Elvis’ grandson Ben Keough’s girlfriend says she ‘knows the true meaning of grief’ after his suicide
BEN Keough’s girlfriend said she "knows the true meaning of grief" after the tragic suicide death of Elvis’ grandson.
Ben at age 27. The cause of death is a shotgun wound.
On Sunday, broke her silence on Instagram, as she paid tribute to her late boyfriend.
She captioned a series of sweet, never-before seen photos: “To the most beautiful boy I have ever seen. You make everyone around you light up the second you step into the room. You touch every single soul around you. You love your Sunday morning toons and chocolate milk.
“I promise to always honor you on Fancy Fridays. Your laugh is heard all over the world now. You made me the luckiest girl in the world, to have you, to hold you, to love you and to be loved by you are the only things that have ever mattered.”
She continued: “You are my whole world and my whole life, you live with me now every day in my heart, in my soul and in my mind. My travel partner. My best friend. I will cherish all the memories we’ve made together and keep them close to my heart. I feel your silliness within me still making me laugh.
“Every second of every day I think of you, now I know the true meaning of grief. Please give me strength to keep going because I don’t know how I’m supposed to do this life without you.”
She ended the caption with: "You will always be the love of my life, my everything. Big pies little pies, te amo mas que el sol y la luna mi amorsito.”
In one video, Ben could be seen calling his girlfriend to join him in the ocean.
Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough’s son is kissing his girlfriend on the cheek in one of the photos.
In another snap, Elvis’ grandson, who landed a $5 million record deal in 2009 to produce five albums, is playing his guitar.
reported a neighbor at 1am and a woman loudly screaming “Don’t do it” at 3:30am.
Another resident told the outlet that authorities arrived to the home at 6am and overheard police interviewing a hysterical woman, who was believed to be Diana, in the backyard.
The neighbor alleged: “I could hear somebody speaking really loud in the backyard. I looked outside and I saw what appeared to be his girlfriend outside talking to police, and she was pretty hysterical saying ‘I can't believe it.’
“She just kept swearing and saying, 'I can't believe it, I can't believe it.' She was saying, ‘I can't believe he would do that to himself.’
“She said, 'The family's going to hate me’ and ‘They're going to blame me.’ I think she was feeling guilty for it happening... but I don't want to speculate [as to] what caused it. That was around 6.30-7am. They were out there for about an hour talking.”
The resident added that Diana, who works at Fox News as a Post Production Coordinator, had .
Ben’s sister .
She captioned a series of photos: “Mornings are the hardest. I forget you’re gone. I can’t cry because of the fear that I will never stop. A pain that’s new to me.
“You. There are no words for you. Angel is the closest I could think of. Pure light. Baby brother. Best friend. Wild man. Intellectual. Witness to my life. Twin soul. Protector. Too sensitive for this harsh world. I hope you give me strength to endure the giant hole you’ve left in my heart. I hope you give me the strength to eat.
“I hope you’re cradled in love. I hope you feel my love. I hope you feel god. You are god. I can’t believe you’ve left me. Not you sweet Ben Ben. Anyone but you. I guess this is true heartbreak. I hope we meet again.”
Who is Diana Pinto, Benjamin Keough’s ‘girlfriend’?
DIANA Pinto is Benjamin Keough's girlfriend.
Ben, who was the grandson of Elvis Presley, shot himself on July 12.
She works as a post-production coordinator at Fox, according to her LinkedIn page.
A neighbor of Keough's told the Daily Mail that they heard residents partying in his $1.8million Calabasas home until the early hours of July 12.
They went on to say they heard a woman's voice screaming 'don't do it!' at 3.30am.
The woman was believed to be Benjamin's girlfriend.
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A rep for Lisa Marie, who is also mom to twin daughters from a previous marriage, : “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.”
Ben felt "lost in life" and struggled with being in his grandfather's shadow.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.