Jackson's former wife, Lisa Marie Presley, said she was "shocked and saddened" by Jackson's death.

CNN: Michael Jackson dead at 50 after cardiac arrest

Lisa Marie Presley, who was married to Jackson from May 1994 until January 1996, is on the witness list.

CNN: Elvis' ghost haunts Michael Jackson death trial

Jackson's ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, said in an online blog posted Friday that she was not surprised by Thursday's news.

CNN: Questions swirl about Jackson and medication

Two marriages -- to Deborah Rowe, his dermatologist's assistant, and Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the late Elvis Presley -- ended in divorce.

CNN: Michael Jackson's legal woes likely to live on

Then came the shocking, albeit relatively short-lived, marriage to Lisa Marie Presley -- a move that set off a whole new round of speculations.

CNN: Michael Jackson in the headlines

Despite his categorical denials of any wrong-doing, there was a media frenzy, heightened by Jackson's 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' daughter, which some claimed was a publicity stunt.

BBC: Child star: Jackson in 1972

"It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a 'normal life' found a connection, " Lisa Marie Presley, Jackson's ex-wife and the daughter of Elvis Presley, wrote Friday on her blog.

CNN: Michael Jackson and the 'extreme' price of fame

CKX, the New York-based entertainment company, which two years ago bought a controlling stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) from the late entertainer's daughter Lisa Marie, is taking to hotels and casinos to jump-start the estate's annual revenues.

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