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Lisa Marie Presley Dead astatine 54
Austin Butler volition ever retrieve his clip with Lisa Marie Presley.
The Elvis actor paid tribute to the singer-songwriter 1 day after she died Jan. 12 astatine 54 years old.
"My bosom is wholly shattered for Riley, Finley, Harper and Priscilla astatine the tragic and unexpected nonaccomplishment of Lisa Marie," helium said successful a connection to E! News connected Jan. 13. "I americium eternally grateful for the clip I was fortunate capable to beryllium adjacent her agleam airy and volition everlastingly cherish the quiescent moments we shared. Her warmth, her emotion and her authenticity volition ever beryllium remembered."
Lisa Marie and Austin developed a close friendship following the movie's merchandise successful 2022, with Austin precocious detailing the infinitesimal helium met Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley's lone child.
"She hugged maine with tears successful her eyes, and she conscionable said, ‘Thank you,'" helium told The Hollywood Reporter. "She took maine upstairs and we went into Elvis' chamber and conscionable sat connected his furniture and conscionable talked for hours."
During interviews and connected societal media, Lisa Marie praised Austin's portrayal of her dad, raving that helium "channeled and embodied my father's bosom and psyche beautifully."
"In my humble opinion," she wrote connected Instagram successful May, "his show is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully. (If helium doesn't get an Oscar for this, I volition devour my ain foot, haha.)"
Indeed, she felt arsenic though helium had genuinely channeled Elvis, who died connected August 1977 astatine 42 years old.
In Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20, Lisa Marie said Austin's instrumentality connected the relation was "almost arsenic if helium channeled him."
"He enactment everything helium had, his heart, his soul, everything helium had into researching, reading, watching, learning," she said. "He honored him successful each mode possible."
On Jan. 10, Lisa Marie's last nationalist outing earlier her tragic death, she and Priscilla accompanied Austin to the 80th yearly Golden Globes. When Austin won the Golden Globe for Best Actor successful a Drama, helium took a infinitesimal to amusement gratitude for the Presley household successful his acceptance speech.
"Thank you guys, convey you for opening your hearts, your memories, your location to me," helium said. "Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I emotion you forever."
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Two days later, Lisa Marie was rushed to the hospital. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Entertainment Tonight that a 54-year-old pistillate was successful cardiac apprehension erstwhile paramedics arrived to her Calabasas home.
Hours later, Priscilla shared that her girl had died.
"She was the astir passionate beardown and loving pistillate I person ever known," Priscilla said successful a statement. "We inquire for privateness arsenic we effort to woody with this profound loss. Thank you for the emotion and prayers."
Lisa Marie is survived by her kids Riley Keough, 33, and her 14-year-old twins Harper and Finley. Her lad Benjamin died by suicide successful July 2020 astatine property 27.
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