- Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54.
- 'Elvis' star Austin Butler told E! News his heart is "completely shattered" in a statement on Friday.
Austin Butler, who starred in the 2022 biopic "Elvis," told E! News that his "heart is completely shattered" for Lisa Marie Presley's family following her death on Thursday.
"I am eternally grateful for the time I was lucky enough to be near her bright light and will forever cherish the quiet moments we shared," he said in a statement obtained on Friday. "Her warmth, her love and her authenticity will always be remembered."
Representatives for Butler did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died Thursday after going into cardiac arrest, according to multiple outlets. She was 54.
Butler told The Hollywood Reporter that he and Lisa Marie met following the movie's release last year.
"She hugged me with tears in her eyes, and she just said, 'Thank you,'" he said during a roundtable with the outlet that was published on Tuesday. "She took me upstairs and we went into Elvis' bedroom and just sat on his bed and just talked for hours."
Lisa Marie had been a vocal supporter of the film, praising Butler and director Baz Luhrmann. In a series of tweets last May, she wrote that Butler's portrayal of her Elvis was done "accurately and respectfully," adding that he "channeled and embodied my father's heart & soul beautifully."
According to ABC News, Lisa Marie will be buried next to her father and son, Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020, at the Presley family's Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee.