August 1994. Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson reveal to the press that they got married in the privacy of a beach in the Dominican Republic.
“My married name is now Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson.
I am very in love.
I dedicate my life to being his wife.
I understand and support him,” wrote the daughter of “King” Elvis Presley, who died on Thursday January 12, 2023 at the age of 54, in a press release.
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A month later, on September 8, 1994, the couple formalized their union in front of cameras around the world.
On the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards, the 33-year-old singer, who was to launch the ceremony, came forward with his trusty dark glasses, holding hands with his young wife, 10 years his junior.
"I'm very happy to be here... And I was thinking about the fact that no one thought this would last," he told the crowd about his alleged relationship.
A strange kiss with Lisa Marie Presley will follow.
Unexpected kiss and a bit overplayed.
Make diversion
Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson were married for two years, from 1994 to 1996. A union that caused a lot of ink to flow due to the scandal that surrounded the pop star.
A year earlier, in 1993, the interpreter of
Billie Jean
was accused of sexual assault by a 13-year-old boy, Jordan Chandler.
The latter ensuring that the star had abused him on his Neverland ranch.
The trial will be concluded out of court the same year.
Thus, the press has long wondered if this romance, short and highly publicized, had not been a facade to create a diversion.
If the question still remains unanswered, the fact remains that the daughter of the “King” will have been a major support for the King of Pop.
The couple divorced in 1996 for “irreconcilable differences”.
After which, Michael Jackson will remarry with the American nurse Debbie Rowe, mother of his children Paris and Prince Jackson.