<p id=”par-1_75″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/michael-jacksons-second-family-say-monster-tricked-whole-world.html/”>Michael Jackson’s life was complicated,</a> confusing, and even now, years after his death, remains mysterious. Despite a movie about the King of Pop, fans are still clamoring for more information about the long-dead superstar. Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumously published memoir, <em>From Here to the Great Unknown</em>, is a good place to start for more information, especially about his romantic life. She shared several massive revelations about the reclusive star; these are the three most surprising.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-michael-jackson-was-a-virgin-when-he-started-dating-lisa-marie-presley”>Michael Jackson was a virgin when he started dating Lisa Marie Presley</h2>
<p id=”par-2_65″>One of the biggest bombshells of <em><a href=”https://www.amazon.com/Here-Great-Lisa-Marie-Presley/dp/0593733878″>From Here to the Great Unknown</a></em><em> </em>was Presley’s revelation that she was the one who took Michael Jackson’s virginity, despite him being 35 and much older than her when they met. In the book, Lisa Marie Presley claimed that Michael Jackson told her that while he wasn’t “waiting” to have sex, none of his relationships had gone there yet.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_64″>He had famously dated both Brooke Shields and<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/the-andy-griffith-show-oscar-winner-tatum-oneals-mom-was-briefly-a-star-on-the-show.html/”> Tatum O’Neal </a>years before meeting Presley. Still, she claims, he insisted that he had only kissed the ladies in his past. Jackson said that the relationships had never been physical or serious. It is unclear if that was true, though. Presley did note that she and Jackson’s physical relationship developed very quickly, despite the big admission.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-michael-jackson-s-drug-use-ultimately-ended-their-romance”>Michael Jackson’s drug use ultimately ended their romance</h2>
<p id=”par-4_62″>Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson were married during some of his most turbulent and stressful years. She stood by him through multiple <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/michael-jacksons-estate-spend-15-million-removing-child-biopic.html/”>child sex abuse claims</a> and even admitted she encouraged him to just settle the claims, hoping that doing so would help quiet the media storm. At the time, Lisa Marie Presley maintained that she believed Michael Jackson was innocent.</p>
<p id=”par-5_64″>So, what ended their romance? Presley revealed in the book that she ended her marriage to Jackson because she feared he would die in much the same way her father did. Jackson’s insistence on having a private anesthesiologist was a massive red flag, and his drug abuse ultimately led to their split, though she tried to reconcile with him multiple times over the years.</p>
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<p id=”par-6_91″>Presley, unfortunately, was not wrong. Jackson died in 2009. The King of Pop went into cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home on June 25. He was pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Center the same afternoon. His personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter after administering a fatal dose of propofol. Michael Jackson was 50. Presley died in 2023 from cardiac arrest. Presley’s death was later attributed to a small bowel obstruction. The obstruction was believed to be a complication of gastric bypass surgery. She was 54.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-king-of-pop-was-interested-in-her-years-before-they-ever-met”>The King of Pop was interested in her years before they ever met</h2>
<p id=”par-7_93″>Michael Jackson’s eerie connections to Elvis Presley have been well documented. Presley covered it, at length, in her book. Her fear, as well as Jackson’s own fear about his death, are not the only connections he had to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. His death in a house, directly across from one Presley once owned, isn’t the only connection, either. According to Lisa Marie Presley, Jackson’s interest in her began when Lisa Marie was just a teen. Just as her father’s interest in her mother began when she was a teen. –</p>
<p id=”par-8_97″>In the memoir, Lisa Marie Presley revealed that Jackson once invited her mother to dinner, hoping Lisa Marie would tag along. She claims Jackson admitted that that was the reason for the invitation, but never asked about her so as not to make it “weird.” Then, a young teen, she did not tag along, only getting to know Jackson years later while she was still married. Jackson was nearly 10 years older than Presley. Elvis was a bit more than <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/priscilla-presley-recalled-first-time-elvis-functioned-team-years-relationship.html/”>10 years older than Priscilla Presley</a> when he started dating her. She was 14, he was 24.</p>