The following article includesreferences to drug abuse, suicide, and losing a parent and child.
Indeed, Lisa Marie was no stranger to tragedy or grief.
Lisa Marie spent her early years at her father’s home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee.
After Priscilla left Graceland in 1972, the pair finalized their split in 1973 (perExpress).
Lisa Marie later explained that life at her dad’s was pretty fantastic, especially for a young child.
As she toldExpress, they shared some unusual habits, but they had a blast.
It was always a lot of fun.
There is not one bad memory."
Elvis was discovered unconscious by his girlfriend, Ginger Alden, in his bathroom.
PerExpress, she revealed he had collapsed before, and she was the one to help him recover.
“It was just starting to become too common,” she said.
“He was not too happy.
He was in such an ivory tower and so untouchable and so alienated.”
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Linda later recalled how the phone call happened in her memoir “A Little Thing Called Life.”
As she also notes in her book, she once found her ex facedown in a bowl of soup.
I have a few with them together.
I was with them mostly separately."
Priscilla said, ‘I am thrilled for Lisa Marie.
Danny is a great guy, and I couldn’t be happier for the two of them.'"
Per the Associated Press, the pair welcomed their son, Benjamin, in October 1992.
They ultimately divorced in 1994 after six years of marriage (viaCountry Thang Daily).
Riley later revealed that while life with her mother was privileged, life with her father was quite different.
She toldThe Guardian, “My father had mattresses on the floor of his apartments.
He lived in cabins and trailer parks.”
However, decades would pass before the two would reunite.
In fact, the two made things incredibly official.
Though the two weren’t married for long, their relationship was scrutinized almost constantly.
Presley filed for divorce from Jackson in December 1995, only 18 months after their May 1994 wedding.
Bizarrely, the divorce took quite some time to settle and wasn’t finalized until May 2004.
Though it took some time, it seems that the marriage between Presley and Cage resolved rather drama-free.
This time, she married fellow musician Michael Lockwood, a guitarist in her band.
PerThe Hollywood Reporter, the pair welcomed twin daughters, Finley and Harper, in 2008.
However, it seems like things with Lockwood took a turn for the worst not long after.
Their daughters temporarily ended up in the custody of California’s Department of Children and Family Services.
Unhappily, this included temporarily losing custody of the twin daughters she and Michael share.
Priscilla was reluctant to speak much on the matter at the time.
In March 2017, however, Priscilla revealed the twins had been living with her for quite some time.
She toldEntertainment Tonight, “They’ve been with me for it’ll be over nine months.
They’re doing wonderful.
They’re living a great life.
They see both their parents, and we’ll see what happens.”
While speaking to Jenna Bush Hager on “Today,” Presley held nothing back (viaEntertainment Tonight).
For starters, her addiction began much later in life than a lot of people experience.
She said, “I was not happy.
The struggle in addiction, for me, started at 45 years old.
It wasn’t like it was all my life.”
Happily, by the time Presley spoke about her bout with addiction, she had already recovered.
Benjamin was Lisa Marie’s second-born child with ex-husband Danny Keough.
She wrote, “I worshipped the ground you walked on, on this earth and now in Heaven.
My heart and soul went with you.
The depth of the pain is suffocating and bottomless without you every moment of every day.”
“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.
We ask for privacy as we make a run at deal with this profound loss.”
According to reports byTMZ, Lisa Marie died after going into cardiac arrest.
She was found unconscious in her home by her ex-husband Danny Keough.
She was then rushed to the hospital, where she died.
After the news of her death was announced, dozens of celebrities and friends wrote tributes.
Actor and ex-husband Nicolas Cage toldET, “This is devastating news.
Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met.
She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken.
I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin.”
It’s erase the Lisa Marie will be missed by many and remembered for decades to come.
