Lisa Marie Presley statement on Michael Jackson death

Lisa Marie Presley: loved MJ
Caroline Gutierrez Goddard

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Lisa Marie Presley, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson, has spoken out about the Jackson death.

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson: a short lived marriagePresley, who was briefly married to Michael Jackson in what many believed was nothing more than a publicity stunt, posted a long blog entry on her MySpace page detailing her shock over Jackson’s death.

-- and at the same time giving fans some insight into their marriage and Jackson’s state of mind, with eerie echoes of her father's death.

The blog entry, in its entirety:

“He Knew.
Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death.

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 him, the way he did."
I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point 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...I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and 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.

The person I failed to help is being transferred right now to the LA County Coroners office for his Autopsy.

All of my indifference and detachment that I worked so hard to achieve over the years has just gone into the bowels of hell and right now I am gutted.

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. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a ‘Normal life’ found a connection, 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.

I wanted to ‘save him’ I wanted to save him from the inevitable which is what has just happened.

His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn't know how and this was 14 years ago. We all worried that this would be the outcome then.
At that time, In trying to save him, I almost lost myself.

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.

Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions.

 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.

I was in over my head while trying.

I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision.

The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow.

After the Divorce, I spent a few years obsessing about him and what I could have done different, in regret.

Then I spent some angry years at the whole situation.

At some point, I truly became Indifferent, until now.

As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted.

Any ill experience or words I have felt towards him in the past has just died inside of me along with him.

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.

I desperately hope that he can be relieved from his pain, pressure and turmoil now.
He deserves to be free from all of that and I hope he is in a better place or will be.
 I also hope that anyone else who feels they have failed to help him can be set free because he hopefully finally is.

The World is in shock but somehow he knew exactly how his fate would be played out some day more than anyone else knew, and he was right.”

Presley and Jackson were married from 1994 to 1996.

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About the author: As the owner of Bloom Creatives, Caroline Gutierrez Goddard tells stories with words and photos -- and as such, is a regular contributor here at SheKnows.


Comments
By lupita rodarte Sep 12, 2009

micheal was a great idol...i loved his music , his dancing, it was great to bad drugs take control of us ..its hard i know i was addicted at one time...i still struggle..no body knows are pain..no one will...i hope it to hunt me again...i believe that it one day at a time...any body can fall ...just need to try hard...god be with you jackson

By lupita rodarte Sep 12, 2009

micheal was a great idol...i loved his music , his dancing, it was great to bad drugs take control of us ..its hard i know i was addicted at one time...i still struggle..no body knows are pain..no one will...i hope it to hunt me again...i believe that it one day at a time...any body can fall ...just need to try hard...god be with you jackson

By denese valine Jul 1, 2009

michael jackson was a icon dat nobody can ever replace my heart goes out 2 his family especially janet she seemed 2 be closer 2 michael then anybody michael may had issues but he put it down on the dance floor his music was very touchin world wide he brought different races 2gether he has done somethang nobody could ever do i just wish the media would stop sayin bad stuff about him so wat if he took pills obviously he was very insecure but reguardless wat he did with his personal life he was a amazing person,dad,brother,son and a induvidual michael jackson will never be 4gotton im still in shock over his death its very sad and we should be talking about wat he did not all of the negitivity rest in peace michael and me and my kids hearts go out 2 the family you are truely the best now you can moon walk in heaven and you have nobody judgin you up there

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