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Lisa Marie Presley Dies at 54 After Being Hospitalised for Reported Cardiac Arrest
Lisa Marie Presley was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Thursday after paramedics responded to her home for a possible cardiac arrest, People confirmed after TMZ first reported the news. According to TMZ, EMTs performed CPR at her house in Calabasas, CA, before taking her to the emergency room. It’s unclear what her current condition is.
News of Presley’s hospitalization comes just two days after she attended the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, where Austin Butler won best actor in a drama for portraying the 54-year-old’s famous father in “Elvis.” In his acceptance speech, Butler paid tribute to the rock ‘n’ roll icon and his family by telling them, “Thank you guys. Thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me. Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever.”
Presley and her mother, whom Butler took to the 2022 Met Gala, have praised the actor’s performance, with the former tweeting back in May, “Austin Butler channeled and embodied my father’s heart & soul beautifully.” In another post, she added, “In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully. (If he doesn’t get an Oscar for this, I will eat my own foot, haha.)”
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It has now been reported that Lisa Marie Presley has died after being rushed to hospital.
The 54-year-old was the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla said in a statement.
“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.”