents signed that day granted Kruse power of attorney over Priscilla.
In August 2023, Priscilla had a different lawyer send Kruse a notice that the powers were being revoked.
Kruse arranged for me to be represented by her friend, Lynn Walker Wright, Priscilla wrote.
How did Kruse and Fialko respond to Priscillas elder abuse lawsuit?
Rolling Stonereached out to several lawyers representing Kruse and Fialko and received a response provided by a spokeswoman.
The statement called Priscillas California elder abuse lawsuit a retaliatory response to Kruse and Fialkos breach of contract case.
We are confident that the facts will speak for themselves and justice will prevail, the statement said.
Thank you to all of our supporters who have stood by us during this difficult time.
We will continue to focus on our business and look forward to our day in court.
The truth will come out by way of evidence and not rumors.
There will be no further comment at this time as we respect the judicial process.
She added, the truth always comes out, and said she was grateful to her family and friends.
Whats the story behind Priscillas settlement with Keough after Lisa Maries death?
The amendment replaced Priscilla with Lisa Maries daughter Riley and now-deceased son Benjamin Keough.
The petition claimed Lisa Maries signature appeared inconsistent with her usual and customary signature.
It also said the amendment was never delivered to Priscilla in writing during Lisa Maries lifetime, as required.
Priscilla asked the court to declare the amendment invalid.
(Garibaldi has a 1/9th share of the trust while Lisa Maries daughters split the remaining 8/9th interest.)
Keough agrees to allow Priscilla to be buried upon her death in the Meditation Garden of Graceland.
As a family, we are pleased that we resolved this together.
We love and appreciate all of you and the Presley family is stronger than ever.
Whats the deal with the scam foreclosure attempt on Graceland?
On May 15, Keough filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court in Memphis claiming Naussanys loan documents were forgeries.
She said her mom absolutely never borrowed the $3.8 million, so the creditors claim was fraudulent.
On May 22, a Shelby County judge blocked the foreclosure sale,ABC24reported.
TheCommercial Appealreported later that day that it received an email from someone named Gregory Naussany.
The email, riddled with grammatical errors, said Naussany was withdrawing all claims, the newspaper said.
So, who orchestrated the Graceland foreclosure scam?
Rolling Stonereached out to the email addresses listed for Naussany in court filings but never heard back.
TheNew York Timessaid it received a response from someone claiming to be adark-web scammerbased in Nigeria.
We figure out how to steal, the personwroteto theTimes.
I had fun figuring this one out and it didnt succeed very well.
She purportedly was linked to a P.O.
Immediately after, the woman issued a cease-and-desist to the news connection for alleged defamation.
The Department of Justice declined to comment.
The Presley family, meanwhile, seems to be moving forward with a united front.
After settling Lisa Maries estate, Priscilla and Keough attended the 2024 Emmys together.
What a talented young woman.
I know Elvis would have been very proud!
And they claimed that she tried to extort $2.85 million from the estate before Keough blew the whistle.
Findley ultimatelyagreed to plead guilty to mail fraudunder a deal with prosecutors announced Feb. 25.
The agreement dropped the count of aggravated identity theft.
