A Swedish woman claiming to be Elvis Presley’s long-lost daughter has filed a $130 million lawsuit against his estate and relatives for defamation and emotional distress.
Lisa Johansen, 43, claims she was the true daughter of the King of Rock and Roll and was forcibly exiled to Sweden after her father’s 1977 death out of fears she would be kidnapped. She also says she was replaced by “imposter” Lisa Marie Presley and that the singer’s wife Priscilla Presley was her mother.
Ms Johansen ostensibly chronicled her journey in an autobiography, I, Lisa Marie, but the book’s publishers sued her in 2000 for refusing to take an agreed-upon DNA test.
For the past decade, Ms Johansen has kept a low profile but a series of recent conflicts with the Presley family has brought renewed attention to her claims.