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"LISA MARIE IN LOVE -- HER STORY" from National Enquirer
Lisa Marie Presley has fallen hard for a hot young hunk who hopes to marry her.
Now after keeping her special love confidential for more than six months, she wants the world to know the story of her beautiful romance with her wonderful new man.
And she finally let the public in on her secret by sharing a steamy kiss with him on the streets of New York after a day of shopping together.
He's John Oszajca, a 25-year-old rocker from Hawaii, who's hot on the Los Angeles club circuit and due to release his first single "Back in 1999" in October.
Lisa is telling friends John is so wonderful that she's in love again. But after having her heart broken by ex-husbands Michael Jackson and Danny Keough, the 31-year-old beauty is also confiding to friends that she's afraid to take another walk down the aisle . . . for now.
However, John is willing to wait.
"She's an amazing woman," John declared. "I can't spend enough time with her."
And he told a friend, "I'd marry her now, but Lisa has a lot to think about before getting married again."
His mom Linda Oszajca also disclosed, "John and Lisa Marie have been dating since the beginning of the year. They are very much in love.
"His dad and I met Lisa Marie earlier this year. John brought her to Hawaii and we all had a vacation together.
"She's a lovely girl, very down-to-earth. They make a beautiful, happy couple. We are both behind this romance."
Mrs. Oszajca said recent stories linking Lisa Marie to other men, including Luke Watson, are untrue.
An insider added, "While gossip columnists were talking about Lisa and Luke, it was really John she was seeing privately."
A source continued, "Lisa is crazy about John and he wants to marry her. This is a very serious love affair."
Lisa Marie has been telling friends she met John early this year at a Los Angeles club where he was performing and the two quickly hit it off.
Since then, they have kept their romance secret, although they have gone out together with friends to alternative rock clubs. John has also spent plenty of time at Lisa Marie's home with her and her two kids by Keough, daughter Danielle, 10, and son Benjamin, 6.
And Lisa's telling pals that they have great times together.
"John is a sweet, gentle loving guy," said another insider. "He's not weird like Michael and he's not the kind of guy who would get upset living in the shadow of Elvis.
"That was a problem with Lisa's ex-hubby Danny Keough. He wanted to be a huge success in music, but never pulled it off.
"John is easygoing and happy with his own success.
"He told me, 'I'm crazy about Lisa. I want her to be my wife, but she's been burned in the past and doesn't want to rush into anything.
" 'I can understand that. But I know she wants to share her life with another man -- and I'm determined to be that man.' "
Lisa Marie told the source, "My kids love John and so do I, but I'm not going to make another mistake. I don't want that kind of heartache all over again."
-- ALAN SMITH, TONY BRENNA and PATRICIA TOWLE
Lisa Marie from National Enquirer.
Elvis is alive -- and she's beautiful!
Lisa Marie Presley, The King's only child, was the apple of her daddy's eye. He even named his private jet after her! A towhead as a tot, Lisa Marie's hair darkened as she grew older -- and she gamely slicked back her dark locks in imitation of her famous father when she posed for Vogue magazine in 1996.
From geek to grunge to glam
She's the pampered Princess of Pop -- daughter of The King and ex-wife of the King of Pop.
But Lisa Marie Presley has had a tough time translating her royal pedigree into a look fit for a queen.
She chubbed up as a geeky teenager, then sported the grungy "biker Vampira" look in her 20s.
But now at 31, the 5-foot-3 brunette is drop-dead gorgeous -- thanks to plastic surgery, a strict regimen of diet and exercise, a pricey designer wardrobe . . . and the fashion sense of her famous mom.
"My mother has always had the most unbelievable closet," confides Lisa Marie, who's worth $250 million.
"She used to teach me from a very young age: Never allow the clothes to wear you. You take charge of the clothes."
After she dumped second hubby Michael Jackson, Elvis' once-chubby daughter slimmed down to a svelte size 2.
To achieve her sexy new look, the mother of two had a breast-lift and liposuction on her thighs, plus laser surgery on her face.
She also dieted, exercised and splurged on glitzy designer outfits.
"I'm young, I'm rich -- and now I'm beautiful, too!" she gushed.
FAST FACTS: Lisa Marie needed a year to shed the 50 pounds she gained while pregnant with daughter Danielle. She put on 26 pounds with son Ben three years later.
Priscilla Presley from National Enquirer.
The kindness of the Redfords
By Jeannie Williams (USA Today, 09/15/99)
VIPS: Lisa Marie Presley has been a star of this week's designer shows in New York, with new beau John Oszajca escorting her. They attended the Versace show, and on Tuesday they were happy huggers at the Marc Jacobs event (with Lisa Marie sporting hair extensions). The two are in "a committed relationship" since meeting in May in L.A., says a spokeswoman. Oszajca, who hails from Hawaii and at 25 is a tad younger than Presley, 31, is a hot new singer/songwriter with Interscope Records. He boasts a single on the soundtrack for the summer movie Mystery Men.
Presley's long-awaited Capitol album is definitely in the works, and she'll be in the studio with it next month. As of now her beau isn't involved, but stay tuned.
Lisa Marie Presley is escorted by John Oszajca at the Marc Jacobs
Spring 2000 collection shown in New York, Monday night Sept. 13, 1999
Celebrity Sightings @MarcJacobs from Vogue.com.
Lisa Marie Presley, who seems to be making the fashion rounds in New York
this season, was front and center at Marc Jacobs.
Actress China Chow also showed up, and Debbie Harry, who took a break from
Blondie to take in the catwalk action, glowed under hertrademark bleached-blond hair.
Celebrity Sightings @VERSUS from Vogue.com.
Held at 7:30 Sunday (Sep.12) evening at Roseland, the Versus show drew its usual crowd of fashion glitterati.
Longtime Versace fan Madonna showed up with pal Rupert Everett in tow, fashion follower Minnie Driver brought her sister Kate along, and Juliette Lewis seemed more interested in her smooching partner than in the clothes.
Other star sightings included Spike Lee, Mary J Blige, and Lisa Marie Presley.
New York Daily News Online
Rush & Molloy
Lisa Marie Goes For the Rebound
Lisa Marie Presley has found love again. The gorgeous Graceland heiress is due to be at tonight's Versus fashion show with new beau John Oszajca.
Presley, who recently split with guitarist Luke Watson, has been spotted at L.A. clubs, where the alterna-rocker has been catching fire on the music scene.
InterScope records won a bidding war to sign Oszajca, who ? shades of Elvis' surfer flicks ? hails from blue Hawaii.
Oszajca sang "Back in 1999" on the soundtrack of "Mystery Men." Before that, he had a hit with "Bi-Sexual Chick," in which he warbled, "She kinda likes guys, she kinda likes girls … she's so open-minded, she's a triple-sided coin."
We presume he was not referring to the King's princess.
LISA MARIE DUMPS FIANCE (from STAR magazine)
LISA Marie Presley has canceled her wedding to boy-friend Luke Watson -- and gone running back to the father of her two kids, Danny Keough.
"She got cold feet," a pal told STAR. "And besides, she's still in love with Danny.
"Luke was her bodyguard. He was always around. Lisa's very flirtatious and one thing led to another. If anything, what they had was an affair because even when things got hot and heavy with Luke, she was still seeing Danny.
"It seemed like a good idea to her at first to marry Luke and the plans were in full swing. But even after she began picking out wedding dresses, she realized it was not the right thing for her or her kids.
"She told me she was afraid it might turn into a disaster and worried about how that would affect Danielle, 9, and 6-year-old Benjamin. They've already been through two divorces.
"In the end she had to tell Luke, 'I can't marry you, I'm still in love with Danny.' "
Lisa Marie, 31, met Watson at the Clearwater, Fla., Scientology Center several years ago when the 30-year-old musician was assigned by the church to look after her and the children.
At that time, friends say, she was actually getting ready to remarry 34-year- old Danny, who she divorced in 1994 when she shocked the world by marrying Michael Jackson.
"After her marriage to Michael was over, she and Danny talked of flying secretly to Las Vegas and getting married again in a quick and private ceremony," says a friend. "But that never happened, and about 10 months ago she got involved with Luke.
"Luke is Danny's friend, and Danny said it didn't bother him -- but no one believed it. You could see it was eating him alive."
Lisa Marie's friend says that as the late August wedding date approached she began to have doubts. And so she turned to her faithful ex-hubby for advice.
"She always goes back to him," says the pal. "After her bust-up with Michael Jackson, it was Danny who was there to pick up the pieces."
In fact, the pair are so close that friends thought their marriage was as solid as a rock when they bought their home in Hidden Valley, Calif., six years ago.
"Danny told Lisa Marie he wanted to fix it up and she took off to Clearwater for a few months. But after a year, she was still in Florida so Danny's brother and his wife moved in to help with the renovations," says the pal.
"Danny made the place into a palace. He built wonderful bedrooms for the kids and waited for his family to come home. But Lisa had made a new life in Florida.
"She feels very much at home in Clearwater.
"Her religion is very important to her, and she wanted to study it more. And she felt it was a healthier place to raise her kids.
"Lisa Marie may be Elvis' daughter but she thinks of herself just as a mom," adds the pal.
"Her children are the center of her life. She's never happier than when she's sitting around eating peanut butter sandwiches and watching kids' movies with them.
"She moved back to California so the children could be with their dad, and that's when her romance with Luke began to flounder.
"In the end, the bond she has with Danny was stronger."
Lisa Marie will appear on a segment of "Dateline NBC" soon (September?) to talk of the upcoming auction in Las Vegas of her daddy's and Tom Parker's things.
(Bill Burk from newsgroup, alt.elvis.king)
From "Stacy's Presley Family Board
LISA MARIE attended at Joseph Jackson(father of Michael)'s 70 birthday party at Neverland(on June 29?).
Here's a GUEST list...Whitney Houston, Mariah Carrey, Diana Ross, Lauryn Hill, Tina Turner, Ricky Martin, Brandy, Boys II Men, Will Smith, Spike Lee, Sharon Stone, Cameron Diaz, Bill Cosby, Charlie Sheen, Christian Slater, Hugh Grant, Keanu Reeves, Eddie Murphy, Naomi Campbell, Oprah Winfrey, Mike Tyson, Drew Barrymore, Jean Claude Van Damme and 200 more.
See Guest Book of www.mrjoejackson.com.
Freep/Fun/People
from Detroit Free Press, July 28, 1999
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Splitting: Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, with rock guitarist Luke Watson.
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From
Star magazine
LISA MARIE PRESLEY has finally landed an acting job and she has her good pal -- and fellow Scientologist -- KIRSTIE ALLEY to thank. The Veronica's Closet star volunteered to give Lisa a guest role on her sitcom. Lisa will play Kirstie's cousin in a two- part episode next season -- and she may even get to sing.
Lisa Marie planning secret wedding -- next month from THE STAR
THRILLED Lisa Marie Presley is pulling out all the stops for her wedding to Luke Watson -- and no one's happier than her mom Priscilla Presley.
The 31-year-old bride-to-be is shopping for a white Donna Karan gown and is planning on throwing a big bash when she gets hitched to her children's bodyguard later this summer.
It will be the first full-scale wedding for Elvis' little girl, who will be walking down the aisle for the third time.
"She wants to do it right this time," says a pal.
"And that means having a big fantasy wedding, with lots of friends and family on hand."
Priscilla is delighted and that hasn't always been the case -- she was devastated when her daughter rushed off and married Michael Jackson.
"Priscilla is crazy about Luke," says the source.
"After the Michael Jackson fiasco, she's happy Lisa Marie's with someone who's grounded.
"She thinks he'll make a great husband for her daughter; he has lots of personality and is a genuinely nice man."
Only a few family members and friends attended her first wedding, to singer Danny Keough, in Los Angeles in 1988.
And when Lisa Marie recited her vows to Michael Jackson in the Dominican Republic in 1994, it was a hush-hush, spur-of-the-moment affair.
"This time Lisa Marie wants to go all out and have the kind of wedding every bride dreams about -- and which she's never had," says a friend.
"Luke has taken her out to shop for wedding rings and money seems to be no obstacle."
Sources say the couple plan to wed in August at the Scientology Celebrity Center in Clearwater, Fla.
Lisa Marie has recently been spotted in Beverly Hills' trendiest boutiques looking for the right designer to create her dream gown.
The handsome Watson, 30 -- who is one of her ex-hubby Danny's best friends -- originally entered Lisa Marie's life when he was assigned by the Church of Scientology a year ago to watch her kids.
"It started out as an employer-employee relationship, but it quickly blossomed into a full- blown love affair," says a source close to the couple.
The two started hitting it off during late-night chats, when Lisa Marie poured out her heart to him about the joys and sorrows of being Elvis' heiress.
"Luke was there, lent a sympathetic ear and worked his way into her heart," says the source. Soon they became lovers.
They kept tight wraps on their affair until earlier this year, when they attended several Oscars parties together and then jetted to Hawaii for a romantic vacation.
In May, the couple were spotted holding hands and cuddling at a Scientology function held in Palm Desert, Calif.
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