Back in 1993 Lisa Marie Presley wed Michael Jackson, much to the world’s surprise. Lisa admits that the timing seemed a little fishy with Michael fighting allegations of inappropriate behavior with minor children, but claims that her marriage to the King of Pop was real.
The short-lived union lasted 19 months and it was a dark time for both of them. In some of their deep conversations, Michael believed that he would end up dying in much the same way as her father Elvis Presley, who passed away in 1977 due to health issues and drug abuse.
“I can’t recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my father’s death. At some point he paused, he stared at me intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, ‘I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he died.'”
Lisa went on to say that Michael did surround himself with many ill-intentioned people and she tried very hard to help and support him.
“I became very ill and emotionally/spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behaviors and the awful vampires and leeches that he would always manage to magnetize around him.”
Lisa Marie said that she quickly realized she was in way over her head and had two young children to care for, which is why she ended the marriage.
Lisa’s blog on the subject, which she titled ‘He Knew‘, was laced with deep sadness. She is certain that Michael knew his fate, which was indeed a mirror image of her father’s passing. She said she is, “truly, truly gutted.”
More photos of Michael and Lisa below.