Lisa Marie Presley: Michael Jackson Feared He'd 'End Up Like' Elvis

Access Hollywood - June 26, 2009 11:39 AM PDT
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lisa Marie Presley thinks that Michael Jackson knew he was "going to end up like" her legendary father, Elvis Presley.

In an emotional post on her MySpace Celebrity Blog, Lisa Marie - who was married to Michael from May 1994 to January 1996 (when she filed for divorce) -- said that the King of Pop feared dying like the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

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"At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like [Elvis], the way he did,'" Lisa Marie wrote. "He just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that."

"14 years later... the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears. A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened," she wrote, before addressing their much-discussed union.

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"I am going to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once. Our relationship was not 'a sham,' as is being reported in the press," she wrote. "It was an unusual relationship, yes... perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much."

But Lisa Marie said that Michael's "self-destructive behavior" got in the way of their relationship.

"In trying to save him, I almost lost myself," she added. "He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated. When he used it for something good, it was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad."

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And their split, she said, was the hardest decision she ever had to make.

"I was in over my head," she said. "I became very ill and emotionally/spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him."

Now, with the news of his death on Thursday at the age of 50, she wrote that she hopes he's now in "a better place."

"I desperate hope that he can be relieved from his pain, pressure and turmoil now. He deserves to be free from all that," she wrote. "He was an amazing person and I am lucky to have gotten as close to him as I did and to have had the many experiences and years that we had together."

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  • Heidi
    I believe micael Jackson was a good soul like anna nicole & marilyn. The best people are gone too soo n. He will watch over his wonderful children.
    report abuseposted September 4, 2009 5:14 AM PDT
  • Ruthven-David
    Lisa, we are all human so do not work yourself up explaining anything. At one point he was your man. Now he is gone to his Maker. Pray for the repose of his soul. And take consolation in the fact that when all is done God in His infinite Wisdom calls us to take a rest with Him.
    report abuseposted September 4, 2009 3:54 AM PDT
  • Stacey
    Dearest Lisa Marie, As some have already mentioned, you owe nobody any explanation about your Marriage or continued friendship to Micheal Jackson! Your Words are rather poinent none the less, it pains me deep to my core the agony you must feel over his sudden death; we have all tried to save someone in our lives at some point, I'm so sorry for your
    report abuseposted August 9, 2009 12:48 AM PDT
  • Tommy
    Lisa's 4 marriages really show how well scientology brings so much clarity to their lives. Her mother shacked up for while but I guess the celebrity center is where she pick up her next beau. Why she never married after 20 yrs. with that man Garabaldi, oh , the presley name,who would have known her without that!
    report abuseposted July 14, 2009 12:46 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    lead the hore to water but ya cant make em drink
    report abuseposted July 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT
  • MISS.SWEETLOVE
    RIP IN PEACE MICHEAL JACKSON,IN JESUS CHRIST NAME. I NOT ONLY LOVES M.J. I LOVES HIS WHOLE FAMILY AND I KNOW WE ALL WILL MISS.M.J. AROUND THE WORLD,BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A GOOD SIDE TO ALL BAD OR SAD SITUATIONS,AND THAT IS,MICHEAL JACKSON MAY BE GONE PHYSICALLY,BUT OUR LOVE FOR HIM WILL ALWAYS STAY LIVE EVERY SECOND OF A DAY, LOVE YOU LISA,4 UR LOVE 4 MICHEAL J.
    report abuseposted June 30, 2009 10:06 PM PDT
  • Theresa A.B
    Lisa Marie you owe no one nothin,keep up the good work.I'd idol your father to this day,Have since 10,55 now,I do not think with the Neverland Park Michael was at all rightfully accused and it hurt him badly,He worked hadr to get where he went and lost all 4 nothin..I wish ya marriage worked but ya tried.I think they both are in "God's" arms and a better place.
    report abuseposted June 30, 2009 2:51 PM PDT
  • Theresa A.B
    I liked billiejean,I do not know weather what Michael was accused of is true or not,but the way his neverland and home showed he had love for children so I'd now have to say he did not and was wrongly accused of it,It probly hurt this bad badly after all the hard work he did to become what he was,Lisa your an amazin woman and I idol your father to this day,
    report abuseposted June 30, 2009 2:46 PM PDT
  • Theresa A.B
    I liked billiejean,I do not know weather what Michael was accused of is true or not,but the way his neverland and home showed he had love for children so I'd now have to say he did not and was wrongly accused of it,It probly hurt this bad badly after all the hard work he did to become what he was,Lisa your an amazin woman and I idol your father to this day,
    report abuseposted June 30, 2009 2:46 PM PDT
  • astgm
    I would like to say bravo lisa for telling the truth,it must have taken a lot foryou todothis,its very sad and but i think you tried your best and if its any consolation you are truly the only woman he ever loved always.......we will all miss him terrribly and we wished you both were together forever too but life has starnge ways but you have the most loving memories he ever shared with u!
    report abuseposted June 26, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
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