Who is Navarone Garibaldi? GoFundMe for Priscilla Presley's son sparks backlash, musician defends fundraiser for business 

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Priscilla Presley’s son, Navarone Garibaldi, has spoken in defense of himself after he sparked backlash for establishing a GoFundMe for his business.

Garibaldi aims to start an organic pizza business run from his driveway in Los Angeles, selling affordable pizza. In a short clip shared on Instagram, the 39 year old musician told his followers that he negotiated an industrial pizza oven down from $14,000 to $8,500.

He then continued saying that he saved $3,000 but needed $5,500. Netizens questioned why he does not ask his mom for help, to which he replied that he works on a budget and does not want to financially cripple his mother.

Born in 1987, Garibaldi is the only son of Priscilla and Brazilian producer Marco Garibaldi. He is the frontman of the rock band Them Guns. He is also the younger half-brother of the late Lisa Marie Presley.

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Everything you need to know about Priscilla Presley’s son, Navarone Garibaldi

Priscilla Presley’s son, Navarone Garibaldi, has spoken out in defense of crowdfunding to raise the funds he needs for his homemade pizza business.

When TMZ asked him as why he has not turned to his mother, Priscilla Presley and family members for help, he said that he has a budget and expenses like everyone. He added that his mom loved the idea but he cannot ask her money “for every whimsical idea I have or we both would be broke!”

Navarone Garibaldi also addressed his haters on Instagram who criticised him for establishing a GoFundMe. He wrote in a post shared on July 11:

“Haters gonna hate… and I’m sure I’ll have to explain this many more times to ignorant people who think I should “ask my mom” or that I have money….. YEAH, I also have a lot of bills, I also have a budget, I also donate to other causes… I also give to the homeless… I just don’t film and put it on YouTube… but, I also have crazy ADD and try to do lots of things…”

Garibaldi further added:

“if I just went all in every time I thought I had a great idea… I’d be broke in 2 days. I’m not asking anything to donate that can’t afford to, I’m offering free pizza to people that donate… and I’m putting in a lot of my own money to buy this oven. Just asking for help on the remaining bit that’s out of my budget. That’s all. Love and Peace, Kindness and pizza.”

According to Navarone Garibaldi’s fundraiser, he raised over $3680 out of $5.5K USD. In the description of his GoFundMe, titled Help Bring Organic Pizza to Our Neighborhood, he explained that he always wanted to start his own business but marketing and advertising always got in his way. Another layer of expense was setting up a shop, so he decided to serve affordable pizza from his driveway to the traffic in his neighbourhood.

Navarone Garibaldi was born to Priscilla Presley and music producer Marco Garibaldi four years after they had been in a relationship. After the two split in 2006, Navarone established a close bond with his mother. In a February 2023 chat with People, he said:

"I got in trouble more than everybody else, because kids' parents would find out who my mom was, and they'd want a reason to talk to her. I wasn't very comfortable with it."

A few months after Navarone Garibaldi’s birth, Prisicilla received a call from one of Marco’s exes who said that “[Garibaldi is] not who you think he is.” Prisicilla told the person not to call again “because she didn't know what to do with that information.”

Navarone has been married to his longtime girlfriend, Elisa Achilli, since 2022. He has also opened up about his battles with substance abuse and addiction, particularly heroin and fentanyl. He has credited his mother for her support in his recovery.

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Edited by Aastha Dass