▁Ke ough ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁rem ar ry : ▁" D anny ▁is ▁my ▁best ▁friend , ▁always ▁has ▁been , ▁always ▁will ▁be . ▁I ▁love ▁him ▁un condition ally , ▁but ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁together . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁like ▁that ." ▁Ke ough ▁and ▁Pres ley ▁became ▁closer ▁after ▁Pres ley ▁divor ced ▁Michael ▁Jackson . ▁Ke ough ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Thomas ▁Ke ough ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁official ▁witness ▁at ▁Pres ley ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Michael ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Tw enty ▁days ▁after ▁her ▁divor ce ▁from ▁Ke ough , ▁Pres ley ▁married ▁singer ▁Michael ▁Jackson . ▁They ▁had ▁first ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when ▁a ▁seven - year - old ▁Pres ley ▁attended ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁concert s ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s , ▁" the ir ▁adult ▁friendship ▁began ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁L . A ." ▁As ▁child ▁mol est ation ▁accus ations ▁became ▁public , ▁Jackson ▁became ▁dependent ▁on ▁Lisa ▁for ▁emot ional ▁support . ▁She ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁his ▁fal ter ing ▁health ▁and ▁his ▁add iction ▁to ▁dru gs . ▁Lisa ▁explained , ▁" I ▁believed ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁anything ▁wrong , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁wrong ly ▁accused ▁and , ▁yes , ▁I ▁started ▁falling ▁for ▁him . ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁save ▁him . ▁I ▁felt ▁that ▁I ▁could ▁do ▁it ." ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁she ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Jackson