I didn't like LMP's previous interviews as much as the next MJ fan however I think she cleared some of that up in the Oprah interview.
Regardless if you believe her or not, it's really not THAT hard to fathom IF you can try to look at it through her eyes, as she describes the separation. If you step back for a moment, and pretend that this story wasn't about Michael and Lisa Marie and you imagine that they were another couple, the distancing and all the negative talk she gave can be somewhat understood. It's not nice, do not get me wrong - it's ugly, but at the same time, probably natural.
If you want to believe her story for a moment, take in the following:
- The majority of their marriage was great, loving and above all NORMAL.
- They had trust between each other - She felt he really opened up with her and could tell her anything.
- She accepted certain things in their partnership that were probably unique to Michael due to his massive fame. She could deal with it mostly.
- She was intoxicated by Michael. She was completely wrapped up in his world.
- She mentions a few times that some of her greatest times in her life were when she would be there for him and HELP him with certain issues.
then...
- Increasingly as time went on she would notice certain things such as the drugs he was on.
- People around Michael (which she named "vampires") were becoming more predominant in his life.
- She felt "disposable" by Michael at times (i.e the Debbie Rowe child bearing issue).
There was more and it's in greater depth when she talks about it however you can see that when the decision was made to walk away from Michael, she would have been extremely hurt and as a sort of "defensive" mechanism, would have felt very bitter towards him. How many separated couples do you know of that literally HATE each other even though the reason for their own separation was rather minor in comparison? She would have lashed out and said some incredibly nasty things, as any normal person would do. It's okay for us to sit back and view it from the outside and wonder how she could possibly say such hurtful things, but they were clearly in love and she never got over it.
Finally, if what a lot of people close to Michael say is true (Michael's own family, close friends and LMP) then getting to Michael to intervene and "be there" for him would have been terribly difficult. She is only reacting NOW, as anyone would in her own situation - guilt. There are close fans and many other celebrity friends who have said they wish they had of spoken up, but like any tragedy, you always hold some kind of blame and wish you could go back and try to fix what you didn't think would happen.
I'm not on anyones side i'm merely just trying to see things from a neutral standpoint. I hope some can appreciate that.