Celebrities paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley after her death on Thursday.
The 54-year-old entertainer, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, was hospitalized Thursday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in California. She appeared at the Golden Globes earlier this week.
She is survived by her three children along with her mother, who shared the tragic news of her daughter’s death.
“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known,” Priscilla Presley told The Associated Press in a statement.
Lisa Marie Presley’s son Benjamin Keough died in 2020.
Nicolas Cage, who was previously married to Presley, described her death as “devastating news” in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Lisa had the loudest laugh of anyone I’ve ever met,” Cage said.
“He lit up every room and I am heartbroken. I find some comfort in thinking that she is reunited with her son Benjamin.”
Rita Wilson, who is married to “Elvis” actor Tom Hanks, reflected on her time with Presley while promoting the film.
“Lisa Marie was so honest and direct, vulnerable, in a state of anticipation for the film. She spoke so eloquently about her father, what the film meant to her, that it was a celebration of her father,” Wilson wrote on Instagram.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to Riley, Harper, Finley, Danny and Priscilla,” Wilson continued. “A mother should never lose a child. Lisa Marie lost her precious son Benjamin, Priscilla loses her only daughter. It’s too much. Sending love to the family, prayers for peace and strength. Love, Rita and Tom.
Grammy-winning singer LeAnn Rimes described the news of Presley’s death as “heartbreaking”.
“I hope he is at peace in his father’s arms. My heart goes out to his family. Too much pain in a few years,” Rimes wrote.
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan, who collaborated with Presley early in his career, wrote that his death hurt “on more levels than” he can count.
“Please send your prayers for his family and children during this difficult time,” she wrote. “I really can’t find the words to express how sad it is.”
Other celebrities including John Travolta, Tom Hanks and Marlee Matlin paid tribute to Presley on social media.
You can see more tributes to Presley below.
