Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley’s only child, ex-wife of Michael Jackson and an accomplished artist in her own right, died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital after a cardiac arrest. She was 54. Presley suffered the medical emergency at her home in Calabasas just two days after attending the Golden Globes.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her mother Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.” At Tuesday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Austin Butler won best actor in a drama film for his portrayal of Lisa Marie’s father in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”
Butler dedicated part of his acceptance speech to Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley, who was also in attendance at the awards ceremony in Beverly Hills. “Thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me,” Butler said. “Lisa Marie, Priscilla — I love you forever.” Born Feb. 1, 1968 to Priscilla and Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie was famous from the day she was born. By age 12, she’d inherited the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn., and at age 25, she formally inherited her father’s estate.