Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, passed away at the age of 54.

In a statement, her mother, Priscilla Presley, said, “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.”

“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,” she added.

According to the entertainment website TMZ, Lisa Marie Presley experienced a heart attack at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas and was taken to a hospital on Thursday, January 12.

Just 20 days after she filed for divorce from her first husband, musician Danny Keough, she wed pop icon Michael Jackson. As Jackson was defending himself against accusations of child molestation, the famous couple were divorced in 1996.