Today, according to foreign media reports, on the 12th West Coast time in the United States, Elvis Presley's grandson Benjamin Keough committed suicide at the age of 27.
As soon as the news came out, it instantly reached the top of Weibo's hot search, and many netizens also expressed pity for it.
"Elvis Presley" – an American classic rock singer hailed as one of the most important cultural indicators of the 20th century. He has 4 grandchildren. Among them, Benjamin, 27, is regarded by Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley as the most outwardly grandfather-like offspring.
According to US media, Benjamin shot himself in Calabasas, California. U.S. police said Benjamin died of a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," but other details remain to be investigated.
Benjamin, the son of Lisa Marie and her first ex-husband, Danny Keo, once described her son's traits in an interview: "Benjamin looks the most like Grandpa (Elvis Presley), he is backstage like a storm that is difficult to ignore, and when he appears everyone turns their heads to look at him. Everyone grabbed him for a group photo, because the similarity between the two of them was incredible. ”
Benjamin not only looks like "Elvis Presley", but also inherits the musical lineage of his grandfather "Elvis Presley" in his bones. He signed a $5 million (about 36 million yuan) record contract in 2009 and has appeared in Elvis Presley's documentary.
After lisa marie divorced her first husband, Danny Keo, she married Aquaman superstar Michael Jackson in 1994, so MJ is also Benjamin's stepfather.
After Lisa Marie divorced MJ in 1996, she married Hollywood superstar Nicolas Cage in August 2004, but the marriage lasted only 108 days before it ended hastily.
On 22 January 2006, Lisa Marie married Michael Lockwood, and the two have now moved to the UK, where they share twin daughters.
Learning that her son committed suicide in the United States, Lisa Marie's agent told the media: "She is heartbroken, but for the sake of the 11-year-old twins and the eldest daughter Riley, she is trying to face it strongly." ”
Lisa Marie's lawyer said in a statement that she felt "heartbroken" after learning of the death of her son Benjamin.
Due to the prominent family situation, bad news came, and many netizens also expressed their incredulity. Someone left a message: "So rich, carefree and self-committing suicide, so that the bottom of society can not bear it." Some netizens also said: "Rich people may be more troubled, and the people we envy may really envy us!" ”
More netizens sighed: "For this kind of child's life, there is no shortage of materials, lack of life goals, maybe death is the best." ”
In recent years, more and more celebrities and celebrities have ended their lives due to mental depression, in fact, each person has their own troubles, but the form of pain is different. We did not stand in his place and experience it for ourselves, it is difficult to understand what troubles he has, only to say that it is not easy for everyone.
Perhaps many people will feel that a person's material success is the most important, but in fact, happiness is really better than everything, and happiness in this life is what everyone should pursue. I hope that Elvis Presley's daughter can mourn and change, and I hope that everyone can cherish life and pursue their own happiness, and I hope that such tragedies will not repeat themselves.