KIM KULISH/AFP/Getty ImagesIt seems as though everyone has something to say since Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday.
Most things have been complimentary, sentiments meant as a tribute to the King of Pop, but nothing has been as heavy or as personal as a blog written yesterday by Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley, in which she states that Jackson in some ways knew this fate would befall him.
After much skepticism as to who had written the item, Presley's rep confirmed authorship to E! News, saying, "We've had a lot of press inquiries if this is really Lisa Marie Presley's blog. We are confirming it is."
The MySpace post has apparently been removed, but Presley blogged about an eerie conversation that took place between her and Jackson 14 years ago. "Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general," she recounted.
It included a discussion of the death of her father, Elvis Presley. "At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.' "
Lisa Marie attempted to change the subject, but "he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded, almost matter of fact, as if to let me know he knew what he knew."
The remainder of the post was laden with feelings of guilt—Presley referring to Jackson as "the person I failed to help"—and also more information about their strange and widely talked-about marriage, than the public has ever received.
"I am going to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once. Our relationship was not 'a sham' as is being reported in the press," she wrote.
"It was an unusual relationship yes...I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much. I wanted to save him from the inevitable, which is what has just happened."
Echoing recent comments from Jackson's family members, Presley said that 14 years ago his family feared for his safety. "His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn't know how. We all worried that this would be the outcome then.
"The world is in shock, but somehow he knew exactly how his fate would be played out someday, more than anyone else knew, and he was right."