The couple found themselves in each other's company back in 1975 when Presley attended one of Jackson's family engagements at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino where they were reconnected by a mutual friend.
Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
According to Presley's friend; " their adult friendship began in November 1992 in L.A." (Wikipedia)
The reportedly stayed in touch every day over telephone. Around the time that the accusations began against Jackson, Presley supported him through this time, she said; "I believed he didn't do anything wrong and that he was wrongly accused and yes I started falling for him. I wanted to save him. I felt that I could do it." She was apparently the one who encouraged him to go into rehabilitation to recover. (Wikipedia)
He proposed to her over the phone in 1993; "If I asked you to marry me, would you do it?" (Wikipedia)
They got married in the Dominican Republic in secret and hey supposedly denied tying the knot for two months afterwards. She explained that their marriage was "a married couple's life..... that was sexually active" . (Wikipedia)
The pair were together for two years before coming to an amicable divorce settlement. When interviewed in 2012 by Oprah she admitted spending four or more years "getting back together and breaking up" until she couldn't do that anymore. (Wikipedia)
After his death, Presley said; 'He was an amazing person and I am lucky to have gotten as close to him as I did and to have had the many experiences and years that we had together. ' (IMDB)
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