Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson.
Lisa Marie Presleygrew up in the spotlight and had several high-profile relationships throughout her life.
The daughter of the lateElvis Presleywas married four times before herdeath at age 54on Jan. 12, 2023. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Lisa Marie’s mother,Priscilla Presley, told PEOPLE in a statement.
Priscilla went on to call her daughter the “most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known.”
Here’s a look back at Lisa Marie Presley’s past relationships and marriages.
Danny Keough
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Lisa Marie began dating Chicago-based musician Danny Keough in 1985 andthe couple wed three years later on Oct. 3, 1988, when she was just 20 years old. Her mother Priscilla announced the union at the time, telling PEOPLE, “I am thrilled for Lisa Marie. Danny is a great guy, and I couldn’t be happier for the two of them.”
Three years later, Lisa Marie and Danny welcomed their second child, Benjamin Storm Presley Keough, on Oct. 21, 1992.
However, after five-and-a-half years of marriage, Lisa Marie and Danny divorced in May 1994.
The former couple did remain friendly after their split. In 2005, she told PEOPLE that Danny was her new bass player and said they were “like brother and sister.” Lisa Marie continued, “Ultimately this is a good message to send out to people: You don’t have to put your crap on your kids even if you are not together. You can still be civilized. I knew at the age that I had the kids with him that Danny was someone I could be connected with for the rest of my life. I knew he would be a good father.”
Danny also later served as the best man at Lisa Marie’s 2006 wedding to Michael Lockwood.
Michael Jackson
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Not long after her divorce from Danny, Lisa Marie married famed musician Michael Jackson in the summer of 1994. The pair secretly tied the knot in the Dominican Republic and confirmed the marriage rumors weeks later, with Lisa Marie saying, “My married name is Mrs. Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson.”
She added, “I am very much in love with Michael, I dedicate my life to being his wife. I understand and support him. We both look forward to raising a family.”
Lisa Marie first met Jackson nearly 20 years earlier at one of her late father’s concerts in Las Vegas. She was 7 years old at the time, while Jackson was still a member of the Jackson Five and yet to start his solo career.
The pair’s marriage lasted two years until Lisa Marie filed for divorce in 1996. Jackson went on to wed Debbie Rowe and have three children of his own before his death in 2009.
In 2010, Lisa Marie opened up toOprah Winfreyabout her relationship with the late singer, saying they had a “normal marriage” to start. However, she later added of Jackson, “The one thing that correlates with Michael and with my father on this subject is that they had the luxury of creating whatever reality around them they wanted to create. They could have the kinds of people who were going to go with their program or not go with their program. If they weren’t, then they could be disposed of.”
Branca continued, “Bringing these two special people together was a memorable moment resulting in a union full of genuine affection and care for each other. My deepest sympathies remain with Lisa’s family.”
During a January 2025 appearance on theCall Her Daddypodcast, Riley said thather family’s life got “bigger” when Lisa Marie and Jackson started datingand her mother realized that “there were things that he had that she didn’t have.”
“Like, she didn’t have a plane at the time, things like that … And so our life in that way kind of got bigger. Because before that, she was with my dad and their life was very simple … Like, she didn’t have 10 million assistants and she didn’t need all of that. And I think that changed,” Riley said.
Riley added her mother’s relationship with Jackson, “The one thing I know is that they were in love and that their love for one another was genuine.”
John Oszajca
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Lisa Marie was briefly engaged to Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter John Oszajca, whom she met in May 1999. Oszajca proposed that Christmas, however, the couple never wed and ended their engagement after 16 months.
Nicolas Cage
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Lisa Marie first crossed paths with actorNicolas Cagewhile she was still engaged to Oszajca. They met at a birthday party for Johnny Ramone in October 2000 and wentpublic with their relationshipin May 2001 — a month after Lisa Marie broke up with her former fiancé.
At the time of their November 2002 separation, a friend of the actor told PEOPLE, “They spent enough time together to fall in love — and not enough time together to make it work.”
Their divorce was finalized in May 2004.
Michael Lockwood
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In 2003, Lisa Marie began dating music producerMichael Lockwood. They wed on Jan. 22, 2006, during an intimate ceremony in Kyoto, Japan. Both her children were in attendance as well as her ex-husband Danny, who served as the best man.
“She wanted an intimate gathering of family and friends,” the pair’s wedding planner told PEOPLE at the time. “It was unusual, personal and beautiful—just like she envisioned.”
Two years later, they welcomed twin daughters, Harper Vivienne Anne and Finley Aaron Love, in October 2008. Lisa Marie told PEOPLE shortly after their birth that though first-time father Lockwood was “a nervous wreck for the first few weeks,” they quickly fell into a routine.
“Michael takes one, I take the other, and we switch off,” she said. “The important thing is to give equal time to each.”
Ten years into their marriage, Lisa Marie filed for divorce from Lockwood and a contentious custody battle ensued; reports at the time said Lockwood blocked the twins from traveling to Memphis for Elvis' 85th birthday celebration.
Five years after their split, Lisa Marie and Lockwood’sdivorce was finalized in May 2021.
source: people.com
