Riley Keough has opened up about her 'very extreme childhood' and bonding with step-dad Michael Jackson. As the granddaughter of music icon Elvis Presley, the Daisy Jones and the Six actress grew up as part of Hollywood royalty, under the wing of her parents, Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough.
"I had real love for Michael," Keough said of the "Thriller" singer. She recalled that "he really got a kick out of being able to make people happy, in the most epic way possible," like how Jackson once had a toy store in Europe shut down so that she could buy a teddy bear.
Riley Keough has nothing but fond memories of her late stepfather Michael Jackson and visits to his Neverland Ranch. Lisa Marie Presley was, of course, married to the King of Pop for two years in the '90s. Now, Riley is reflecting on her childhood — which she realizes was “probably very extreme.” Link in the bio.
Lisa Marie welcomed daughter Riley and son Benjamin with her ex-husband Danny Keough, whom she was married to from 1988 to 1994. In 2008, she welcomed twin daughters Finley and Harper with then-husband Michael Lockwood, though the two divorced in 2016.
Keough stayed with her mother Lisa Marie Presley at Neverland Ranch during Lisa-Marie's two-year marriage to Jackson, which ended in 1996. Jackson owned and lived on the estate, located in Santa Barbara County, California from 1988 to 2005.
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Does Riley Keough own Graceland?
Presley purchased the property in 1957 for $102,500. Following the January death of his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, and subsequent legal proceedings regarding the estate's custody, Elvis's granddaughter Riley Keough was granted sole ownership of Graceland.
After the property had depreciated for several years, the American billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle, a friend of the Jackson family, purchased it in 2020 for US$22 million.
Amid the heartache of saying goodbye to her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, in January, Riley Keough and her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, revealed that they have a daughter. Smith-Petersen first shared the news while reading a speech his wife wrote in tribute to her mother during Lisa Marie's Jan.
Riley had different experiences living with her mom and her dad. Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley at a New York City event. Growing up, Riley split her time between Lisa Marie and Danny after their divorce, living in California, Florida and Hawaii.
The three sisters were Rebbie (1950), La Toya (1956) and Janet (1966). There were ten children in the Jackson family. From oldest to the youngest they are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon and Brandon (passed away few hours after birth), Michael, Randy and Janet. Eight of them are still alive.
Did Michael Jackson have a biological child with Lisa Marie Presley?
Although Michael and Lisa had no children, Presley had four children from her other marriages. She was a mother to Riley and Ben from her marriage to Danny Keough, and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, and Harper Vivienne Ann from her union with Michael Lockwood.
Czeisler said that Jackson's insomnia was not disabling most times, but was exacerbated when he was on tour or preparing for one. “The key issue in this case is that his insomnia, his sleep disorder was greatly exacerbated when he was on tour,” he said.
According to Radar Riley attended the memorial but was unable to step up to the stage and read the letter that she wrote for her late mother called "A Letter to My Mama" instead, her husband Ben Smith-Petersen was the person who read the kind words.
How much did Riley Keough get paid for Daisy Jones?
What Did Riley Keough Make for Daisy Jones & the Six? Riley's paycheck rudely hasn't been confirmed by Amazon Prime Video, but there's an unsubstantiated claim that she made $1.5 million for the series, which would break down to about $150,000 per episode.
Riley Keough was named sole trustee of her late mother Lisa Marie Presley's estate and granted ownership of the iconic Memphis mansion that once belonged to her grandfather and legendary crooner, Elvis Presley.
After Lisa Marie's death in 2023, Graceland and her trust were inherited by her daughters, Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood, a representative for Graceland confirmed to People. Lisa Marie shared Riley with her ex-husband, Danny Keough, whom she divorced in 1994.
A billionaire former associate of Michael Jackson has purchased the pop star's former home, Neverland Ranch. Ronald W. Burkle, the co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies, purchased the ranch for $22 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.
