Born to Rock N’ Roll legend Elvis Presley and his wife of six years, Priscilla Presley, the late Lisa Marie Presley more or less grew up in the limelight. Following in her father’s footsteps, Lisa Marie built an illustrious music career, earning the adoration of millions worldwide.
As her fame grew, Lisa Marie’s private life, particularly her romantic relationships, began to elicit endless fascination from fans. Among the more titillating aspects of her love life was her whirlwind romance and short-lived marriage to Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage. Here’s everything we know about Presley and Cage’s marriage, including why it unraveled after just six months.
8. How Did Lisa Marie Presley And Nicolas Cage Meet?
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage met at a Hollywood party in 2000. At the time, Cage was still married to his first wife Patricia Arquette, while Lisa Marie was engaged to musician John Oszajca.
“I was thunderstruck,” Cage said of the meeting in a 2013 interview with Barbara Walters. “We got to talking, we got to know each other, and she’s hilarious, and she’s a real firecracker, and she tells it like it is.”
7. Lisa Marie Presley And Nicolas Cage Had A Rather Rocky Relationship
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage were so besotted with each other that, barely a year after their first meeting, they’d both split from their respective partners and commenced a whirlwind romance. Unfortunately, despite their rather intense feelings for each other, the duo’s relationship was anything but perfect.
“We got into this unfortunate pattern of breaking up, getting back together again, breaking up, getting back together again,” Cage told Barbara Walters of the relationship in 2013.
6. Lisa Marie Presley And Nick Cage Got Married Shortly After Meeting
Despite their ups and downs, Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie ultimately tied the knot in Hawaii on the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s passing. As Cage would later reveal in his interview with Barbara Walters, the union made complete sense at the time.
“She was born with the pressure of an extremely famous name from day one; I was a young actor in Hollywood with the name Coppola trying to make it with those pressures,” he said. “There was a logic to it, there was a sense to it.”
5. Lisa Marie Presley And Nicolas Cage’s Marriage Ended Rather Abruptly
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Unfortunately, matrimony proved to arduous for the young couple. Following a tumultuous six months, the two decided to call it quits.
“We’re both so dramatic and dynamic that when it was good, it was unbelievably good,” Lisa Marie told Rolling Stones of her marriage to Cage in 2003, “and when it was bad, it was just a f**king bloody nightmare for everybody.”
4. What Did Nicolas Cage Say About His Divorce From Lisa Marie Presley?
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Unlike his ex-wife, Nicolas Cage refused to address the circumstances of his divorce for many years. However, the 59-year-old finally opened up in his 2013 interview with Barbara Walters.
“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,” he said, more or less echoing a media statement released by Lisa Marie in the immediate aftermath of their divorce, which had read, “We shouldn’t have been married in the first place. It was a big mistake.”
3. Nicolas Cage Had A Hard Time Moving On From Lisa Marie Presley
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Despite filing for divorce, Nicolas Cage found the aftermath of his divorce from Lisa Marie incredibly challenging. In his 2013 interview with Barbara Walters, the Leaving Las Vegas star expressed regrets about ending the marriage so abruptly.
“It’s sad and I miss her every day,” he said. “And sometimes I wish we couldn’t have rushed the marriage, and sometimes I regret rushing the divorce, but it just seemed like it wasn’t going to change.”
2. Lisa Marie Presley And Nicolas Cage Became Close Friends Following Their Divorce
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage went on to become close friends in the years following their tumultuous relationship and abrupt divorce.
“I have to give him credit, you know,” Lisa Marie told Oprah Winfrey in 2005. “He did redeem himself in the end, and we did become very good friends after that. We’re better like that.”
1. How Did Nicolas Cage React To Lisa Marie Presley’s Tragic Death?
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Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac arrest and passed away on January 12, 2023, just two days after appearing at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. According to a recent media statement, Cage was devastated by the news.
“This is devastating news,” the statement read. “Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken. I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin.”