Lisa Marie Presley raved over “good” friends John Travolta and Kelly Preston — and praised their parenting — years before a bombshell lawsuit regarding the couple and her daughter Riley Keough.
Keough, notably, has been alleged to be the biological mother of Travolta and Preston’s son Benjamin via egg donation.
One year before the now-15-year-old’s arrival, the duo’s son Jett died at age 16 and Presley issued an emotional statement to show her support.
She defended her “very good” friends in the 2009 blog post, per the Huffington Post, as they navigated the “worst possible tragedy a parent could be forced to endure.”
At the time, she called Travolta and Preston “the sweetest people in the world,” adding that the pair worked “tirelessly” to help their child during his seizure disorder struggles.
“[They] were on a… never ending quest to get and provide him with the absolute best care anyone could ever ask for and need, medically, physically, emotionally, medicinally and spiritually,” Presley wrote.
The singer also took the chance to clear up misconceptions about Scientology, an organization she was apart of until her 2013 exit.
Lisa Marie initially joined via mom Priscilla Presley, who became a member after meeting Travolta at her daughter’s 10th birthday party.
“It became my tribe,” Lisa Marie, who died in 2023 at age 54, wrote in her posthumous memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown.”
She seemingly remained friends with Travolta and Preston, who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2020, after leaving Scientology.
The “Grease” star made headlines for mourning Lisa Marie in a touching statement after her passing.
“Lisa baby girl, I’m so sorry. I’ll miss you but I know I’ll see you again,” he wrote on social media.
The actor, notably, was present at Keough’s 2015 Napa, Calif., wedding to husband Ben Smith-Petersen.
He has yet to respond to headlines about the bride allegedly donating eggs to himself and Preston for son Benjamin, as claimed by Priscilla’s former business partner Brigitte Kruse.
Kruse insisted in court documents that Keough received between $10,000 and $20,000 and an old Jaguar for helping Travolta and Preston conceive their son.
While Lisa Marie had allegedly agreed to donate her eggs, the couple — who are also the parents of daughter Ella, 25 — did not want them due to her drug use.
Priscilla clapped back at the “outrageous” and “shameful” lawsuit via her lawyers on Wednesday.
The 80-year-old labeled it proof there was “no bar too low, no ethical line [Kruse was] unwilling to cross in an effort to cause further pain.”
Keough and Smith-Petersen, 34, have two children of their own — daughter Tupelo, 3, and a baby born earlier this year.
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