Nicolas Cage Reveals ‘Beautiful’ Moment He Had While Lying in Elvis Presley’s Bed at Graceland During Visit With Ex-Wife Lisa Marie

Actor Nicolas Cage has revealed the truth about his somewhat infamous visit to the private floor of Elvis Presley's iconic Graceland estate—finally debunking the rumors that he tried on the music legend's clothes and actually sat on his toilet.

Cage, 62, was given a very rare opportunity to tour the second floor of the rock 'n' roll king's perfectly preserved primary suite at the Memphis, TN, property while he was married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, in 2002.

It had previously been claimed that, during this visit, the "Face/Off" actor took great liberties with Elvis' personal items, with reports suggesting that he not only tried on one of his outfits, but also posed next to the toilet in the exact position in which the musician was found dead in 1977.

The actor has now spoken out to deny those rumors, telling the New York Times in a wide-ranging interview that, while he did have the chance to visit Elvis' bedroom, he did not do anything quite as brash as donning his clothing while there.

"No, that’s not true at all," Cage said when asked about the rumored incident. "What is true is that my ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley and I, there were a couple of nights at Graceland where she wanted to go upstairs, and so I did."

Cage revealed that he did lie in Elvis' bed—recalling the "beautiful, poignant" moment of reflection he experienced in the room.

"I remember lying in Elvis’ bed, and he had one of those little fiber-optics things that spin and change colors," he shared. "I remember staring at that and being very relaxed by it and calmed by it, and I enjoyed thinking of him looking at that and how it must have relaxed him.

"It was a beautiful, poignant little moment in my life."

Cage is one of just a handful of people who have been granted access to the second floor of Graceland, an area that is strictly off limits to the public, having been carefully maintained and preserved in the years since Elvis' death.

In 2024, Oprah Winfrey was given a special tour of several rooms on the private floors of the property by Elvis' granddaughter, Riley Keough, who is now the sole trustee of Graceland—having been left the 13-acre estate by her mother, Lisa Marie, after her death in 2023.

In a CBS sit-down with Winfrey, titled "An Oprah Special: The Presleys—Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley," the Emmy Award-winning actress recalled many special memories in the iconic estate, including extraordinary moments that took place between her mother and grandfather.

However, except for close family members and estate caretakers, everyone is banned from viewing the sacred spaces featured in Winfrey's special

"The upstairs of Graceland Mansion is not included as part of the tour," the estate's official website states. "The part of Graceland we show the world on our tour is the part that Elvis showed anyone who visited him at Graceland.

"The upstairs was his private area. When Graceland opened, [Elvis' wife] Priscilla and Lisa felt that the upstairs should remain private, that letting everyone go up there would be disrespectful and inappropriate—something the rest of our management wholeheartedly agrees with."

Elvis' surviving family members do, however, have the opportunity to share the space with whomever they wish, something that is often done in privacy, much like Cage's visit with Lisa Marie.

The "Leaving Las Vegas" star began dating Lisa Marie in 2000, and the pair tied the knot in 2002 after less than two years. However, their volatile relationship came to a dramatic end just a few months later, with Cage later admitting that their "strong personalities" had been to blame for the breakup.

Cage—who was also previously married to actress Patricia Arquette—went on to marry three other women: Alice Kim, whom he married in 2004 and divorced in 2016; Erika Koike, to whom he was married for just a few days; and Riko Shibata, to whom he is still married.

While speaking to the Times, the actor looked back on what the reporter described as his "unconventional" life choices, conceding that he "had a lack of impulse control" early in his Hollywood career, particularly when it came to money.

"It’s no secret that over the years, particularly early on, I had a lack of impulse control. Probably shouldn’t have bought that car or shouldn’t have bought that property," he said.

While he did not elaborate on which purchases he "shouldn't" have made, Cage's money problems—particularly when it comes to his homes—have been well documented.

In 2009, he famously lost two New Orleans properties to foreclosure: the so-called LaLaurie Mansion, which is said to be one of the city's most "haunted" homes, and a 13,000-square-foot French Colonial abode. During that same year, news emerged that he owed more than $14 million in unpaid federal taxes.

However, Cage insisted to the Times that his life has changed dramatically since those days, telling the publication that he is much more "boring" than he was during that time—and noting that his only "vices" these days are caffeine and "doomscrolling" on his phone.

"I am extraordinarily boring now. I live a very monastic life. I am not taking any risks whatsoever. If I can avoid it, I am really going to go the other way," he said, before noting that his main focus is being the best father to his 3-year-old daughter, August, whom he shares with Shibata.

"I am all about raising my toddler to have a happy and healthy life," he said, before admitting: "I do have vices. I drink entirely too much caffeine. I’m drinking 200-milligram strawberry energy drinks six times a day. I’m not good with my phone, and the doomscrolling’s gotta stop.

"But I’m not enjoying a martini, and I am not doing other things. So, to answer your question, I am not doing any unexpected things in life at the moment."