Although they may've ended on strange terms, there was clearly a lot of affection for each other still, with Lisa Marie attending Jackson's funeral after his death in 2009.
On September 3, 2009, Lisa Marie attended Michael Jackson's funeral with nearly 200 of his closest friends and family members.
The participants were Ron Boyd (family friend), Los Angeles Lakers greats Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, fellow Motown Records alumni Berry Gordy, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Andrae Crouch (choir), Queen Latifah, Judith Hill (recruited 'This Is It' performer), Jennifer Hudson (in ...
Presley and Jackson, who married in 1994 before divorcing two years later, were very much in love while filming the video for the Grammy-nominated hit, Isham tells PEOPLE. "They had [an] innocent, playful relationship that I felt was a real relationship," says Isham.
When Jackson died in 2009, Presley admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she had felt manipulated by him in their marriage, but that any feelings of bitterness towards him had died with him. "When we were together, we were really in love," she told Winfrey, "and then we had the rough patches."
Lisa Marie paid tribute to her ex-husband Michael Jackson saying, "I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me."
Although they certainly had a raucous time together out in the world, Elvis ensured he maximised his quality time alongside his beloved daughter. "They had their father-daughter private times, he would play with her and they talked," Danny remembers from his time at Graceland. "He loved when he had Lisa."
She's also sure that Michael loved Lisa Marie Presley, whom he divorced two years before Paris' birth: “In the music video 'You Are Not Alone,' I can see how he looked at her, and he was totally whipped,” she says with a fond laugh.
Michael Jackson idolized Diana Ross. He thought her the perfect woman. He thought a woman had to look like Diana to be beautiful.
Presley then married embattled pop star Michael Jackson on May 26, 1994. At the time, Jackson was 35 and had recently had a child molestation accusation leveled against him for the first time.
LOS ANGELES, July 8 (UPI) -- Diana Ross says she did not attend Tuesday's public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles because she is trying to "find closure." "I have decided to pause and be silent," Ross said Tuesday in a statement quoted by UsMagazine.com. "This feels right for me.
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Her funeral to this day is still reported to be the most-watched.
The movie legend, who died on Wednesday aged 79, was laid to rest at LA's Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Only close family were invited to the low-key service. Liz attended Jacko's funeral in 2009 and said at the time: “I loved Michael with all my soul and I can't imagine life without him. “We had so much in common.
LISA MARIE: WHY I DIVORCED MICHAEL. LISA MARIE PRESLEY reveals she divorced Michael Jackson after he pressured her to have a baby! The King of Rock's daughter and the King of Pop shocked the world when they announced their quickie marriage in April 1994.
After performing on the Britain's Got Talent tour, Jafargholi sang a musical tribute of "Who's Lovin' You" on stage at the Los Angeles Staples Center, at 7 July 2009 globally televised funeral memorial service for the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson: “I wrote a song called 'Dirty Diana'. It was not about Lady Diana. It was about certain kinds of girls that hang around concerts or clubs, you know, they call them groupies. I've lived with that all my life.
Some of Jackson's closest friends also shunned the service. Diana Ross, the soul legend Jackson emulated and the potential guardian of his three children, declined to attend and instead issued a statement to the media as the memorial began.
Michael Jackson told how he feared bitter rival Prince would die prematurely in a string of jealous rants secretly recorded three decades ago.
8., Lisa Marie said she was "overwhelmed" by the Elvis movie, for which Butler won a Golden Globe for Best Actor (Drama). "I just want to thank you for coming," Lisa Marie said alongside Butler, daughter Riley Keogh and the film's director, Baz Luhrmann.
Presley had just $95,000 in her bank account and $700,000 in stocks while owing the IRS $1.8 million. Lisa Marie Presley inherited the estate of her father, Elvis Presley, on the day she turned 25, but died deep in debt.
Michael and Lisa Marie were together for only 18 months. During this time, however, they did not have children, despite Michael having two children with his second wife Debbie Rowe.
Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorced four years before his untimely death, but the love they shared never waned. "I truly cherish the great times. As you grow up, there are always fears and insecurities. But as you get older you understand it all," Priscilla told PEOPLE in 2021.
Did Ginger Alden Attend Elvis' Funeral? Yes. As his fiancée at the time, it is believed that Ginger Alden was present for Elvis' funeral. Following the funeral, however, she was reportedly banned from Graceland by Presley's family and had to receive permission to visit his grave.
Lisa Marie became the the sole owner of the mansion when the trust holding her inheritance dissolved on her 25th birthday in 1993. Graceland has become a popular tourist attraction over the years, with public tours on offer as well as sprawling museum exhibits.