Presley kin mum on estate fight
Actor granddaughter of rock legend Elvis Presley who is embroiled in a legal battle with grandmother Priscilla Presley over his lucrative estate — is back in the spotlight to promote her new Prime Video series, “Daisy Jones & the Six.”
While she remains mum on the dispute following the January death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, Keough is forging ahead with her musicadjacent acting career.
The “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Zola” actor told “Entertainment Tonight” Wednesday that despite her family’s impressive recording pedigree, she and co-star Sam Claflin had to work hard to develop their own musical abilities for “Daisy Jones,” which is an adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 breakthrough novel.
“I think we really came from not being able to play anything on a guitar or sing really, to having a full record going out, which is like it’s crazy to us, I think,” Keough said. “We had months of jam sessions, so we had months of rehearsals, so we were basically in band practice for, I don’t know, a year.”
When asked what it means to be continuing her family’s musical legacy in the series, which premieres March 3, the 33year-old actor downplayed that notion.
“I certainly wouldn’t put that pressure on it ... But it was a really fun experience for me. I’m not a musician — or I am now I guess,” she said.
Notably less fun is Keough’s impending drama with her grandmother. The “Dallas” star, 77, is contesting “the authenticity and validity” of her daughter’s appointment of Keough and her late brother Benjamin Keough as co-trustees of Lisa Marie’s trust.