A new lawsuit has made a jaw-dropping allegation involving Hollywood royalty, claiming that John Travolta’s youngest son, Ben, was conceived using eggs from Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough.
The explosive claim appears in a lawsuit filed by Brigitte Kruse, the former business partner of Priscilla Presley. Kruse is suing Priscilla’s son, Navarone Garcia, for breach of contract, according to TMZ. In the filing, Kruse alleges that Travolta, now 71, and his late wife Kelly Preston made a private arrangement with Keough after struggling to conceive a child on their own. Representatives for both Travolta and Keough have been contacted for comment.
Kelly Preston, who died in 2020 at age 57 following a battle with breast cancer, shared three children with Travolta. Kruse claims she learned the alleged details from Lisa Marie Presley’s ex-husband, Michael Lockwood.
According to the lawsuit, Travolta and Preston initially attempted to use eggs from Lisa Marie Presley but later decided against moving forward again. The filing claims they then turned to Lisa Marie’s daughter, Riley Keough, who was reportedly 21 at the time. Kruse alleges the arrangement involved compensation that included a used Jaguar and a payment between $10,000 and $20,000. The lawsuit does not clearly state whether an earlier pregnancy resulted.
Kruse also claims Lockwood told her he planned to use the information as leverage to obtain money from Travolta. As alleged support for her claims, Kruse included what she says is a screenshot of a text message in which Priscilla Presley allegedly referred to Ben as her “great-grandson.”
Attorneys for Priscilla Presley strongly denied the allegations, calling them irrelevant and inflammatory. In a statement to TMZ, her legal team accused Kruse and her associates of crossing ethical lines and said the claims have nothing to do with the actual legal dispute. They described the accusations as “outrageous” and “shameful.”
Kruse’s attorney, however, says she is “heartbroken” to have shared the claims publicly, stating that the lawsuit was meant to reveal the truth and document work she says was done in good faith. The legal battle between Priscilla Presley and Kruse began in 2023 and has continued to escalate.
Travolta and Preston share daughter Ella Bleu, 25, son Ben, 15, and their late son Jett, who died in 2009 at age 16. As of now, the allegations remain unproven and are being disputed by Priscilla Presley’s legal team.