Always on his mind. Austin Butler mourns the death of Lisa Marie Presley after portraying her father in Baz Luhrmannit is Elvis.
“My heart is completely broken for Riley, Finley, Harper and Priscilla following the tragic and unexpected loss of Lisa Marie,” Butler, 31, said in a statement to E ! News Friday, January 13. “I am eternally grateful for the time I had the chance to be near its bright light and will forever cherish the quiet moments we shared. His warmth, love and authenticity will forever be remembered.
We Weekly confirmed on Thursday (January 12) that the Tennessee native was hospitalized after suffering cardiac arrest. A few hours later, his mother, Priscilla Presleyannounced that Lisa Marie has died at age 54.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” said the 77-year-old, who was married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973. People in a report. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for confidentiality as we try to come to terms with this profound loss. Thanks for the love and prayers. At this time, there will be no further comment. »
Austin Butler et Lisa Marie Presley.
Éric Charbonneau/ShutterstockTwo days before he was hospitalized, Lisa Marie and her mom cheered Butler on at the 2023 Golden Globes, where he was nominated for his performance in Elvis. When the Diary holder alum took the stage to accept his first-ever Golden Globe, he thanked the late rock star’s family for their support.
“Thank you for opening your hearts, your memories [and] your home for me,” Butler gushed on Tuesday, Jan. 10. “Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever.
The Dune: part two The actor won critical acclaim for portraying the “Jailhouse Rock” crooner in the 2022 biopic. Ahead of his Golden Globes win, Butler spoke candidly with Elvis’ only daughter about taking on the huge project.
“Watching your dad, you watch him on stage and you just say, ‘How do you do that?’” he said on the June 2022 special. Exclusively Elvis. “It’s so remarkable, and it’s hard not to feel so small in comparison and that you’re not enough. And so, for me, all those things that I could find then that clicked in his mind then became the thing that carried me through.
Lisa Marie couldn’t help but celebrate Butler’s performance at the time. “It’s almost like he channeled it,” she exclaimed. “He put everything he had, his heart, his soul, everything he had into research, reading, observing, learning. He honored him in every possible way.
A month prior, the “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” singer encouraged her Twitter followers to support the film. “I’ve seen Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie twice now,” she wrote in May 2022. “Let me tell you, it’s nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely exquisite. Austin Butler beautifully channeled and embodied my father’s heart and soul.
Prior to her death, Lisa Marie experienced many ups and downs in the public eye. Her father died in August 1977, four years after finalizing his divorce from Priscilla. The ‘Sticks and Stones’ artist has been married four times: for Danny Keough from 1988 to 1994, to Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1996, to Nicholas Cage from 2002 to 2004 and Michel Lockwood from 2006 to 2021.
Along with Priscilla, Lisa Marie is survived by her eldest daughter, Riley Keoughwhich she shared with Danny, 58. The former couple’s son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in July 2020 at the age of 27. Lisa Marie was also mother to twins Harper and Finley, whom she welcomed with Lockwood, 61, in October. 2008.
