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Newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley Bring PDA To VMAs
1994
Nearly four months after tying the knot in a secret ceremony in the Dominican Republic, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley make their first public appearance as a married couple at the MTV Video Music Awards, where Jackson infamously plants a sloppy smooch on his bride.
The King of Pop marries the King of Rock and Roll's daughter? It should be a match made in music heaven, but it's quickly apparent that something isn't right as Jackson launches an ongoing campaign to prove to the skeptical media that the marriage is real.
Growing up in the limelight as the daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie is hoping to deflect attention to her superstar husband, but come VMAs night, she's in for a shock. Just before heading onstage to open the show, Jackson tells her he's going to make a grand gesture in front of the crowd, but won't tell her when and how. Lisa Marie looks awkward in anticipation of the moment, and the stilted kiss marks the beginning of the end of their short-lived marriage. In perhaps a cosmic nod to Lisa Marie's suffering, R.E.M. is the big winner of the night with "Everybody Hurts," followed by Aerosmith for "Cryin'."
It's the first of many PR moments Lisa Marie is tricked into for the sake of Jackson's image, which needs polishing after a molestation scandal from the previous summer drags his name through the mud. After being told at the last minute she is going to appear topless in Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" video, Lisa Marie suspects she is just a promotional tool for her husband's latest album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. She recalls to GQ: "I was going along with the machine, not knowing that I was part of the machine." She files for divorce in 1996, citing irreconcilable differences.
Growing up in the limelight as the daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie is hoping to deflect attention to her superstar husband, but come VMAs night, she's in for a shock. Just before heading onstage to open the show, Jackson tells her he's going to make a grand gesture in front of the crowd, but won't tell her when and how. Lisa Marie looks awkward in anticipation of the moment, and the stilted kiss marks the beginning of the end of their short-lived marriage. In perhaps a cosmic nod to Lisa Marie's suffering, R.E.M. is the big winner of the night with "Everybody Hurts," followed by Aerosmith for "Cryin'."
It's the first of many PR moments Lisa Marie is tricked into for the sake of Jackson's image, which needs polishing after a molestation scandal from the previous summer drags his name through the mud. After being told at the last minute she is going to appear topless in Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" video, Lisa Marie suspects she is just a promotional tool for her husband's latest album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. She recalls to GQ: "I was going along with the machine, not knowing that I was part of the machine." She files for divorce in 1996, citing irreconcilable differences.
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