Michael Jackson’s body will be buried in Los Angeles on 29 August, the day the King of Pop would have turned 51, his father said, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Joe Jackson, 80, told AFP that the birthday burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery would be a private event, and it is two months after his 25 June death from his heart failure.
The reasons behind the cardiac arrest which killed the singer remain a mystery, according to ITN news, and authorities are continuing the investigation whether prescription drugs played a role in Jackson’s death, and have focused on the role played by his personal physician Conrad Murray in the wake of the singer’s death, says The Daily Telegraph.
Dr Murray was present at the time Jackson died, and reportedly has admitted prescribing powerful anaesthetics to the singer.
In LA, a judge has postponed a decision on whether or not to approve a traveling exhibition dedicated to Michael Jackson.
The singer’s mother Katherine is said to be concerned the planned show might not bring enough money to his estate.
However, ITN news reports that a deal for the sale of Michael Jackson memorabilia has been approved and it is believed the king of Pop could earn more posthumously than his former father-in-law Elvis Presley.
The event – Las Vegas celebrates the music of Michael Jackson – will showcase Las Vegas Strip entertainers singing the star’s greatest hits, says The Daily Telegraph.
Joe Jackson, the singer’s father said he plans to return to Las Vegas immediately after the burial service to attend a charity fundraiser at the Palms Casino Resort.
According to Joe, later that day, the Jackson family patriarch is to receive a celebrity star in his late son’s honour from Brenden Theatres, a cinema at the Palms frequented by Jackson and his three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7.
The theater has also planned a charity screening of the 1988 film “Moonwalker”, a feature film of Jackson concert footage and music video clips, with proceeds going to public school music education programs in Las Vegas.
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