Lisa Marie Presley admits she ‘trapped’ ex-husband Danny Keough by getting pregnant with daughter Riley: memoir

Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” details the most intimate parts of her life — including getting pregnant with her daughter Riley Keough.

After having an abortion — which she called “the stupidest thing I’ve ever done” — the late singer admitted she “planned and plotted and schemed” to make sure she was ovulating when she joined then-boyfriend Danny Keough on a cruise ship where his band was performing.

“I didn’t care if he wanted to be a part of it or not. I felt that I had to redeem, to make amends, because I still couldn’t believe I had had an abortion,” Presley wrote, per People.

“I thought, I’m going to have this child. There is a child I need to be having.”

Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” details her abortion and subsequent pregnancy during her relationship with Danny Keough. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Presley admitted she “planned and plotted and schemed” to get pregnant again after having an abortion. @rileykeough/Instagram Presley wrote that she “trapped” then-boyfriend Danny Keough by getting pregnant with daughter Riley Keough, admitting, “I didn’t really mean to, but I did.” Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

She continued, “I would be talking to the lost child, saying, ‘I’m so sorry, I can’t believe I f–king did that. Please forgive me and stay with me until I get pregnant again.'”

Two weeks later, Presley learned she was pregnant with Riley, who was born in May 1989.

In her memoir, the daughter of Elvis Presley admitted that she “trapped” Danny with the pregnancy, writing, “I didn’t really mean to, but I did.”

Lisa Marie learned she was pregnant with her daughter Riley two weeks after visiting Danny on a cruise ship where he was performing with his band. WireImage “I didn’t care if he wanted to be a part of it or not,” Presley wrote. Riley Keough/ Instagram

Lisa Marie and Danny were married from 1988 to 1994.

The pair also shared son Benjamin Storm Keough, who was born in 1992. He tragically died in July 2020.

Riley, now 35, said in September that Lisa Marie — who passed away from surgery complications in January 2023 — died of a “broken heart” following the loss of her son.

“I felt that I had to redeem, to make amends, because I still couldn’t believe I had had an abortion,” she went on. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Presley later welcomed son Benjamin with Danny. She is also mom to twin daughters with her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood. FilmMagic

Lisa Marie was also mother to twin daughters Harper and Finley Lockwood, now 16, whom she shared with her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood.

The late musician was also previously married to Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1996 and Nicolas Cage from 2002 to 2004.

She did not welcome children with either of them.

The new memoir includes many revelations from Presley’s life. Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK The daughter of Elvis Presley died in January 2023. lisampresley/Instagram

Lisa Marie’s posthumous memoir features many revelations, including that she kept son Benjamin’s body in her home for two months after his death.

In the book, she also recalled feeling “stuck” with her mother, Priscilla Presley, after finding out that her iconic father had died of a heart attack.

“From Here to the Great Unknown,” which was released Tuesday, was co-authored by Riley who transcribed hours of tapes left behind by her mom, Lisa Marie.