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Priscilla Presley Recounts Decision to Remove Lisa Marie From Life Support in New Memoir Excerpts

Her account surfaces alongside a pending suit by former partners alleging self‑serving motives, a claim her attorney calls meritless.

Priscilla Presley (L) and daughter Lisa Marie Presley in 2015.
Lisa Marie Presley, left, and Priscilla Presley arrive at the American Society of Young Musicians' benefit concert and awards show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on June 9, 2005.
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Overview

  • People published exclusive excerpts on Sept. 17 from Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis, which is scheduled for release on Sept. 23 by Grand Central Publishing.
  • In the excerpt, Presley writes she authorized withdrawal of life support after a doctor said her daughter would have no quality of life.
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined Lisa Marie died from complications of a small bowel obstruction linked to prior bariatric surgery.
  • Lisa Marie’s ex-husband Danny Keough found her unresponsive at home, and family members kept vigil at the hospital as she was placed on a ventilator.
  • Former partners Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko are suing for at least $50 million, alleging Presley acted to control trusts and Graceland; her lawyer Marty Singer denounces the filing as shameful and meritless.