According to a friend of hers, Lisa Marie’s relationship with Jackson began in 1992, but it was also reported Jackson became strongly dependent on his wife after accusations of child molestation went public.

She sought a divorce in January 1996, after she had reportedly helped him to go to rehabilitation to recover from faltering health and addiction to drugs, as discussed in Randy J Taraborrelli’s book, The Magic and the Madness.

In an interview with Oprah in 2010, however, Lisa Marie said she and Michael had spent years on and off following their divorce, during which time they were hoping to reconcile.

She even admitted she travelled all over the world to be with him, however it sadly did not work out, and she became engaged in 2000 to another man.