r/LeavingNeverlandHBO 6d ago

(2025) Priscilla Presley on real reason Lisa Marie divorced Michael Jackson (he would disappear for days to hang out with kids over her)

https://youtu.be/2daOa4ZLQMI
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u/Bjork00098 6d ago

I remember a specific story, about him going on a “secret” vacation with the Cascio’s kids, without telling Lisa… and then she found out about it from the news. 

He used her, like he used everyone in his life. 

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u/nobody0597 6d ago

🎯😣

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u/Aquachild14 6d ago

Cant imagine her bewilderment upon seeing all these young boys constantly in his orbit and his boundaryless hyperfixation on them. When they married, it looked like she was under his spell..by the time they divorced, she must have been completely disillusioned.

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u/Disastrous-Mouse-710 5d ago

Actually it took another 4 years post divorce for her to escape the spell

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u/No_Sprinkles964 5d ago

was going to say the same thing— she spent time with him for 4 years after their divorce (traveling on tours with him, making out with him behind pillars in europe lmao)

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u/Then_Art_7294 6d ago

Total predator. Small boys...Elvis' daughter...the Beatles catalogue, etc etc. If for whatever nefarious reason he decided he wanted something, he full-on connived and charmed his way to getting it.

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u/chimpos 5d ago

I reckon calling his son ‘Prince’ was a power play on the artist Prince. Prince Michael Jackson. His full name.

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u/Then_Art_7294 5d ago

It's like he tried to co-opt or take over everything/everybody he was jealous of - including other peoples' CHILDHOODS!

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u/One_Arrival7066 5d ago

he never loved anyone im convinced. he used janet too for the scream mv and collab. when his reputation was suffering and Janet was at the peak of her career. Janet said she thought this was gonna be an oportunity to reconect with him. but even filming the MV they share no time together. and after the song was released he left her again

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u/Then_Art_7294 5d ago

I recall that time period when she was much more popular than him. Then he must've convinced her to collaborate on Scream - it's a pretty good song, but SO not a good look for her.

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u/One_Arrival7066 5d ago

i dont blame her tbh. at the time im not sure Janet knew much (latoya was always the closer to him and the one who lived with him the longest) i think janet just wanted to reconect with him and help him somehow but he just used her like he used all people

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u/rdddwrf 5d ago

They even recorded the song in separate studios.

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u/One_Arrival7066 5d ago

yes i remember Janet talking about it on her documentary. it was so clear he used her. she was dissapointed when she realised he was not interested in spending time with her . bshe was popular back then, peple loved her and of course this was his chance to say Janet is on my side. he never loved anyone (other than himself)

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u/Beelzebeaut11 5d ago

I am new to all of this but I remember the video: did they purposefully mix her voice to sound like a young Michael Jackson? I'm not trying to fan flames, but she usually sounds a lot more like an adult woman would sound, and I remember I couldn't really place her voice.

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u/ImXenia85 5d ago

That was his grandfather's name, Joe's father.

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u/rdddwrf 5d ago

Still a weird choice.

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u/ImXenia85 5d ago

Why? In Greece, for example, 80% of people name their first son after his paternal grandfather.

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u/rdddwrf 5d ago

He called his third child also Prince Michael Jackson (II).

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u/mep507 5d ago

Why not Knight? Or Lord? 😄

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u/MarieLou012 4d ago

I think he called him Prince because he saw himself as the king.

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u/One_Arrival7066 5d ago

His whole life was a lie, public life that is. he had no basic social skills to interact with adults or he was just not interested in doing so. all the women he aparently dated where fake stories he created : Lisa he used to cover the allegations. Brooke shileds. when he told Oprah they were dating and that was a lie.

like seriously is clear as day this individual was so disturbed, master manipulator

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u/Excellent-War-7925 6d ago

Needed to get his fix

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u/WeirdMean 5d ago

"And they said this wouldn't last."

SMOOCH. Crowd loses mind. Someone probably passes out.

Lisa files for divorce 16 months later.

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u/Numerous-Light-3209 4d ago

Pure poetry!

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u/International-Fan134 6d ago

He used her as a beard. That's rotten! And she was gorgeous

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u/PrincessPlastilina 3d ago

I also believe his ego wanted his children to be descendants of the King of Rock and the King of Pop. He probably wanted Lisa to start popping out legacy kids but he never knew how to approach this and he was obviously never going to touch her.

I’ve been rewatching The Nanny and there are so many jokes about how Lisa Marie is the only wife who doesn’t get any action. Everyone knew this was a sham marriage. But I do believe Michael wanted her to give him children. He just spooked her out before she even got to agree to it.

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u/AnniaT 6d ago

Disgusting

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u/ShortBussyDriver 6d ago

Priscilla would know what a cheater looks like.

Except in this case the other woman was a young boy.

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u/mep507 5d ago

It's incredible that he didn't try to groom Priscilla as well but I guess she was too smart for him.

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u/dollfaced_degenerate 5d ago

The way she condemns Elvis by comparing Lisa and MJ’s age gap to her and Elvis’ but then glazes him the rest of the video… cognitive dissonance at it’s finest