Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage were married from 2002 to 2004 — read his statement after her death
Paying tribute. Nicolas Cage has broken his silence after ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54.
“This is devastating news,” Cage, 59, told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, January 13. “Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken. I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin.”
The Oscar winner’s emotional tribute comes one day after news broke of Lisa Marie’s death.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” the late singer’s mother, Priscilla Presley, told People in a statement on Thursday, January 12. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers. At this time there will be no further comment.”
Hours earlier, Us Weekly confirmed that the “Storm & Grace” songstress had been rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. TMZ, who was first to report the news, noted that paramedics had performed CPR at her home in Calabasas, California, before transferring her to a local medical facility.
The Elvis by the Presleys coauthor was born in February 1968 to late musician Elvis Presley, who died in 1977 at the age of 42, and Priscilla.
