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From Rolling Stone 

In her first-ever in-depth interview, Michael Jackson’s daughter discusses her father’s pain and finding peace after addiction and heartache “They always say, ‘Time heals,'” she says. “But it really doesn’t. You just get used to it. I live life with the mentality of ‘OK, I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me.’ So going forward, anything bad that happens can’t be nearly as bad as what happened before. So I can handle it.” Michael still visits her in her dreams, she says: “I feel him with me all the time.”

On her right wrist is a rope-and-jade bracelet that Michael bought in Africa. He was wearing it when he died, and Paris’ nanny retrieved it for her. “It still smells like him,”

Paris says. She’s also sure that Michael loved Lisa Marie Presley, whom he divorced two years before Paris’ birth.

“In the music video ‘You Are Not Alone,’ I can see how he looked at her, and he was totally whipped,” she says with a fond laugh

Let’s have a look below.

“I’ve had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time,” says Paris, who understands her dad’s plastic-surgery choices after watching online trolls dissect her appearance since she was 12.

“If you wanna be bigger than me, you can,” he’d tell her. “If you don’t want to be at all, you can. But I just want you to be happy.” Michael Jackson told his daughter.

“We actually had a pretty normal life. Like, we had school every single day, and we had to be good. And if we were good, every other weekend or so, we could choose whether we were gonna go to the movie theater or see the animals or whatever. But if you were on bad behavior, then you wouldn’t get to go do all those things.”

Her dad taught her how to cook, soul food, mostly. “He was a kick-ass cook,” she says. “His fried chicken is the best in the world. He taught me how to make sweet potato pie.” Paris is baking four pies, plus gumbo, for grandma Katherine’s Thanksgiving – which actually takes place the day before the holiday, in deference to Katherine’s Jehovah’s Witness beliefs.

Paris is certain that Michael Jackson was her biological dad. She believes it with a fervency that is both touching and, in the moment, utterly convincing. “He is my father,” she says, making fierce eye contact. “He will always be my father. He never wasn’t, and he never will not be. People that knew him really well say they see him in me, that it’s almost scary.

“Picture your parent crying to you about the world hating him for something he didn’t do. And for me, he was the only thing that mattered. To see my entire world in pain, I started to hate the world because of what they were doing to him. I’m like, ‘How can people be so mean?'” She pauses. “Sorry, I’m getting emotional.”

Paris blames Dr. Conrad Murray – who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in her father’s death – for the dependency on the anesthetic drug propofol that led to it. She calls him “the ‘doctor,'” with satirical air quotes. But she has darker suspicions about her father’s death. “He would drop hints about people being out to get him,” she says. “And at some point he was like, ‘They’re gonna kill me one day.'” (Lisa Marie Presley told Oprah Winfrey of a similar conversation with Michael, who expressed fears that unnamed parties were targeting him to get at his half of the Sony/ATV music-publishing catalog, worth hundreds of millions.) Watch the video below, at 6:00 minutes Lisa addresses this.

Please read the full article with Paris Jackson as it has so much more detail on her life and loss of her father. It’s a great article. And I want you guys to read it all yourself .

The author deserves full credit for such a great article. The author did not exploit this young girl.

He’s open minded, kind, compassionate and a bit taken by Paris. It’s a great read.

A true insight into Paris.

Click Here for Full Article 

My take away is this is an incredible young lady with an old soul that has a hole in her heart losing her father at such a young age. She has incredible strength and I wish all the best for this young lady.

God bless her.

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MTM’s longtime rep, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement to TMZ saying, “Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine.”

 “A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.”

Mary had been on a respirator for more than a week. She was taken off life support Tuesday night.

For me, Mary Tyler Moore meant everything growing up. I would come home from school on lunch and watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda. Mary was everything I wanted to be. She dressed so smart, her hair was perfect, and most of all, she was an independent woman making it on her own. Just like my own mother. And this was something my mother told me all the time. I adored Mary Richards. The theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore show will inspire you and like it says, it can take a nothing day and make it all seem worth while.You are guaranteed a smile after listening to it and watching Mary Tyler Moore and her YUGE smile!

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 Back in 1988, Mary Tyler Moore came to my hometown and filmed a new tv series called, Annie McGuire. The show only lasted one season. But it was based on a woman living here in Bayonne. They filmed in many locations in Bayonne including Broadway, Brady’s Dock and the old Sunrise Tavern uptown.

Elvis Presley fans will best remember Mary for co-starring with Elvis in the 1969 film, Change of habit. Elvis plays Dr. John Carpenter, an alias he will use later in life for privacy. Moore plays Michelle Gallagher, a co-worker at the clinic they both work at in the ghetto. Elvis is unaware Michelle is actually a nun!

Ed Asner, her co-star on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “my heart goes out to you and your family. Know that I love you and believe in your strength.” We fans know that EP was there to greet you as well. Rest in peace Mary! We love you! Godspeed! And just watch this and I PROMISE it will bring a smile to your face! If you can, sing along with me!

THANK YOU MARY! We love you always!

Priscilla Presley and Tom Jones dined at Craig’s in Los Angeles over the weekend. They arrived in Jones’ white Rolls Royce.

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Tom, 78, opened the door for Priscilla, 71, young men take note, it’s gentlemanly to do so!

Priscilla looks GORGEOUS!

SOLD for $8,125

Lot 61:  Elvis Presley Gold and Diamond Ring Estimated Price: $10,000 – $15,000 The offered ring emanates from Charlie Hodge. It was purchased in the early 1980s along with 11 other rings and the original box in which Elvis kept them when he gave them to Charlie.

SOLD for $4,250

Lot 126:  Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley Signed Divorce Document Estimated Price: $5,000 – $7,000. Their love was legendary and their parting was amiable, as evidenced in this one-page Supplement to Property Settlement Agreement in which assets are divided. According to the document, Priscilla is to receive $100,000 tax-free and should any claim be made against this sum, Elvis has agreed to be liable. This agreement is dated August 15, 1972, and framed with two images of Elvis and Priscilla leaving the Santa Monica courthouse the day their divorce was final.

SOLD for $11,875

Lot 62:  Elvis Presley Film Worn Boxing Gloves Estimated Price: $12,000 – $15,000 From the collection of “Rockin’” Robin Rosaaen. 

Complete Auction Results can be found by clicking the link below,

http://auction.graceland.com/catalog.aspx


Feel free to check out other Elvis memorabilia and collectibles up for auction on Invaluable.

DailyMail.com recently reported that Lisa Marie’s soon to be, but not too soon enough EX, Michael  Lockwood claims he reluctantly signed a post-nuptial agreement but never read it or got a copy of it.

WAH!

The agreement stipulates that any property obtained before or after the marriage remain separate.

Lockwood is also asking for $100,000 toward legal fees for divorce. What a MAN!

Lockwood was paid a salary by Lisa Marie to be her musical director.
   
He says he’s sleeping on a friend’s sofa while Lisa Marie has a $100,000 a month allowance.

Your point is, Lockwood? 

Lisa Marie is a PRESLEY! 

Get a J word, JOB!

She is entitled to that money HER DADDY worked hard for and wanted HER to have. 
NOT YOU! 

You are NOT ENTITLED, SNOWFLAKE!
 
DM reports Lisa Marie tells confidantes Lockwood was ‘verbally and financially abusive and she feared ‘he’s an unsafe father’ to twin. She demanded  full custody and monitored visits of 8-year-old twins Harper and Finley.

If Lisa Marie is asking for FULL CUSTODY and only visitation, there is a serious issue here. We know Lisa Marie and her first husband Danny have and had a great relationship and put their children first. So, in my opinion, Lisa Marie definitely has her reasons for this.

Lockwood claims he’s living on a ‘below poverty line’ income since the couple separated in June last year and Presley has refused to support him.

Lockwood, GET A JOB! What a pansy! What nerve!

Poverty!? Poverty!? What a joke! How dare you? 

There are people who REALLY are struggling. 

There are people who walk MILES to and from work. 

There are people who work 2 and 3 jobs to make ends meet. People who work minimum wage jobs. 

Our Vets are sick and hungry.
 
They would not feel sorry for you. 

How dare you!

DailyMail.com obtained documents which say Presley, 48, supported her husband, 56, and their two children for ten years since they were married in 2006.

He was paid a salary to act as her musical director.

How unattractive!

‘Petitioner worked with or for no one else because that was what Petitioner demanded,’ the document filed at LA Superior Court states.

The document added: ‘Petitioner (Lisa Marie) continues to live an extremely affluent and comfortable lifestyle because she inherited tens of millions of dollars from her famous father, and she may have earned additional income during marriage.’

The legal paperwork also states that Lockwood did NOT sign a pre-nuptial agreement in 2005, the year before they were married, when Presley asked him to.

But it states Lockwood was eventually forced to sign a ‘post-nuptial agreement’ in 2007 to ‘pacify’ Presley who had yelled at him.

Forced? Forced? C’mon! You really are making yourself look like a fool.

The couple had lived in Tennessee until when they both moved to Los Angeles earlier in 2016.

But it’s believed they were living separately when Presley filed for divorce.

Presley – who has been married four times – wed musical director Lockwood in a lavish $340,000 Japanese ceremony in Kyoto, Japan in 2006.

Her first husband Danny Keogh, was best man at the ceremony.

And that says it all about Lisa Marie. Danny and Lisa have and still co-parent while also remaining friends. She does what is BEST for her kids! And unfortunately, she will have to deal with this cry baby for many years to come. So LMP will probably unselfishly settle for the interest of her children. That’s what good parents do! And Lisa Marie is a dedicated Mama Bear. Her kids come first. 

The ‘Post-Nuptial Agreement’ Lockwood signed was very ‘advantageous’ to Presley, the document states, because it waived his right to spousal support.

RIGHTFULLY SO! 

GOOD! 

He is ENTITLED to NOTHING! 

We have a new President, Lockwood and he is bringing jobs back to the USA, you’ll be employed soon as you get off the couch. 

In fact, here’s a link to jobs in LA: LA Jobs

Parents all across America work jobs they may not love, some work more than one but they do it for their kids. That’s what good parents do.   

It seems to me, my opinion, that you do not want to work or stand on your own. In my opinion, it seems you want to live off the Presley name. It’s like those women who have babies with athletes, 18 years guaranteed payments! That’s a real panty dropper in the dating world!

Since the split Lockwood, who claims his monthly expenses were $60,000 a month during the marriage, claims he has had to sell personal property and sleep on a friend’s couch to avoid being a homeless person.

In his personal declaration Lockwood says Presley received $100,000 a month in income when they were first married.

Yes, LISA received NOT LOCKWOOD. Elvis Presley was NOT your father. And he did not work so hard for YOU!

He says in June last year Presley and their two children Harper and Finley left the family home in Nashville, Tennessee to move to Los Angeles.

He stayed behind to finish packing their belongings and had intended to continue to live with Presley and their daughters in LA.

But he says that when he arrived in LA he learned Presley didn’t want him to live with them and then he read on the internet that she had filed for divorce.

He added that he also discovered that the Department of Children’s and Family Services were conducting an investigation regarding Harper and Finley.

Lockwood says he has had to sell personal property to make ends meet including some guitars he had in storage for $4,500 and a vintage car he owned for $23,000.

WAH! Sell ALL the guitars, the Hats, clothing, SELL IT ALL! That’s what you gotta do when you live under someone Else’s thumb. 

In comparison he claims he has heard that Presley is spending $100,000 a month on her living arrangements.

Don’t be jealous. You are NOT entitled to ANY of it. Too bad! Move on!

Lockwood states in his declaration that the marriage hit a rocky patch six months before Presley filed for divorce.

He said they began arguing because, among other things, his wife told him she was upset that he had incurred charges using an American Express card which she would have to pay the balance on.

Yes, because he ran up the bill, didn’t pay it and she got sued by Amex. Who does this guy think he is?

Lockwood says he was forced to use the AmEx card to ‘live a lifestyle consistent with Petitioner’s (Presley) financial station in life.’

FORCED! He was FORCED to buy ALL those guitars for himself, All those HATS, All the Clothing FOR HIMSELF. He had secret storage lockers filled with stuff Lisa had no clue about. 

He said he was unable to buy birthday and Christmas presents for her and their daughters that were ‘appropriate’ given Parsley’s wealth.

Shady!

Lockwood says that in the spring of 2016 Presley wanted him to sign a document transferring his property, including computers and musical equipment, to her over the credit card debt.

Who could blame her? He lived like a compulsive shopping housewife with no concern what things cost. Lisa Marie is very sensible when it comes to money. She wanted to clear the debt and HOLD him ACCOUNTABLE. 

He agreed to ‘pacify’ her but continued to accrue debt on other credit cards to pay for living expenses.

Living expenses? What expenses when LMP is paying it ALL. Did you even chip in for the cable bill with your allowance? Passive aggressive. He said yes and then continued to do just as he pleased even though he knew it was wrong. That’s LIES. Lockwood, that says it ALL. Marriage is about being a team, not spending your spouse’s money on YOURSELF and hiding it in storage lockers. And not paying the bills so your spouse gets sued. PUTZ!

Lockwood says that when he followed Presley and his daughters to LA in June 2016 his wife wouldn’t let him live with them at Presley’s mother’s home in Beverly Hills.

‘I had no money, no place to live, no musical equipment or computers which would allow me to work and earn money,’ he stated.

You have storage lockers FULL of guitars and equipment, stop embarrassing yourself.

After selling some personal items to make ends meet Lockwood claims he borrowed $10,000 from his parents.

Hey, Lockwood, some people SURVIVE on 10 grand a YEAR.  No sympathy for you.

A lease car he was driving which Presley had been paying for also had to be returned because the payments stopped.

Poor Baby! 

In his declaration Lockwood asks the court not to enforce the ‘Post-Nuptial Agreement’ he signed because it gave his wife ‘unfair advantage’ in that she was wealthy when she had him sign it.

It is FAIR. Lockwood is NOT ENTITLED to ANY of the PRESLEY money! Go get a job! You showed your true colors! You were there for the money all along. And when Lisa put a stop to the spending on HIMSELF, it created a problem but he went behind her back and kept doing it.

He said: ‘I relied on her to support me for many years, I gave up my career and lost my professional connections because of her insistence that I be available to her and not work with other people, I am now in my mid-50s with no income and no assets, and I received nothing for supposedly giving up the right to receive spousal support.’

C’mon, are you a MAN? She didn’t LET you? Tiny Lisa Marie FORCED you NOT to be a MAN and work. You don’t mind NOT WORKING and enjoyed a fabulous lifestyle with Lisa. The party is over, my friend. You should have controlled your spending. Had you, you’d still be there.

In a personal declaration made by Lockwood, he laid out their dream lifestyle in which the couple and their twin daughters traveled first class around the world, stayed at five-star hotels and enjoyed several luxury properties they owned.

It’s Greyhound from now on, buddy. You screwed yourself. 

Lockwood says that during the marriage the couple had full-time nannies for their two daughters Harper and Finley, now eight, a security team as well as housekeepers and gardeners.

Lisa will probably end up having to pay for the nannies and security when the girls are with him. You’d think he’d want to stand on his own but he’s still got his hand out feeling ENTITLED to the Presley money.

I don’t think he’ll get a date anytime soon. Any woman who sees this, if she’s got her act together will run the other way. 

When he accompanied Presley on a tour to promote her singing career between 2011-2016, Lockwood says they had two tour buses and stayed at the ‘nicest hotels’ in the towns where she performed.

Days Inn from now on for you buddy!

He said Presley had expensive tastes and would blow $20,000 a time on shopping trips.

So? She could afford it. YOU spent HER MONEY on YOU! And YOU could NOT afford it!

Now Lockwood has filed court documents asking the Elvis heir to some $300 million for $40,000 in spousal support and $100,000 toward legal fees.

Read this again, ladies. And again! And then run! Not exactly what anyone is looking for. That’s a bad case of ENTITLEMENT. 

He says he has sold off what little property he owned and is living ‘below poverty level and sleeping on a friend’s sofa – hardly in the manner to which he had become accustomed. 

Ha! Ha!

“In the manner in which he has become accustomed to”. 

If you didn’t read carefully, you’d think this article was about a housewife.

While Lockwood said his personal income peaked at $190,000 a year in 2003 when he met Presley, he couldn’t compete with her wealth.

He recalls, starting in 2004 the year after they met, Presley sending her assistants out to shop for her at high end department stores like Barneys New York and Neiman Marcus and Chanel.
Lockwood and Presley have owned an array of various homes, but would only spend one or two months a year at their 11,000 sq ft Hawaii mansion

And You KNEW ALL of this before you married her. Please!

Lockwood and Presley have owned an array of various homes, but would only spend one or two months a year at their 11,000 sq ft Hawaii mansion

Lockwood said he was present when her stylist would arrive with racks of clothing and jewelry for Presley to choose from which generally happened if there was an event to attend or his wife was going to perform.

He added that he witnessed and was told by Presley, 48, that she ‘would spend large amounts of money, like $20,000 or more, buying clothes or shoes from a single store on a single shopping trip that her assistants went on for her.’

And seeing this, you thought ME TOO! GREEDY!

Who can Lisa Marie trust besides her immediately family? My heart goes out to her. She can not trust anyone. I think this character showed his true colors. He is all about the money!

I personally feel seeing these responses from documents Daily mail uncovered, this guy is a real 
smuck!

I hope Lisa can get this settled as soon as possible for the best interest of her girls. But I hate that this pansy is going to get ANY Presley money. He thinks he is ENTITLED to it. What an entitled attitude. I doubt this pansy ever worked a hard day in his life.

I feel bad for Lisa. And I don’t blame her for laying low during this time. She takes enough cr&* from the media. We all need to support Lisa Marie and pray that this divorce happens quickly. Lisa will do whatever for the best interest of her girls. Lisa is putting her children first. And many people put themselves first before the kids. It’s admirable. 

Keep Lisa and her kids in your prayers. I will be praying and sending positive thoughts for them. 

To read more on this, click the links below.

http://backinmemphis.blogspot.com/2016/09/lisa-marie-presleys-ex-michael-lockwood.html?q=lisa+marie+presley 

http://backinmemphis.blogspot.com/2016/12/last-month-national-enquirer-ran-this.html?q=lisa+marie+presley

http://backinmemphis.blogspot.com/search?q=lisa+marie+presley

I’ll be in Washinton DC this week for President Trump’s inauguration. I’ll return with news and unique content next week. Non political, of course! If you happen to be in DC this week and would like to meet up, please send me a message! 
Be safe and GOD BLESS AMERICA!
#MAGA

The Auction At Graceland, which starts at 2:00 PM CST on the 7th, has more special Elvis items than ever!

Elvis was involved in so many different pursuits and his life touched so many people that there are many important items still left at the Graceland estate for auction. 

With the help of Invaluable, fans have the chance to own part of his legacy.

Here are a few lots to check out:

Lot 61:  Elvis Presley Gold and Diamond Ring Estimated Price: $10,000 – $15,000 The offered ring emanates from Charlie Hodge. It was purchased in the early 1980s along with 11 other rings and the original box in which Elvis kept them when he gave them to Charlie.

Lot 126:  Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley Signed Divorce Document Estimated Price: $5,000 – $7,000. Their love was legendary and their parting was amiable, as evidenced in this one-page Supplement to Property Settlement Agreement in which assets are divided. According to the document, Priscilla is to receive $100,000 tax-free and should any claim be made against this sum, Elvis has agreed to be liable. This agreement is dated August 15, 1972, and framed with two images of Elvis and Priscilla leaving the Santa Monica courthouse the day their divorce was final.

Lot 62:  Elvis Presley Film Worn Boxing Gloves Estimated Price: $12,000 – $15,000 From the collection of “Rockin’” Robin Rosaaen. 

Feel free to check out other Elvis memorabilia and collectibles up for auction on Invaluable.