JACKSON SET FOR BURIAL
MICHAEL JACKSON is finally set to be laid to rest - six weeks after he passed away.
Members of the Jackson family have decided to inter the King of Pop at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, reportedly filing paperwork allowing officials to proceed with the burial.
The decision comes after the singer’s older brother Jermaine publicly argued his sibling should be buried in the grounds of Neverland, his former home in Santa Barbara, California.
But Jackson’s mother Katherine reportedly disagreed, insisting her son never wanted to return to the sprawling estate, which he deserted after his child molestation trial in 2005.
Showbiz writer Ross King tells U.K. morning show GMTV, "The word we are getting is the family has at last signed papers that means he will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial. It’s a famous resting place and lots of famous people are buried there.
"For a while, Neverland was mentioned. That almost happened but didn’t quite come to fruition and what we are getting today is that the family has signed papers and Michael will be buried at Forest Lawn cemetery.
"It’s certainly one of those places that you can get into but I’m sure when this news comes out now things will be looked at differently there." Jackson died on 25 June (09) at the age of 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest in his L.A. home.
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