Priscilla Presley's Son Navarone Defends GoFundMe for Personal Pizza Business

Priscilla Presley's son, Navarone Garibaldi Garcia, is speaking out in defense of his recent GoFundMe to raise money for a personal pizza business.

"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….." Garcia, 39, wrote via Instagram on Friday, July 10. "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… if I just went all in every time I thought I had a great idea… I'd be broke in 2 days."

He continued, "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. The link is in all my stories if you want to help out."

In a video alongside the message, Garcia told followers to donate to his link and noted that "every little bit helps."

"I already stashed away $3,000 for this. It's going to be about $8,500 with all the set-up and getting it here. So I'm trying to make $5,500. But you can donate here. Every little bit helps," he said. "If you can't donate, you can share this. Everything helps. Thank you."

Garcia shared in his GoFundMe - which has a goal of $5,500 - that he has "always wanted to start [his] own business, but marketing and advertising always get in [his] way," adding, "As well as having the whole brick and mortar shop to add another expense."

"Now I would like to make and serve affordable organic pizza for my community and sell it from my driveway to the large foot traffic in my neighborhood. I have found a large industrial pizza oven and negotiated it from $14,000 down to $8,500," he wrote in the description. "I have 3,000 saved up for this… and the pizza dough and sauces already sourced. It's just buying the oven that I need to get me started. I would truly appreciate any help."

In an interview with TMZ published on Saturday, July 11, Garcia explained why he wasn't asking his mom for money.

"She loves the idea but I can't ask for money for every whimsical idea I have or we both would be broke!" he said.

After sharing his initial post, Garcia took to his Instagram Story on Sunday, July 12, to share that his fundraising is "working."

"Now I feel like I have to explain economics to all these people that biasedly hate me," he said. "But, you know, those people donate $20, they can come get free pizza anytime now. I'm trying to help out and get a little help in return. And people hate me for it. It's sad."

Presley welcomed her son in 1987 while in a long-term relationship with Marco Garibaldi, whom she split from in 2006. Priscilla is also the mom of daughterLisa Marie Presley, whom she welcomed in 1968 with late ex-husband Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie died in 2023 at age 54.

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This story was originally published July 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM.