Lisa Marie’s Ex Claims Her ‘Disgusting’ Child Abuse Allegations Destroyed His Life
Feb. 1 2018, Published 2:54 p.m. ET
The nasty divorce battle has exploded!
In shocking new court documents obtained exclusively by Breaking Celebrity News, Lisa Marie Presley’s ex Michael Lockwood said he never abused his young daughters — and claims he has received "threatening and disturbing emails" because of "unproven allegations" made by his estranged wife.
Lockwood claimed it "became more difficult to get job interviews or to be hired" after Presley made shocking allegations in legal documents that he abused their 9-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley.
"The claims were disgusting and inappropriate," Lockwood said.
READ THE SHOCKING COURT DOCUMENTS
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Presley made explosive allegations of neglect and child abuse against Lockwood in the divorce filings. In a Feb. 7, 2017 document, Presley claimed Lockwood possessed hundreds of inappropriate photos of children.
"While Respondent has yet to be convicted of crimes related to his possession of these photos, that he possessed them is a documented evidence of conduct that has destroyed the mental or emotional calm of Presley. ... Accordingly, Respondent's request for spousal support must be denied by reason of his conduct alone,” she wrote.
The exes, who were married for 10 years, have been locked in a legal battle not only concerning their divorce, but also their post-nuptial agreement. The two are also embroiled in a legal fight in dependency court concerning their twin daughters.
Lockwood said in the Jan. 18 affidavit that a dependency court judge ordered him and his estranged wife not to disclose "unproven allegations against either or both of us."
In court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Lockwood asked a judge to order his former wife to pay his ballooning legal fees, which is now more than $462,000, according to the Jan. 18 document.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Lockwood said he is in dire financial need after the couple split in June 2016. Lockwood's attorney, Jeff M. Sturman, is asking the court to order Presley to produce more legal documents concerning her millions of dollars in assets such as jewelry and furniture, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement and pension accounts, various bank accounts and a trust.
Lockwood said he was a professional musician in the mid-1980’s, and was signed to EMI records for about five years and worked with different artists, including Aimee Mann, Carly Simon, Susanna Hoffs, Fiona Apple and others. He said when he married Presley, she only wanted him to work with her and no one else.
Lockwood said he became Presley's musical director, but claims over the years the amount of money he received from her decreased.
Lockwood said that during the marriage, they lived in several luxurious homes in California, Hawaii, Tennessee and the United Kingdom.
"All the residences that I described, we had full-time nannies for the girls, security, housekeepers and gardeners," Lockwood said in the affidavit. "Regardless of the places we traveled, when we flew, it was first-class on a private jet."
Since their separation, Lockwood said he has had to borrow money from his parents to help with legal costs, but that has not been enough.