Lisa Marie Presley’s son and Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, 27, dies

BREAKING: Lisa Marie Presley’s son and Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, 27, dies ‘from self-inflicted gunshot wound’

  • Keough was found Sunday in Calabasas, California, according to TMZ 
  • He was son of Lisa Marie and musician Danny Keough and the grandson of Elvis 
  • Lisa Marie has previously spoken of her son’s ‘uncanny’ resemblance to her dad
  • Benjamin’s grandmother Priscilla married Elvis in 1967; they divorced in 1973
  • ‘She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated’, Lisa Marie’s manager said, ‘He was the love of her life’

By Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:39 EDT, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 19:30 EDT, 12 July 2020

Elvis Presley’s grandson and Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

The 27-year-old was found Sunday in Calabasas, California, according to TMZ. Lisa Marie’s manager, told the outlet: ‘She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11 year old twins and her oldest daughter Riley. She adored that boy. He was the love of her life.’ 

Benjamin was the son of Lisa Marie and musician Danny Keough. Lisa Marie has previously spoken of her son’s similarity to her dad Elvis, calling their resemblance ‘uncanny’. 

Lisa Marie, 51, said: ‘Ben does look so much like Elvis. Everybody was grabbing him for a photo because it is just uncanny.’  

Benjamin’s grandmother Priscilla married Elvis in 1967 and had but they divorced six years later. They had only daughter Lisa Marie in 1968. 

Lisa Marie and her first husband, Keough, had two children together, Benjamin and his sister, the actress Riley Keough. The couple were married on October 3, 1988 and divorced on May 6, 1994.  

Twenty days later Lisa Marie married Michael Jackson. In 1996, citing irreconcilable differences, she filed for divorce.  

Elvis Presley's grandson and Lisa Marie Presley's son, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. He is pictured with his mom in 2010

Elvis Presley's grandson and Lisa Marie Presley's son, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. He is pictured with his mom in 2010

Elvis Presley’s grandson and Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. He is pictured with his mom in 2010 

Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound

Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound

Lisa Marie has previously spoken of her son's similarity to her dad Elvis, calling their resemblance 'uncanny'.

Lisa Marie has previously spoken of her son's similarity to her dad Elvis, calling their resemblance 'uncanny'.

Lisa Marie Presley’s son and Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lisa Marie has previously spoken of her son’s similarity to her dad Elvis, calling their resemblance ‘uncanny’

Benjamin was the son of Lisa Marie and musician Danny Keough. He is pictured with his mom

Benjamin was the son of Lisa Marie and musician Danny Keough. He is pictured with his mom

Benjamin was the son of Lisa Marie and musician Danny Keough. He is pictured with his mom

She also had a third marriage to Nicolas Cage that lasted two months in 2002. 

And in January it was reported Presley and her fourth ex husband Michael Lockwood have been engaged in a nasty custody battle over their 11 year old twin daughters, Finley and Harper. 

Presley was married to Lockwood in 2006, and she gave birth to their twin girls in October 2008. 

Benjamin's grandmother Priscilla married Elvis in 1967 but they divorced six years later. The couple are pictured with their only daughter, Lisa Marie, around 1970

Benjamin's grandmother Priscilla married Elvis in 1967 but they divorced six years later. The couple are pictured with their only daughter, Lisa Marie, around 1970

Benjamin’s grandmother Priscilla married Elvis in 1967 but they divorced six years later. The couple are pictured with their only daughter, Lisa Marie, around 1970

In 2009 Benjamin was reported to have signed a $5million record deal with Universal. ‘The music will be nothing like Elvis, nothing like him at all,’ he said inn interview at the time.  

Lisa Marie was born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968.

Her parents were married on May 1, 1967, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. They divorced in 1973.

Lisa Marie, second from left, is pictured with her four children; twins Finley and Harper, front left and right, and Benjamin, back right, and his sister Riley, center

Lisa Marie, second from left, is pictured with her four children; twins Finley and Harper, front left and right, and Benjamin, back right, and his sister Riley, center

Lisa Marie, second from left, is pictured with her four children; twins Finley and Harper, front left and right, and Benjamin, back right, and his sister Riley, center

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