Jackson , Presley were married the age of 42 . She says Jackson feared he would die like her father , Lisa-Marie Presley . Elvis Presley collapsed in the bathroom of his Memphis , Tennessee , mansion -- Jackson says their marriage was not `` a sham '' as press has said . `` I wanted to save him from the inevitable , '' she says .
Jackson , Presley were married the age of 42 . She says Jackson feared he would die like her father , Lisa-Marie Presley . Jackson says their marriage was not `` a sham '' as press has said . `` I wanted to save him from the inevitable , '' she says .