Priscilla Presley always gets brought into nonsense, and this time it’s personal
Riley Keough is in the news for some strange business right now. Earlier in the week, social media lit itself ablaze with rumors that Keough was the secret biological mother of John Travolta’s teenage son.
All of the details hit the public because of a messy lawsuit against Keough’s grandmother, Priscilla Presley. The suit from Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko alleges missing payment from Presley’s son. Navarone Garibaldi Garcia is accused of “not paying for any services rendered.” The accused family issued a statement to USA Today.
The filing argues, “After losing motion after motion in this case, and unsuccessfully seeking to have Presley’s counsel of record, Marty Singer, disqualified from representing her in this matter, Brigitte Kruse, Kevin Fialko, and their co-conspirators have demonstrated that there is no bar too low, no ethical line that they are unwilling to cross in an effort to deflect from their significant liability to Priscilla Presley.
“In a completely improper effort to exert undue pressure on Presley to retract her legitimate, truthful claims, Kruse and her co-conspirators have also sued Presley’s son, cousin, and assistant,” the statement adds. “These recent outrageous allegations have absolutely nothing to do with the claims in this case. The conduct of Kruse, Fialko, and their new lawyers (they are on their fourth set of attorneys) is shameful, and it absolutely will be addressed in court.”
Riley Keough in the middle of some John Travolta drama
It feels like there’s not a day that goes by without a woman getting dragged into some mess that she has barely anything to do with. For the purposes of this piece, we’re not going to speculate on whether or not the accusations in that suit are legitimate or not. As it stands, the case is ongoing and These kinds of details are routinely shared on social media now to slander and malign women that certain corners find undesirable, or desirable! It’s a tricky tightrope to walk, as any woman online will tell you. There’s always a wrong way and a right way to be perceived as female in this society.
Back around the time that Blake Lively case was being litigated against Justin Baldoni, numerous researchers noticed an emerging pattern. Just like with Amber Heard, there was a figurative army of social media experts ready to mine this entire situation for both clout and profit. Youtuber Ophie Dokie was quoted in The Guardian calling this “misogyny slop.” And, the current situation would at least qualify as a cousin to that qualification.
As Dokie explained, “Probably, misogyny slop has always existed. But I feel like around the time of the Depp v Heard trial, there was this real increase in social clout, almost, in making fun of women who are alleging abuse.” Hard to argue with the freely-available data out there.
Kruse and Fialko seem to be more preoccupied with a potential payday than the reputation of the people who they’re accusing. That is their right in the courts. But, it neatly fits into the established narratives of the last few years.
As USA Today recorded, “Immediately after Lisa Marie’s death, the entire Presley family clamored for control of the estate and for pay-outs, using Plaintiffs Kruse and Fialko as both negotiators and mediators.”
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