Report: Lisa Marie Was Brain Dead Before Her Heart Stopped

Lisa Marie Presley died on Thursday after suffering two cardiac arrests, it has emerged. 

The first, while she was at her Calabasas home, saw her collapse in a bedroom and be discovered by her housekeeper. Her ex-husband Danny Keough, who also lived at the house, performed CPR until the paramedics arrive. They were able to restart her pulse, but on arrival at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center she was brain dead. 

Her mother Priscilla, 77, arrived at the hospital and a decision was made to sign a ‘do not resuscitate’ form.   The 54-year-old suffered a second cardiac arrest, and was pronounced dead.  

'It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,' Priscilla said in a statement on Thursday evening. 'She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.'

• Lisa Marie Presley's third husband Nicolas Cage has paid tribute to the star following her tragic death aged 54 on Thursday.
• Billy Bush was one of the last individuals to interview Lisa Marie Presley before her sudden passing on Thursday and the talk show host opened up to People, revealing that, 'it feels awful.'
• Despite being part of one of the most famous families, the 33-year-old granddaughter of Elvis Presley wanted to 'grow up' before making her debut into the spotlight on her own terms.
• Just two days before her death, Presley appeared unsteady and frail at the Golden Globes. During a rep carpet interview, Presley leaned against 80-year-old talent manager Jerry Schilling and told him “I’m gonna grab your arm.”
• Another video from the event showed Presley shuffling and stumbling as three people, including Elvis biopic actor Austin Butler, stepping forward to assist her down the stairs.
• Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, the famed home of Elvis Presley, said a representative of actor Riley Keough, who is Presley's daughter.