In her memoir, Lisa Marie Presley shared shocking allegations that her mother, Priscilla Presley’s ex-boyfriend Michael Edwards, sexually abused her when she was 10 years old.
Newly published memoir, From here comes the great unknowntouched on various aspects of Lisa Marie’s life earlier this week and revealed many secrets about her personal and professional life as well as her personal tragedies.
The most controversial set of facts involves Edwards, a pipe salesman who was Priscilla’s boyfriend from 1977 to 1984.
Daily Mail reported that in this book, Lisa Marie wrote about the night Edwards allegedly snuck into her bedroom and began touching her. She described how he said he would “teach [her] what would happen” when she grew up, made inappropriate comments about the way men touched her. She also said that he kissed her before leaving the room.
“I think he gently kissed me and left that night,” she said. In the morning, she recounted the incident to her mother and according to Lisa Marie, it led to a confrontation.
According to Lisa Marie, he expressed regret, saying it was a cultural misunderstanding.
However, according to Lisa Marie, he began touching and spanking her again. “Finally he touched me and hit me, telling me not to look.” [at him].
“I assumed he was masturbating. He wouldn’t be mad at me – he did it very calmly, just sitting in a chair and spanking my ass. My ass would be black, blue, orange and green leaf.”
“I showed my mother the bruises,” she wrote, and in response, Priscilla began asking what she had done to deserve those bruises.
Meanwhile, the now 80-year-old man denied the allegations and told Page Six that he was a very loving father. In his memoir published in 1988, he expressed his not so good feelings for Lisa Marie when she began to grow up. He also recalls disturbing moments in his relationship with Priscilla.
“I became excited,” he wrote. “A feeling of nausea slowly crept into my stomach. I craved sex with Lisa,” he added.
Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54 in January 2023. The memoir was completed with the help of her daughter Riley Keough. The book has attracted attention for its candid revelations about the famous family.