Elvis Presley heir Riley Keough moves to protect Graceland from sale | Elvis Presley

Actress Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's granddaughter and heir to his estate, has filed a legal complaint against a private investment firm, alleging it is trying to sell Presley's Graceland home “unjudicially.”

Keough's mother, Lisa Marie Presley, died in January 2023, at the age of 54. ) loan owed to the company, and used Graceland as collateral.

On May 15, Keough filed a complaint with a Tennessee court alleging Nosani's claims were “fraudulent.” Lisa Marie Presley never borrowed any money from Naussany Investments and never provided a deed of trust to Naussany Investments. The complaint also alleges that documents “purporting to prove such a loan…are fraudulent.”

Keough's documents name Kurt Nosani as a defendant, alleging that he “sent Keough's attorneys numerous emails seeking to collect the alleged $3.8 million debt and threatening to conduct a non-judicial sale of Graceland.” Nosani He told NBC News He left the company in 2015 and should not be named in the lawsuit.

On May 19, a public notice was published in local media stating that Graceland would be auctioned at the Shelby County Courthouse in Memphis on May 23.

A judge issued a temporary restraining order on May 20, according to Keough's attorney. A hearing on the case will be held the day before the proposed sale.

Set on 14 acres of grounds, Graceland was purchased by Elvis Presley in 1957 and lived there until his death in his home in 1977. The stately home has since become a central part of the Presley legend, and serves as a museum that attracts about 600,000 visitors a year.

In addition to running the Promenade Trust, which manages the Graceland property, Keough is a successful actress who was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 2023 for her lead role in Daisy Jones & the Six. She also appeared in films including Mad Max: Fury Road, American Honey, Under the Silver Lake and Zola.