Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir showed fans a side of the Presley household that they never knew. Thanks to the late singer’s daughter Riley Keough, readers can now have a glimpse into what Elvis Presley’s relationship was like with his only child.
Riley documented her mother’s thoughts through tapes and recordings left behind, birthing From Here to the Great Unknown, which is selling out fast on various platforms. Here are 10 shocking revelations from the new release;
She kept her late son’s body for months
Lisa Marie lost her only son, Benjamin Keough, whom she shared with Riley’s father, Danny Keough, in 2020. He committed suicide at the age of 27 and was confirmed dead during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa Marie kept his body ice-cold in her home for months before finally burying him in Graceland, where her dad, Elvis, was interred in 1977.
She defended Michael Jackson amidst sexual abuse allegations
While Lisa Marie’s ex-husband and global Pop star Michael Jackson faced sexual abuse accusations, Lisa Marie claims she never saw him do anything shady, adding that she would have killed him if it were true.
She had an abortion before Riley
Lisa Marie fell pregnant before marrying Keough, although she regrettably aborted the baby. To make up for the mistake, Lisa Marie was intentional about having Riley, admitting that she trapped her father into marrying her, although not on purpose.
Drug stint
Like her father, Lisa Marie had her share of challenges with drug addiction and popped up to 80 pills a day. Her late son Ben once rented a bus to take her to rehab from Nashville, and while on the road to Los Angeles, Lisa Marie did some cocaine.
She might have taken Michael Jackson’s virginity
Lisa Marie claims Jackson told her he was a virgin, though he had a thing with Madonna and kissed his former girlfriends Tatum O’Neal and Brooke Shields. Even with his inexperience, Jackson could not wait to get in bed with Lisa Marie, and she was quite impressed.
Her stepfather sexually abused her
After Priscilla Presley’s divorce from Elvis and his eventual demise in 1977, Priscilla was seeing Michael Edwards, who Lisa Marie claims assaulted her sexually. Upon confronting Edwards, he accused Lisa Marie, who was only a preteen at the time, of flirting with him instead.
She was suicidal
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Lisa Marie tried to take her life using 20 Valium at 14, after her 23-year-old boyfriend at the time betrayed her by selling her private photos. She confessed to taking the drug openly so people could save her, as she was not serious about her attempt.
She predicted Elvis Presley’s passing
Though she was only 9, Lisa Marie saw Elvis’ death coming and scribbled her thoughts in a poem. Her fears came true when she found Elvis face down on the bathroom floor the day after they shared a heartfelt goodnight kiss.
She made a rebellious move at the Scientology center
In order to deal with Lisa Marie’s addiction and behavior, Priscilla took her to the Scientology Celebrity Center. In her rebellious nature, Lisa Marie invited more people over, including her cocaine dealer, to do drugs at the venue.
She met Michael Jackson as a little girl
Although Lisa Marie could not remember meeting Jackson as a six-year-old, the late King of Pop recalled them seeing each other for the first time in Las Vegas. Years later, Jackson asked Lisa Marie out to dinner in hopes that his future wife would come along.