Although she was born into fame and wealth, she didn’t avoid hardship.
She was only nine years old when herfather died.
She also battled withaddiction, lost her son, and went through many public and turbulent relationships.
The singer was married and divorced four times in her lifetime.
Her relationships were with fellow musicians and stars such as Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.
The notoriety of her own name and her partners made Presley the frequent subject of tabloid gossip.
You have to keep your eyes open."
The pair met when Presley was still a teenager.
The pair crossed paths at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre.
They were both church members, and Presley had an apartment there at the time.
He is rock solid."
Danny is a great guy, and I couldn’t be happier for the two of them."
Although their marriage ended, the pair remained close and continued to parent their two children amicably.
“We are like brother and sister, so it is not weird at all,” she said.
I knew he would be a good father."
The pair remained close for the rest of Presley’s life.
Tragicallytheir son Benjamin diedby suicide in 2020, at which point Presley and Keough began living together again.
A source toldThe Sunthat they weren’t involved romantically but were supporting each other through the terrible loss.
She and Jackson married two years later, in 1994.
At the time, Jackson was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy (viaNPR).
According to Presley, those rough patches were mostly because of Jackson’s drug addiction.
“I was really in this lioness thing with him I wanted to protect him …
I never thought for a moment someone like him could actually use me,” she said.
After Jackson’s death, Presley looked back on their relationship with kinder eyes.
“I always confused that manipulation thinking that it meant he didn’t love me,” she said.
“But I understand it better now.
The manipulation was a survival tactic for him.”
At the time of their engagement, Presley was 31 and her new fiance was 25.
Not to be glib, but I’m happy.
I don’t spend much time thinking about it, really."
According toThe Mirror, the two met when they were both still in relationships with other people.
Similar situations, similar backgrounds.
So we connected, we had a great connection.
… We’re sort of these gypsy spirited, you know, tyrannical pirates."
The pair were reported to have explosive arguments.
Speaking toABCabout their rocky relationship, Presley compared them to another famous Hollywood couple.
“We are like the new millennium version of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at this point.
I mean we are going to knock each other off,” she said.
After one of their fights, Cage filed for divorce.
He was also the musical director on Presley’s 2005 album “Now What” (viaUs Weekly).
I just had this idea we would be perfect together.
And I don’t think I realized how right I was when I thought that.
You know, just everything.
We’re together 24/7.
We do everything together.
I’ve never had a relationship like this before" (via Us Weekly).
In a 2007 interview withMarie Claire, Presley spoke about how different Lockwood was from her past relationships.
“I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I’ve chased all the crazies down.
I was ready to stop the madness.
At this age, I really appreciate having [a husband who is] a best friend.
But you know, the other guys were fun.
For a while.”
But she filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.
“He took advantage of her.”
The ex-couple entered a heated custody battle for their twin daughters.
“Michael had been hoping for a speedy and complete recovery because her children needed her.
It is very sad it didn’t turn out that way.”
