Nicolas Cage Pays Tribute To Ex-Wife Lisa Marie Presley
Nicolas Cage made an impassioned statement following the death of his ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley, describing the news as “devastating.”
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the legendary Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest.
Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, Cage said “Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken,” nevertheless, “I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin.”
Benjamin Keough, one of Lisa Marie’s four children, died by suicide in 2020. She was “destroyed” after the tragedy and in her last social media post, was open about her grief in hopes it could help others “in some way.”
Lisa Marie has a number of prominent partnerships during her life. She married Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, Cage, and Michael Lockwood. In the early 2000s, however, it was her intense relationship with Cage, her third husband, that made headlines.
Cage and Lisa Marie met at guitarist Johnny Ramone’s 52nd birthday, according to People, and sparks flew despite the fact they were romantically involved with other partners. The King of Rock n’ Roll’s daughter was engaged to musician, John Oszajca, while Cage was rumoured to be with his Captain Corelli’s Mandolin co-star, Penélope Cruz.
“Nic had a very special interest in Lisa,” a fellow party guest, Vincent Gallo, told the magazine. “When I saw them talking, I thought, ‘Uh-oh.'”
Lisa Marie went public with the Face/Off star in 2001, one month after ending her relationship with Oszajca. She and Cage broke up the following year, but got back together. It was rumoured that Lisa Marie threw her engagement ring in the ocean at one point during a yacht trip with her fiancé. Cage purportedly hired divers but the sparkler was never recovered. The two eventually wed in August 2002, but Cage filed for divorce just three and a half months later.
Lisa Marie leaves behind three daughters: actress Riley Keough, 33, and 14-year-old twins, Harper and Finley Lockwood.
