Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of music icon Elvis, has died at 54 after being admitted to hospital following an apparent cardiac arrest.
Tributes have poured in from superstars heartbroken by her passing, from fellow entertainers such as Bette Midler to former husband Nicolas Cage and other star actors.
"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Lisa Marie's mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement.
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"She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known."
The announcement of her death came just hours after Priscilla had confirmed her daughter had been rushed to hospital.
Lisa Marie had reportedly been on life support in a critical condition following a cardiac arrest this morning, just 48 hours after she attended the Golden Globes.
TMZ reported Lisa Marie collapsed at her home and paramedics were called urgently after she was found by her housekeeper.
Los Angeles County paramedics were dispatched to a Calabasas, California, home about 10.30am yesterday (5.30am today AEDT) following a report of a woman in full cardiac arrest, according to Craig Little, a spokesperson for the county's fire department.
She regained her pulse before she was transported to hospital.
In a further statement, a Presley family representative said Priscilla and the rest of the family were "shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie".
"They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time," they said.
A handful of fans started making their way to Graceland as tributes began flowing immediately from stars across a wide gamut of the music and entertainment industries.
Cage, an Oscar-winner who was married to Lisa Marie for just a few months in 2002, said he found some solace knowing she was reunited with her son, Benjamin, who died in 2020 at just 27.
"Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met," he said, in a statement provided by his managerThe Hollywood Reporter.
"She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken."
Singers Leann Rimes and Brett Michaels paid tribute to Lisa Marie and shared their condolences with her family.
Superstars Bette Middler and John Travolta both expressed their sadness.
"Lisa baby girl, I'm so sorry. I'll miss you but I know I'll see you again," Travolta said.
Smashing Pumpkins singer and guitarist Billy Corgan said he couldn't find words to express how sad the death was.
"There is heartbreak and then there is sorrow," he wrote, on Twitter.
"This would be sorrow and on more levels than I can count.
"Please send your prayers out for her family and children at this difficult time."
The Jacksons shared their sorrow with a picture of Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson, posted to Instagram.
The couple married in May 1994 before divorcing in early 1996.
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Today Extra host David Campbell reminisced about the time he supported her on a short Australian tour and a shared moment discussing their famous fathers.
"She was quiet and kind. I got to hang with her and Priscilla a little bit and it was just lovely," he said.
"A few years ago I got to interview her and she was open and wonderful.
"We talked about having famous parents. She was graceful in her responses and so warm. Her guard dropped for a few minutes.
"I thanked her and left. It was lovely to have those moments with her."
Fellow musicians Garbage and The Misfits both shared their heartbreak.
"Utterly devastated to learn of the hideously premature death of a surprisingly sweet, fierce, generous, talented and painfully vulnerable Lisa Marie Presley," Garbage wrote on Twitter.
"I will treasure you always in my heart girl. Thank you for your kindness. May you now be granted peace."
American actress Leah Remini said the death had left her "heartbroken".
"Lisa did not have an easy life, as some might think," she said.
"May she be at peace, resting with her son and father now."
Priscilla earlier confirmed Lisa Marie had been rushed to hospital.
"She is now receiving the best care. Please keep her and our family in your prayers," Priscilla said,
Lisa Marie recently celebrated what would have been her father's 88th birthday.
She was most recently seen on Wednesday at the Golden Globe Awards, which she attended with her mother to support the Baz Luhrmann film Elvis, about her late father.
Austin Butler, who took home Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of "The King", gave an emotional shoutout to Lisa Marie and her mother in his acceptance speech.
"I also want to thank our incredible producers and Warner Bros and the Presley family, thank you guys, thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me," he said, as the two women appeared to be overcome by tears.
"Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever."
In 2020, Lisa Marie's son Benjamin Keough died at 27.
Last July, she marked the second anniversary of Keough's death on Instagram, sharing a photo of their matching foot tattoos.
Previously married to Michael Lockwood, Nicolas Cage, Michael Jackson and Danny Keough, she has three other children – actress Riley Keough, Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood.
In September, Lisa Marie wrote an essay for National Grief Awareness Day, in which she opened up about the loss of her son.
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"My and my three daughters' lives as we knew it were completely detonated and destroyed by his death. We live in this every. Single. Day," she wrote.
"Grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life, in spite of what certain people or our culture wants us to believe.
"You do not 'get over it,' you do not 'move on,' period."
Lisa Marie also said in the essay that she found comfort in the company of people who have faced similar tragedy, adding that her daughters help keep her going.
"I keep going for my girls," she wrote.
"I keep going because my son made it very clear in his final moments that taking care of his little sisters and looking out for them were on the forefront of his concerns and his mind. He absolutely adored them and they him."
Lisa Marie shared her father's brooding charisma and low, sultry voice and followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s and even adding her voice to such Elvis recordings as In the Ghetto and Don't Cry Daddy.
"It's been all my life," she said in 2012 of her father's influence.
"It's not something that I now listen to and it's different. Although I might listen closer.
"I remain consistent on the fact that I've always been an admirer.
"He's always influenced me."
Lisa Marie's birth made international news and her background was rarely far from her mind.
She lived in California with her mother, an actor known for Dallas and the Naked Gun movies, after her parents split up in 1973 but recalled early memories of her dad during her visits to Graceland.
"He was always fully, fully geared up. You'd never see him in his pyjamas coming down the steps, ever," she said in 2012.
"You'd never see him in anything but 'ready to be seen' attire."
Lisa Marie discussed being "obsessed with death at a very early age" and said she "just had a feeling" before her father died in August 1977 when she was just 12.
With CNN, AP
