More perception into Lisa Marie Presley’s closing days has been revealed.
According to TMZ on Sunday, household sources shared that the 54-year-old singer-songwriter was feeling “stressed” about having to make a public look, particularly on the Golden Globes, within the days earlier than her loss of life. During the coronavirus pandemic, Lisa Marie reportedly turned extra comfy as a result of she was in a position to depart her dwelling masked up and nobody would acknowledge her on the streets, together with paparazzi.
However, her world quickly got here crashing down when her son Benjamin Keough died by suicide throughout the pandemic in July 2020. TMZ claims the musician was understandably scuffling with grief and infrequently left her dwelling in 2021 and 2022 after his loss of life as a result of she “did not want to be seen by anyone.” But with the success of Baz Luhrmann’s movie Elvis, she realized three months beforehand she must go to public occasions for it as soon as once more. According to the outlet, the considered being on the present “freaked” and “stressed” her out, and it solely continued to construct. So, so unhappy.
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Around this time, we beforehand reported the singer – who had battled dependancy for years – relapsed on opioids and started taking weight reduction remedy with the intention to try to look her finest to have a good time the film on the Globes. She supposedly misplaced 40 to 50 kilos throughout the six weeks main as much as the award present. But past her look, the TMZ supply claimed the stress of the Globes was a part of the rationale she began to take opioids. As the household insider bluntly put it:
“Were it not for the Golden Globes, Lisa might be alive today.”
Whoa… This is simply heartbreaking to listen to. Lisa was noticeably unsteady on the purple carpet the evening of the occasion. Extra host Billy Bush, who carried out one of many final interviews with the artist, recalled her being “very uneven in her balance,” including:
“The speech was very slow. And, definitely, when the interview was over, I turned to my producer next to me and said, ‘Something’s off here.’”
Then, two days later, she sadly suffered from full cardiac arrest and died on the hospital. The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has not launched an official reason behind loss of life for Lisa Marie, as they’re nonetheless awaiting the toxicology reviews right now. We can’t think about how tough these previous couple of months — and even years — should have been for Lisa. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback under.
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