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Elvis Presley’s Graceland Faces Foreclosure Battle — Riley Keough Fights to Save Family Legacy
Elvis Presley’s legendary Graceland estate — a symbol of rock and roll history — now stands at the center of a shocking legal storm. This Thursday, the iconic Memphis mansion was set to go under the hammer in a foreclosure auction, igniting panic and heartbreak among fans and the Presley family alike.
At the heart of the battle is Riley Keough, Elvis’s granddaughter and current owner of the estate, who has branded the sale a complete fraud. The 34-year-old actress swiftly filed a lawsuit, calling the foreclosure a sham, and on Monday, her attorney successfully obtained a temporary restraining order to halt the auction.
The dispute stems from a 2018 deed of trust allegedly signed by Keough’s late mother, Lisa Marie Presley. The document claims Lisa Marie secured a $3.8 million loan using Graceland as collateral. But Riley’s lawsuit insists the paperwork is fake — that her mother never borrowed from the Missouri-based Nissani Investments and that her signatures were forged. Even the notary named in the deed denies ever meeting Lisa Marie or notarizing her signature.
For Presley fans, Graceland is more than just a property. Every room still holds Elvis’s original furnishings, a living museum of his life and legacy. After Lisa Marie’s passing in 2023, Riley was named sole trustee of the estate following a tense legal dispute with her grandmother, Priscilla Presley. Today, Elvis, his parents, Lisa Marie, and her son Benjamin are all laid to rest at Graceland. Priscilla, now 78, has openly expressed her wish to one day be buried beside Elvis on the sacred grounds.
Now, with the estate’s fate hanging in the balance, Riley Keough is fighting not just a legal battle, but for the preservation of a legacy that belongs to millions of Elvis fans around the world.