Her mother Priscilla Presley (77) announced the sad news on Thursday evening (local time): Her daughter Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54. Now she is back with Papa Elvis († 42).
Lisa Marie Presley was nine when her famous father, rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley, died in 1977 at the age of 42. Now fate has struck mercilessly at her too.
Lisa Marie Presley was found unresponsive Thursday morning at her home in Calabasas, California, by a housekeeper. Her ex-husband Danny Keough (58), who also lives on the property, is said to have tried to revive her – until the ambulance came. This one got her heart beating again, like “TMZ” reported. The 54-year-old was then taken to a clinic by ambulance, where she was put into a coma. But she didn’t survive.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her mother, Priscilla, said. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.”
Lisa Marie leaves behind three children: daughter Riley (33) and twins Finley and Harper (14). Her fourth child, her son Benjamin, took his own life in 2020 at the age of 27.
Priscilla Presley (left) in 2008 with daughter Lisa Marie
“She had the greatest laugh I’ve ever seen”
Lisa Marie’s sudden death is stunned. Stars, friends and companions react with dismay and say goodbye to the mother of four with sadness.
► “This is devastating news. Lisa had the greatest laugh I’ve ever seen,” he said “Hollywood Reporter” from a statement by actor Nicolas Cage (59), who married the Presley daughter in 2002. Their marriage lasted only a few months, but Lisa Marie made a lasting impression on him. “She brightened up every room. I’m heartbroken,” said Nicolas Cage. “I find solace in believing that she is now reunited with her son Benjamin.”
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley married in 2002. After a few months they separated again, in 2004 the divorce was officially finalized
► “Lisa, little girl, I’m so sorry. I’ll miss you, but I know I’ll see you again,” Hollywood star John Travolta (68) wrote on Instagram for a photo of Lisa Marie.
► “The sudden and shocking death of Lisa Marie Presley breaks our hearts,” mourn Oscar winner Tom Hanks (66) and his wife Rita Wilson (66) together on Instagram. A mother should never have to lose a child, the two emphasized: “Lisa Marie lost her beloved son Benjamin, Priscilla loses her only daughter. This is too much.”
► Linda Thompson (72), with whom Lisa Marie’s dad Elvis was in a relationship for several years after separating from his wife Priscilla Presley, posted a photo of the musician and his daughter and wrote: “My heart is too heavy for words …”
► “I am heartbroken by the death of Lisa Marie Presley,” said actress Leah Remini (52). “Lisa has not had an easy life as some might think. May she rest in peace along with her son and father. I pray for her mother, Priscilla, and her three daughters, Riley, Finley and Harper.”
Lisa Marie never got over the death of her son
Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, led a turbulent life, struggled with addiction problems and got divorced four times. As a celebrity child growing up in the public eye, she was sometimes desperate to find her place in life and love.
She got her first marriage when she was 20. With musician Danny Keough, whom she met through the controversial religious movement Scientology. The two had two children (daughter Riley Keough and son Benjamin Keough), their marriage lasted six years. After the divorce in 1994, the Elvis daughter was married to pop star Michael Jackson († 50) for almost two years.
This marriage made headlines worldwide: The daughter of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Lisa Marie Presley, married the King of Pop Michael Jackson
In 2002, actor Nicolas Cage was the man of her heart, but the marriage to him broke up after just three and a half months. In 2006, Lisa Marie dared to walk down the aisle for the fourth time, this time with musician and producer Michael Lockwood (61). With him she had twin daughters Harper Vivienne Ann and Finley Aaron Love in 2008. But in 2016 this dream of love also burst, the couple separated.
The most terrible thing that happened to Lisa Marie Presley in her life: Her son Benjamin Keough, born in 1992, died in July 2020 at the age of just 27. He took his own life. She could never get over that.
Lisa Marie Presley in 2015 with her son Benjamin
She also dedicated her last words to her late son on Instagram.
In her last Instagram post before her death, Lisa Marie Presley shared a link to one last August Essay she wrote for the US magazine “People”. “I wrote a piece about grief,” she posted to mark National Grief Awareness Day. Hoping it will “help in some way” for mourners.
In the article, she wrote long and detailed her pain at the loss of her son from the soul. “The grief does not stop or go away in any way, even a year or years after the loss,” says Lisa Marie in her essay. “Grief is something you have to carry with you for the rest of your life. You can’t ‘get over it’. (…) Nothing, absolutely NOTHING can relieve the pain.”
Shortly before her death, Lisa Marie was still at the Golden Globes
Two days before her death, Lisa Marie Presley was still seen in public. On Tuesday evening, she attended the Golden Globes Gala with Mama Priscilla in Beverly Hills. There, US actor Austin Butler (31) was honored for his title role in the film “Elvis” as best male actor in a drama.
Lisa Marie Presley (R) with mom Priscilla and actor Austin Butler at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills on January 10
Upon accepting the award, butler thanked Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley “for opening your hearts, your memories, your homes to me.” He added, “Lisa Marie and Priscilla love you guys forever.”
Even if Lisa Marie seemed a little weak during a red carpet interview and had to arm her hand with her good friend and film producer Jerry Schilling (80, a longtime companion of Elvis Presley), nobody would have thought that she would die just two days later .
