Priscilla Presley Drops Bombshell on Lisa Marie’s Marriage to Michael Jackson — Calls the King of Pop “Manipulative” and Reveals Shocking Details About Their Sex Life
Priscilla Presley is once again opening up about the complicated legacy of her late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and her short-lived marriage to Michael Jackson — and her comments are nothing short of explosive.
In a candid new interview, the 79-year-old widow of Elvis Presley revealed that she was deeply troubled by Lisa Marie’s decision to wed the King of Pop in 1994. According to Priscilla, the union wasn’t just unusual — it was toxic.
“I Was Appalled by the Marriage”
Priscilla admitted she was shocked when Lisa Marie married Jackson just 20 days after finalizing her divorce from musician Danny Keough. “I was absolutely appalled by it,” she confessed. “I didn’t see it as love. I saw it as manipulation.”
According to Priscilla, Jackson knew exactly how to appeal to Lisa Marie’s vulnerabilities. “Michael had this way of pulling people into his orbit. Lisa thought she could save him, but he was using her — and I told her as much.”
Concerns About Their Intimacy
Perhaps most shocking were Priscilla’s remarks about her daughter’s sex life with Jackson. While she avoided explicit details, she claimed Lisa Marie often confided in her about feeling conflicted. “She wanted to believe in the romance, but she also questioned if what they had was ever real,” Priscilla explained.
Some insiders at the time speculated the marriage was orchestrated to deflect from Jackson’s legal troubles, while others believed Lisa Marie was genuinely infatuated. Priscilla, however, says she always felt her daughter was being drawn into a world she didn’t fully understand.
A Marriage Under Scrutiny
The Lisa Marie–Michael Jackson marriage lasted less than two years but became one of the most scrutinized celebrity unions of the 1990s. From their infamous kiss at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards to Lisa Marie’s public defense of Jackson during child abuse allegations, the relationship blurred the line between reality and spectacle.
Priscilla maintains that her daughter’s heart was in the right place but insists Michael was “a master manipulator.” She described their bond as more of a transactional relationship than a true partnership.
Family Fallout
The Presley family was divided over the marriage at the time, and Priscilla says the fallout lingered long after. “Lisa was strong-willed and hated being told what to do, but she was also deeply affected by the men she loved. Michael was no exception,” she shared.
After the divorce in 1996, Lisa Marie later admitted she was emotionally drained by the relationship, calling it a rollercoaster of passion, drama, and mistrust.
Priscilla’s Painful Honesty
Though Lisa Marie passed away in January 2023 at age 54, Priscilla says she feels a responsibility to set the record straight. “I don’t want her to be remembered for that marriage. She was so much more than Michael Jackson’s wife,” she said.
For fans of both icons, Priscilla’s revelations reopen a controversial chapter in pop culture history — one that continues to fascinate, divide, and haunt decades later.
