Original Air Date:
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Guests:
Oprah sat down with Lisa Marie Presley for an interview in England.
Show Summary:
On this episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lisa Marie Presley (LMP) gave her one and only interview reacting to the death of her former husband, Michael Jackson. More than a year since he passed away, LMP shared that she has been working through her shock and grief in her own time, while also raising her twin daughters with husband Michael Lockwood. The similarities between the life and death of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley are astounding, and the only person intimately connected to both and left to death with the wake of their loss is LMP. Opening up on such a personal level is not something that LMP has often done in the past, but she explained that she doesn't like when she is speaking about her professional life, for questions about her personal life to intrude where they don't belong. Speaking with Oprah for this one time only about her marriage, divorce, and relationship with Michael Jackson, along with his death, will free LMP from the pressure of keeping it to herself and allow her to move forward with the focus on her life and career.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
- Lisa Marie Presley hasn't responded to the death of her former husband Michael Jackson, save a blog post just after he passed. Now working on an album and raising her twin daughters, LMP stated that she wanted to open up this one time about her personal life so that when she releases her new album next year that the focus can be on her professional life.
- LMP discussed how her marriage was very real, that MJ had something intoxicating about him that made her want to be in his life, that she began to suspect drug use in 1995, and that she decided on divorce because she felt he was pushing her out.
- Tough they hadn't spoken since 2005, LMP expressed that she now understands him, their relationship, and the way he survived in life since his passing.
What to Take Away from the Show:
Michael Jackson was and still is so beloved by his many fans around the world, and many expected his former wife Lisa Marie Presley to respond to his death. It took over a year, but Lisa Marie Presley has worked through her shock and grief and was finally ready to open up about a very intense love in her life. What fans can take away from this episode is LMP's deep love for Michael Jackson and the knowledge that her silence didn't equal indifference, but time she needed to process the loss.