Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie were 'barely speaking' before she died trends now
Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie were 'barely speaking' prior to the latter's death after she sided with her daughter's ex-husband Michael Lockwood during a bitter custody battle over their twins.
Multiple sources told People that the mother, 77, and daughter, 54, were not on speaking terms prior to Lisa Marie's death on January 12 from cardiac arrest, despite appearing at multiple events together, including the Elvis biopic.
Lisa Marie reportedly resented her mother for siding with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood, 61, as the pair battled it out for the custody of their twins Harper and Finley in 2016.
The former couple battled it out in court until October 2022 and the tension trickled down to Lisa Marie's oldest daughter Riley Keough, 33, who's currently locked in a legal battle with her grandmother over her mother's will.
Multiple sources said Priscilla, 77, (middle) and Lisa Marie, 54, (left) were not on speaking terms before the latter's death on January 12 from cardiac arrest
Lisa Marie (pictured as a baby with her parents) reportedly resented her mother for siding with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood, 61, as the pair battled it out for the custody of their twins Harper and Finley in 2016. The former couple battled it out in court until October 2022
'Riley was always on her mom's side when it came to Michael,' a source told People. 'It bothered her that her grandmother and Michael flew to the funeral together.'
Priscilla also helped Michael wedge his way into the ceremony, despite her late daughter's wishes.
'Michael was not invited,' a close friend of Lisa Marie told the magazine. 'He came to Memphis under the pretense that he had to chaperone the twins - and he forced his way in with Priscilla's help.
'The last thing Lisa Marie would have wanted was for Michael to be there.'
During the custody battle in 2019, Lisa Marie filed an amendment to her living trust, making Riley and her late son Benjamin Keough her heirs, removing Priscilla and her former manager Barry Siegel as co-trustees. Her will contains the rights to the Graceland mansion and a 15 percent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Priscilla also helped Michael (pictured with Lisa Marie in 2011) wedge his way into the ceremony, despite her late daughter's wishes. 'Michael was not invited,' a close friend of Lisa Marie told the magazine. 'The last thing Lisa Marie would have wanted was for Michael to be there'
Lisa Marie had a bitter custody battle over her twins Harper and Finley (pictured with Riley and their mother in 2017)
Priscilla filed a petition to question the 'authenticity and validity' of the trust after she claimed Lisa Marie's signature is 'inconsistent.' She filed the petition in a Los Angeles court just days after her daughter's memorial service.
The grandmother of four also claimed she was not aware Lisa Marie had changed the trust in 2016 until after her daughter passed away.
If Priscilla's petition prevails, she and Riley would be made co-trustees over Lisa Marie's estate, but neither wants the other's influence, a source said.
