good evening, everyone, i am laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. we begin with our set, breaking news. lisa marie pressley, elvis s daughter, dead at the age of 54. she was hospitalized after suffering and apparent cardiac arrest just today, after appearing at the golden globes on tuesday night, with the bass luhrmann film about her own father, won best actor for austin butler. lisa marie s mother, priscilla, putting out a statement tonight saying that 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 asked 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. lisa marie was a celebrity from the moment she was born in 1968. she was the adored daughter of elvis and priscilla pressley, living her entire life in the spotlight. much more now with cnn
things. she did not seem that way on sunday. but she was happy to be there, to support the movie that the whole family was behind about her father s legacy to support austin butler, who she did care for a great deal and was so happy with his portrayal of her father. to support back as luhrmann, the director who is also nominated for a golden globe. it was going to be a celebratory night for them. they had also just celebrated her father s birthday, a couple days before. so, she talked about the, as well, about how special of a night it would be because they were celebrating her father s birthday, celebrating the success of the film and the actors portrayal of her father, but she did not seem to be her normal self. michelle, really important to get that context, and this is somebody who has been known as the daughter of elvis presley but had her own music career, open three albums. we will continue with more news after this, at the shocking death of lisa marie pressley at
and support, telling everyone that her daughter was rushed to the hospital. we know at cnn, that paramedics responded to a call at least summaries home in california for a possible cardiac arrest. no other details at the time as to what happened. like you said, it was a huge night for the pressley family, because bass luhrmann, like you said, in memorializing and immortalizing elvis, their father, her husband, priscilla s has been, on screen. austin butler doing this incredible portrayal and taken to the stage when he won his golden globe with this emotional speech, looking right at the table he was sitting with them that evening. i could only imagine how devastated he is. we have not heard back from him, but we reached out to austin butler for comment, and at one point, it looked like lisa murray was wiping tears from her eyes, and we know how much the movement to the family, and we know how much lisa marie