Always on his mind. Austin Butler is mourning the death of Lisa Marie Presley after portraying her father in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis.“My heart is completely shattered for Riley, Finley, Harper and Priscilla at the tragic and unexpected loss of Lisa Marie,” Butler, 31, said in a statement to E!
News on Friday, January 13. “I am eternally grateful for the time I was lucky enough to be near her bright light and will forever cherish the quiet moments we shared.
Her warmth, her love and her authenticity will always be remembered.”Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, January 12, that the Tennessee native was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest.
Hours later, her mother, Priscilla Presley, announced that Lisa Marie 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,” the 77-year-old, who was married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973, told People in a statement. “She was the most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known.
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