It's been almost two years since the world lost Lisa Marie Presley, and now her daughter, Riley Keough, has shared the late icon's deeply personal memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown. This book is packed with raw, unfiltered stories that give readers an inside look at Lisa Marie's life, struggles, and triumphs. Let's dive into some of the most shocking revelations.

1. She Knew Her Dad’s Death Was Looming

Growing up in the iconic Graceland mansion, Lisa Marie witnessed her father, Elvis Presley, battling prescription drug addiction long before his tragic passing in 1977 at just 42 years old. At such a young age, she was already aware of the dangers around her. “I wrote a poem with the line, ‘I hope my daddy doesn’t die,’” Lisa Marie recalls, remembering the time she found him unconscious on the bathroom floor. “I knew something devastating was coming,” she says. The day Elvis passed, Lisa Marie, only 9 at the time, woke up to see paramedics carrying him out on a stretcher. That moment changed her life forever.

2. A Painful Childhood Experience

Lisa Marie bravely shares a dark chapter from her childhood in the memoir, alleging that her mother Priscilla Presley's ex-boyfriend, actor Michael Edwards, sexually abused her starting at age 10. “He would touch me and spank me, telling me not to look,” she writes. Lisa Marie vividly remembers how her mother confronted Michael about the abuse, but he would dismiss it, blaming it on being drunk or twisting the situation by claiming she was flirting with him. “I was 11, 12, 13,” she explains. Michael has denied these allegations, calling them "absolutely untrue." His daughter, Caroline Van Zandt, also defended him, stating that Lisa Marie never mentioned any inappropriate behavior during their friendship in those years.

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3. A Desperate Cry for Help

At 14, Lisa Marie found herself in a destructive relationship with a 23-year-old man who ended up selling compromising photos of her. Devastated by the betrayal, she turned to drugs as a way out. She took 20 Valium pills, hoping to end her life. This was just one of the many battles Lisa Marie faced in her tumultuous teenage years.

4. Partying at the Scientology Center

When Lisa Marie was a teenager, her mother, Priscilla, decided to send her to the Scientology Celebrity Center in an attempt to reign in her rebellious nature. But instead of conforming, Lisa Marie turned the place into her own private party zone. “The first morning I removed the large mirror from the wall, called my coke dealer, and invited him and about six or seven other people over,” she writes. “We proceeded to have a four-day bender in that room.” Despite this wild start, Lisa Marie eventually embraced Scientology, finding comfort and community within the church. She describes it as feeling "radical in an exciting way" and attracting "cool, unusual, artistic people."

5. Early Encounters with Michael Jackson

Long before their famous marriage, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson first met when she was just 6 years old. Michael, who was 10 years older, was performing with his brothers in Las Vegas when they were introduced. While Lisa Marie doesn’t recall their initial meeting, Michael remembered it vividly. Years later, when Lisa Marie was a teenager, Michael invited Priscilla out to dinner, hoping Lisa Marie would join them. “He didn’t say so directly because he didn’t want it to seem weird,” she writes.

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6. Michael Jackson’s Surprising Confession

When Lisa Marie reconnected with Michael Jackson in 1993, their chemistry was instant. “I thought he was lonely and needed a friend. But he was pursuing me,” she writes. Early in their relationship, Michael revealed a shocking truth—he was a virgin. He told Lisa Marie about his past relationships, including kisses with Tatum O'Neal and Brooke Shields, and even mentioned that Madonna had tried to hook up with him, but nothing happened. Lisa Marie was initially hesitant about intimacy, but Michael took the lead. “He was instigating everything,” she says. “The physical stuff started happening, which I was shocked at. I had thought that maybe we wouldn’t do anything until we got married, but he said, ‘I’m not waiting!’”

7. No Evidence of Wrongdoing

Despite the allegations against Michael Jackson regarding his interactions with young boys, Lisa Marie claims she never saw anything suspicious during their marriage. “As for child molestation, I never saw a goddamn thing like that,” she writes. “I personally would have killed him if I had.”

8. Planning Riley’s Arrival

Before marrying musician Danny Keough in 1988, Lisa Marie made the decision to have an abortion, a choice she later deeply regretted. “The stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life,” she writes. Determined to have a child, Lisa Marie meticulously planned Riley’s pregnancy. “Danny knew he had to marry me. I trapped him. I didn’t really mean to, but I did,” she admits.