5 Top Highlights of the Lisa Marie Presley Interview with " Oprah"

I watched the interview wanting to know why she would get on television and speak about her relationship with Michael Jackson. It should after all be personal. Would it really do any service to his fans to understand such a bizarre mating between Lisa and Michael?

I found it very hard to believe that such an unlikely pair could have a believable marriage. It more appeared as a series of publicity stunts. Lisa Marie Presley brought out some very interesting information that seemed like both a series of common traits and coincidences between her father and Michael.

1. 1. The house where Michael Jackson died was located literally right across the street from the former Presley home in California. Lisa was not sure if Michael Jackson knew about her father owning their former home nearby. This discovery was pointed out by her mom to her. She drove by after Jackson's passing and was shocked to see how close in proximity the two estates were.

2. Lisa discussed Michael sharing with her on one occasion that he might end up like her father. She also notes a second occasion where he shared with her a concern for his life and thought someone was trying to kill him in order to gain financial benefit. She discussed with him to remain aware and to keep off of drugs so he would be more apprised of things going on around him.

3. Lisa said based upon her personal observation of the 2003 interview with Martin Bashir, she claims he was high and not himself during the interview. She also said that he said shock provoking statements about sleeping with children in his bed, just to be devious. He really didn't mean those statements. He had the tendency to say weird things to shock people and take them aback when he was angry about the accusations. Lisa did not believe Michael was capable of harming a child. She advised him to stay strong during the court proceedings.

4. Lisa said her marriage with Michael was very real. For four years after they divorced they were still on and off working to see if they could get back together. She last spoke to him in 2005 to get closure and shut him for her own well-being. She had seriously considered having children with him. She didn't because she feared if the marriage did not last; she wouldn't want to be in a situation of being in a custody battle. She was also hurt because Debbie Rowe, Jackson's nurse was around at the time offering to bear his children. Michael would try to pressure her and tell her, if she didn't have children for him, Debbie would.

5. 5 Her father Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson had intoxicating personalities. They both offered such a fantasy high on life to themselves and shared it with people around them. In order to stay around them you had to play by their rules. If they were approached or consulted with concerns of them taking drugs, they would dispose of people that disagreed with their actions. It was hard to help Jackson. Lisa believed that his family tried to help him.

After watching the show, I believe Lisa agreed to the interview more for therapeutic reasons. She needed to speak her mind and resolve her feelings about the relationship with him. She stated that the interview with the "Oprah" show would be the one and only time she would discuss this area of her life, aside from her previous mental flow on her blog. It was one of the more interesting "Oprah" interviews and one where his fans could see that she treated the subject of Michael Jackson with careful thought and respect.