Elvis Has Left the Building. But Whither his Alleged Daughter?
An article from the website of UK’s Guardian reports that Lisa Johansen claims to be Elvis’s daughter, and that she has sued Elvis’s estate for $130m.
According to the report, Ms. Johansen, 43, claims that she was sent to Sweden for her own safety in 1977, following Elvis’s death (Elvis is believed by many to have died on August 16, 1977.) She claims that she was replaced by the “imposter”, Lisa Marie Presley.
In a 1998 book, “I, Lisa Marie: The True Story of Elvis Presley’s Real Daughter”, Ms. Johansen tells the story of how Priscilla Presley left the US after Elvis died, taking a young Ms. Johansen with her. Safely out of the US, Ms. Johansen assumed a new identity.
According to the article, Ms. Johansen visited Graceland in August, and told staff of her alleged relationship to Elvis. This led to a lawyer issuing a warning to Ms. Johansen to cease her “malicious false claims and offensive wrongful conduct”. Ms. Johansen countered with the $130m lawsuit for defamation and infliction of emotional distress.
According to the article, Ms. Johansen has now consented to a DNA test. The results have not yet been released.
Stay tuned.
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