Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54 - Reuters

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LOS ANGELES, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the lone girl of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll," Elvis Presley, died connected Thursday astatine the property of 54 aft being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital, her parent said.

"It is with a dense bosom that I indispensable stock the devastating quality that my beauteous girl Lisa Marie has near us," her mother, Priscilla Presley, said successful a statement.

"She was the astir passionate, beardown and loving pistillate I person ever known. We inquire for privateness arsenic we effort to woody with this profound loss," the connection added.

Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac apprehension successful her location successful the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, according to amusement website TMZ. She was past taken to infirmary connected Thursday.

She attended the Golden Globes awards amusement successful Beverly Hills earlier this week, wherever histrion Austin Butler won the champion histrion grant for portraying her begetter successful the movie "Elvis."

Butler paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley and her parent during his acceptance speech. Elvis Presley died of cardiac apprehension successful August 1977 astatine the property of 42.

Presley was remembered by Hollywood stars, including Tom Hanks - Butler's co-star successful the "Elvis" movie - Rita Wilson and John Travolta, arsenic good arsenic manner decorator Donatella Versace.

"Our hearts are breached with the abrupt and shocking passing of Lisa Marie Presley tonight. Tom and I had spent immoderate clip with the household during the Elvis movie promotional tour. Lisa Marie was truthful honorable and direct, vulnerable, successful a authorities of anticipation astir the movie," said Rita Wilson, histrion and woman of Hanks, successful an Instagram post.

"Lisa babe girl, I'm truthful sorry. I'll miss you but I cognize I'll spot you again. My emotion and bosom goes retired to Riley, Priscilla, Harper and Finley," histrion Travolta wrote connected Instagram, referring to Lisa Marie Presley's daughters and mother.

[1/11] Singer Lisa Marie Presley appears arsenic a impermanent connected "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" astatine the NBC studios successful Burbank, California, U.S. May 1, 2003. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo

"I volition ne'er hide the times we spent together," decorator Versace said via Instagram. "Your quality and your kindness shone truthful bright. Rest successful bid Lisa Marie. We volition ne'er hide you."

MUSIC CAREER, MARRIAGES

Lisa Marie Presley was calved connected Feb. 1, 1968 successful Memphis, Tennessee and became the proprietor of her father's Graceland mansion a fashionable tourer attraction successful the city. She was 9 years aged erstwhile Elvis died there.

Her ain euphony vocation began with a 2003 debut medium "To Whom It May Concern." It was followed by 2005's "Now What," and some deed the apical 10 of the Billboard 200 medium chart. A 3rd album, "Storm and Grace," was released successful 2012.

She was joined 4 times. She wed popular prima Michael Jackson successful 1994, conscionable 20 days aft her divorcement from her archetypal husband, instrumentalist Danny Keough. The high-profile mates divorced successful 1996 arsenic Jackson was battling kid molestation allegations.

Presley joined histrion Nicholas Cage, a instrumentality of her father, successful 2002. Cage filed for divorcement 4 months later.

Her 4th matrimony was to her guitarist and euphony shaper Michael Lockwood. Their divorcement was finalized successful 2021.

Her lone son, Benjamin Keough, himself a musician, died successful 2020 astatine property 27, a decease ruled a termination by the Los Angeles County coroner.

Lisa Marie Presley remembered her lad successful an effort for People mag earlier this twelvemonth that she posted connected Instagram, calling herself "destroyed" by his death.

She is survived by girl Riley Keough, 33, an actress, and 14-year-old duplicate daughters Harper and Finley Lockwood.

Reporting by Lisa Richwine, Eric Beech, Kanishka Singh and Dan Whitcomb; Additional reporting by Rhea Binoy; Editing by Mary Milliken, Marguerita Choy and Kenneth Maxwell

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