Overview

• Priscilla Presley writes that she was appalled by Lisa Marie Presley's 1994 marriage to Michael Jackson, arguing he was marrying into the Presley dynasty.
• She alleges Jackson contacted Lisa Marie during the 1993 child sexual abuse allegations to gain “good publicity,” which he denied at the time.
• The memoir says Jackson’s “childlike innocence” was a public mask and describes him avoiding her during visits while gravitating toward children at gatherings.
• Priscilla recounts asking whether the couple had a physical relationship and says Lisa Marie answered yes, adding that her daughter believed Jackson was innocent.
• She says she urged Lisa Marie to delay having a baby with Jackson; the marriage ended in 1996, and Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis publishes Sept. 23.