Nicolas Cage and the late Lisa Marie Presley’s romance got so intense, the Oscar-winning actor once tossed a $65,000 engagement ring into the ocean amid ‘another of their epic fights.’
The expensive outburst was described in a newly-released book penned by the late star’s mother Priscilla Presley, 80, titled Softly, As I Leave You: Live After Elvis.
In the book, which was released Tuesday, Priscilla said a furious Cage threw ‘stunning … six-carat, $65,000 diamond ring’ off the side of the vessel during a boat trip in Southern California.
‘One afternoon, they went sailing off the coast of Catalina Island on Nick’s yacht, the Weston,’ Priscilla said.
She said that ‘something set off another of their epic fights, and Lisa pulled off her engagement ring and threw it at Nick.’
The Leaving Las Vegas star responded by taking the piece of jewelry and depositing it into the Pacific Ocean.
Nicolas Cage and the late Lisa Marie Presley’s romance got so intense, he once tossed a $65,000 engagement ring into the ocean amid ‘another of their epic fights.’ Pictured on a yacht near LA’s Catalina Island on September 4, 2001 – exactly one week before the 9/11 attacks
The Academy Award-winning actor was pictured earlier this year in LA at the Saturn Awards
‘Furious, Nick threw the ring overboard,’ Priscilla said.
Priscilla said that while Cage dispatched a team of divers to try to find the $65,000 ring, she didn’t believe that it was ever retrieved.
‘As far as I know, the ring is still there,’ Priscilla said.
The star of films such as Con Air, Face/Off and The Rock immediately replaced the piece of jewelry with an even grander one, according to Priscilla.
Cage – who has a history of spotty finances – purchased the late Lisa Marie ‘an even bigger diamond (ten carats), and they got engaged all over again,’ Priscilla wrote.
Priscilla estimated the replacement ring to be about ten carats.
Cage and Lisa Marie began dating in 2000 and got married in 2002, but broke up later that year, with their divorce being finalized in 2004.
Lisa Marie had previously been married to Michael Jackson and Danny Keough.
Cage dispatched a team of divers to try to find the $65,000 ring, Priscilla said
In her new book, which was released Tuesday, Priscilla Presley (pictured in NYC Tuesday) said Cage threw ‘stunning … six-carat, $65,000 diamond ring’ off the side of a boat
