Nicolas Cageis rememberingLisa Marie Presleyas someone who “lit up every room.”
“Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken,” said the actor, 59.
“I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin,” he added in the statement.
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Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage in 2002.Robert Mora/Getty
Lisa Marie first crossed paths with Cage at a birthday party for Johnny Ramone in October 2000. They wentpublic with their romancein May 2001, one month after Lisa Marie’s split from former fiancéJohn Oszajca.
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The pair wed on the 25th anniversary of the death of Lisa Marie’s father,Elvis Presley, during a private ceremony in Hawaii, although they broke up less than four months later. Their divorce was finalized in May 2004.
In an interview withBarbara Waltersin March 2003, Cage saidthere was a “sense, a logic” to marryingthe singer-songwriter, given they both came from famous and artistic families. (Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola, the nephew ofFrancis Ford Coppola.)
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage.L. Busacca/WireImage
“Oftentimes when you have two people who are very strong and their own personalities, and rather intense, sometimes you can have a hard time meshing,” theOscarwinner said at the time. “We got into this unfortunate pattern of breaking up and getting back together again.”
Lisa Marie’s motherPriscilla Presleyconfirmed her death to PEOPLE in a statement Thursday night. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” began Priscilla, 77.
“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.”
source: people.com
