According to a complaint filed on Thursday in Los Angeles, Priscilla Presley is suing four former business associates for financial elder abuse and fraud. The 79-year-old star claims she was conned out of over $1 million.
In court documents obtained by Us Weekly , celebrity attorney Marty Singer accuses Brigitte Kruse , Kevin Fialko , Vahe Sislyan and Lynn Walker Wright of forcing Presley "into a form of indentured servitude” where they would “receive the lion’s share of any revenue that she was able to earn in the future.”
“This action arises out of a meticulously planned and abhorrent scheme by the defendants in this action to prey on an older woman by gaining her trust, isolating her from the most important people in her life, and duping her into believing that they would take care of her—personally and financially—while their real goal was to drain her of every last penny she had,” the lawsuit reads, according to Rolling Stone .
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Presley and Kruse, who ran a business selling Elvis Presley memorabilia, met in 2021. In February, Kruse and Fialko sued Presley for breach of contract, claims Singer denied on her behalf. According to Singer, the pair “falsely portray themselves as the victims” and gained power of attorney and control over Presley's personal trusts and bank accounts through fraudulent means.
While Priscilla and Elvis Presley divorced in 1973, Priscilla is the co-founder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises and helped to run his multi-million dollar estate. Her life was documented in Sofia Coppola 's 2023 award-winning film Priscilla .
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