In a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, on Thursday, family and friends gathered to say their final goodbyes to pop superstar Michael Jackson, 10 weeks after his death.
Although the service was initially scheduled for sunset, the late arrival of Jackson’s family made it a nighttime affair with Quincy Jones, Elizabeth Taylor, Berry Gordy, Lisa Marie Presley and Chris Tucker in attendance, among others.
Shortly before 10 p.m., Jackson’s brothers carried his casket in for the ceremony upon which his children placed a crown, marking their father’s status as the King of Pop. They also wrote letters to him that will lie with him alongside one of his signature white gloves saying: “Daddy, we love you, we miss you.” Gladys Knight sang “His Eye is on the Sparrow”, and Clifton Davis sang the Jackson 5 hit he wrote, “Never Can Say Goodbye.”
The Jackson family issued the following statement to the public:
“Once again thank all of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world for their generous outpouring of support during this terribly difficult time. Their expressions of love for Michael and his music have sustained the Jackson Family.”
rip
wow..wonder how that body looked..im kinda over this..let the man rest in peace
I guess the doctor did his job. Finally this wonderful, sweet, generous, kind-hearted, charitable, talented, beautiful man can get some rest. May God Bless his Soul. La ilaha illa Allah.. There is no god but God!
Thank God they’re finally putting him to rest allthough this makes it so real that he’s actually really gone now… R.I.P MJ
R.I.P Michael.
Finally, you get to rest.
Thank u Jesus…still can’t believe it.
R.I.P Michael
Why-o-Why did it take sooooo long to bury this man?!? And why should the kids have to continue to go through this over and over again?!? I mean dang, the man is gone (RIP) why continue to keep dragging it on. 2 months is ridiculous!
Amen, True Luv. Man, I hope his kids turn out okay, because Michael did everything he could to protect them when he was alive. Hopefully they don’t get caught up in Hollywood type shit when they get older. Especially Paris, she seems so innocent, unlike girls her age nowadays.
I cant stand when people say “let him rest in peace”.
We have finally laid him to rest, how do you expect no one to talk about his funeral? And since MJ’s death is still being investigated, I’m pretty sure this wont be the last that you will hear of MJ concerning his death. So if you’re “over it”, just don’t read anything that consists of him, and turn the station whenever the news mentions him. It’s just that simple.
Anyhow I pray for the Jackson family especially for his mother and kids. Katherine looks so distraught in that picture. So sad.
I am glad to see that the family (his mother) picked the perfect place for the burial of Michael. His resting home is fit for…well..a King…
RIP MJ
His mothers face is killing me. She looks so sad
It took so long because the family for some reason couldnt agree on a place to bury him. It is ridiculous but it happens sometimes, at least it didnt go on as far as it took to bury James Brown.
May the King of Pop finally rest…
I get sad everytime I see something on him….I was a true MJ fan!!! Rest In Peace Michael!!!!!!!!!
Finally he’s at peace.
I wonder what the deal is with Diana Ross not showing up to the ‘memorial’ and burial….
i miss you mike. rip
LUV U MJ! MY HEART GOES OUT 2 THE FAMILY & FANS LIKE MYSELF!
it’s nice to see Macauley there haven’t seen him in a while but R.I.P. to the King of Pop
I love MJ and I cried like a baby when he died, but for goodness sake this is ridiculous. He should’ve been buried a long time ago. I’m starting to feel like his family was trying to stretch this out as long as they could…especially those brothers of his…always wanting publicity. A private funeral is cool but it should’ve been doing soon after the public one, not 2-3 months later.
—–It’s an abomination that they are trying to allege that that white boy is the man’s
—–son, smh. Ridiculous.
We can truly never can say goodbye…may his soul rest in perfect peace
LOVE YOU MJ
so sad still. i’ll never be over it or forget him. love forever!! rip
The King can finally RIP
I will love Michael J. Jackson forever.
RIP MJ : (
Prayers to his family, friends and fans…It’s tough for a parent to bury their own child..
#15 I didn’t know Diana wasn’t at the burial…thats weird…and why was lisa ray there? (saw her when i was watching coverage on tv)
His mom looks so terribly hurt. So so sad……….
Why ask why about anything about this? I fail to see how this was an imposition to anybody on this post. They weren’t worried about, it why are you? Get an effin clue.
Love you Michael.. always <3
RIP MJ
Shut the hell up Chocolate Drop..
>>>ur irritating
RIP MJ
It’s so sad that MJ passed, but the kids should have been kept from this one. It’s traumatic having a parent in a casket , knowing that they are no more. I’m sorry but to drag these babies to see their father’s body 4 times is inconsiderate. I’m sure MJ wouldn’t have wanted that.
What was the point in this memorial? Especially, having the cameras shut off the minute it begins? They should haven’t made a spectacle of it , just kept the memorial private.
i’m confused about MJ, as a fan I looked at him as being black , but not really connected to black people like that. But, suddenly when he dies or is dead, what’s being said and the images are a total different MJ. Like he wasn’t a real sellout like I thought. His employees were black, he was friends with black celebrities, had love for the young black entertainers. His hairstylist was a woman from Compton. His alleged girlfriend was Grace Rwaramba- his children’s nannny. The whole flirting with Kai Chase his black chef. His crush on Kelly Rowland. Who was the real MJJ? Did MJ create the whitebred black dude to make money, but Michael Joesph Jackson was the complete opposite? Because even David Gest said, that MJ timid voice was just a facade. Well, may he rest in peace. We will never know the real MJ, that’s for sure.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson, the best that will ever do it.
HIS MOTHER’S FACE IN THE FIRST PIC’S MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY YOU CAN JUST FEEL HER PAIN. WE LOVE YOU MIJ…..
Diana Ross not being there, maybe she will visit him in private. She knows what best for her. Diana is a diva, so walking up to the casket and her baby in there, probably would have caused her to fall out. Divas can’t have that. She was there for him, when he was alive, that’s all that matters. And why would she want to go there and have people watching her every move.
Seeing that photo of Mrs. Katherine makes me wanna cry.
NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THIS FAMILY TO BURY THEIR LOVED ONE. NEITHER IS IT OUR BUSINESS! IF YOU’VE NEVER LOST A CHILD OR A PARENT, BROTHER OR SISTER YOU CAN NOT RELATE.
IF YOU’RE GOING TO WISH PEACE ON MICHAEL DO SO AND STOP BEING SO DAMN JUDGEMENTAL!
@Bohwe
Friday, September 4, 2009 /
It’s so sad that MJ passed, but the kids should have been kept from this one. It’s traumatic having a parent in a casket , knowing that they are no more. I’m sorry but to drag these babies to see their father’s body 4 times is inconsiderate. I’m sure MJ wouldn’t have wanted that.
HAVE YOU LOST A PARENT? IF NOT, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE KIDS HAD INPUT OR NOT IN TERMS OF THEIR FATHER BEING BURIED. MAYBE IT WAS TO HARD FOR THEM TO LET GO. MAYBE THEY WANTED TO GET THE CUSTODY BATTLE BEHIND THEM. MAYBE THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE FINANCES WERE IN ORDER.
NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING IF YOU ARE NOT AN INSIDER! STOP IT!
MY HEART GOES OUT TO MRS. JACKSON AND MICHAELS KIDS, ALONE WITH RANDY, TITO AND JANET AND REEBIE. MAY MICHAEL FOREVER REST IN PEACE.
***ALONG***
still can’t believe he’s really gone R.I.P. MJ we’ll all miss you
@Bohwe
Did MJ create the whitebred black dude to make money, but Michael Joesph Jackson was the complete opposite? Because even David
YOU SOUND SO RIDICULOUS
MICHAEL HAD A SKIN DIESEASE THAT WAS NOT A SECRET (VITILIGO) REASON FOR THE WHITE SKIN. HALF OF HIS HAIR WAS BURNED OFF FROM THE PEPSI COMMERICAL AND THE OTHER HALF FELL OUT BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO STRICKEN WITH LUPS. MJ ACCOMPLISHED IN 1982 WHAT NO OTHER ENTERTAINER HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH TO THIS DAY…ALL WHILE BEING A BROWN BLACK MAN, WHY WOULD HER PURPOSELY WANT TO BE WHITE? COME ON NOW…..STOP LISTENING TO THE MEDIA
it is still extremely unnatural to me that they laid this man to rest more than TWO MONTHS after his death. He left the earth, he should have been in his resting place a long time ago. RIP michael, i love you, now maybe you can finally have some peace
@fashionmisfit
you really need to get your panties out of a bunch and stop criticizing everyone who makes a comment you don’t agree with! damn!
…… r.i.p..
rest in peace mike.you will never be forgotten and to katherine i see god all up in you.you are one strong classy lady.i applaud you at this difficult time.keep your head up janet and the rest of the jackson family…mike will always shine down on you thru the darkness
I don’t sound silly, because if you took the time to read my post, and not rush to insult me, you would know that I never bought up anything about MJ’s skin disease vitilago. I only discussed the fact that the media portrayed MJ as this black man that distanced himself from black world, because he was only seen with white women such as LMP, Brooke Shields, Debbie Rowe, etc. And they would only focus on his interactions with white people. And considering the fact that MJ was a great manipulator and extremely private man, it’s obvious now that he wasn’t socially “whitewashed” as he for a long time wanted to portray. Because, of his friendships with various black celebrities, his rumored last girlfriend. So, I’m not looking at vitalgo, I’m looking at the social construct (private vs. public persona) of the man. And considering the fact that MJ knew how to manipulate people and was a genius at it, are we begining to see the real MJ.
Get passed the physical, and look deeper into the social metaphorisis, the public image of MJ over the years. Look beyond what is right in front of you. Please, before you attack me.
I’m just one of those people who realize that what celebrities put out there is based on a facade, an image that will sell their products and make them money.
I was trying to watch it at the same time as the The Real Housewives of Atlanta (such a shame, I know) …..the funeral was to begin being televised 7 or 8 p.m. Central time! Good Googly Moogly
I am still like “Whoa, Wow…he’s gone”…. but never forgotten
I <3 MJJ so much…but why the heck was, of all people, LisaRaye was there? is it just me, or what? Corey Feldman? the models who played in his videos, Iman Naomi Campbell? Cheryl Crow, the country singer?
and where was D.Ross? Diva couldn’t take it I suppose….Aretha, Patti, Mariah…hell Eddie Murphy?! LOL
—-Allegedly, according to Louis Farrakhan, Michael Jackson admitted to him that he
—-bleached his skin. I will say that the Michael Jackson issue is very complex.
—-Whether the bleaching was to even out the effects of vitligo or just an attempt to
—-typify a caucasian image of beauty that he had imbued in his mind is up for
—-debate. What isn’t up for debate are the excessive nose jobs, cleft chin, and
—-cheek implants. Those certainly were not caused by “vitiligo”.
——@MrsJones
——It was a masonic burial; that is why it took so long to bury him. It was seventy
——days from his death that he wa buried. That is how you know that all the media
——stories pertaining to why it took so long to bury him, what they were going to do
——with the body, etc., were all fabricated. Seventy has numerological and occultic
——significance. People should look up the number “seven” in regards to Michael
——Jackson. Very revealing. To further prove that this burial has esoteric, masonic
——significance, it was supposed to coincide with the setting sun to symbolize the
——demise of Michale Jackson as the “chief star” (sun). Furthermore, the Jackson
——brothers all sport the black, white, and red of the higher degrees of masonry, and
——the “glove” popularized by Michael, which actually denotes that he (and they)
——are in Satan’s possession. People should view the Jackson Five video “Torture”.
Mrs. Katherine looks like her heart is broken. Michael will forever live thru his music! RIP
- #1 FAN
That picture of Katherine breaks my heart. I know how I feel having Michael dead. Been a fan of his since I was a young child. I miss him so much. Have always and will always love MJ.
Rest in peace, sweetie. Now maybe people will leave you alone.
May God bless his soul, rest in peace MJ u will be missed a lot. May God protect his children and bless them and his mother. love u MJ.
Now may he rest in peace.
I was lucky enough to attend the service @ the Staples Center which was very sad, but this service seem rather strange. From my understanding, this service will air on the Jackson’s upcoming reality show…(yes, reality show). Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but this is wrong. The kids need to heal and they can’t heal if there is a service every month!!! Tisk tisk tisk!
wow 2 3 mnths after his death they burying him
Michael Jackson was a drug addict. It pains me to say this because I admired this man for so many years. He gave me the best parts of my childhood. When Thriller came out, it was on from there. I had just about everything Michael Jackson. I had a wonderful time.
Dr. Murray should be kicked in his nutsack. Although Michael had a hand in his own death. Dr. Murray did nothing to help him. Instead of trying to get this man some treatment he took a job where he knew Michael could end up dead.
I love you, Michael. You beautiful, beautiful soul. It’s not often that people like you are born. I just hope that before you died, you knew that there were people out there who loved you for YOU. Not the superstar you…but the Michael Joseph Jackson HUMAN you.
No matter what some might say,the service seemed nice. We will never know how his family feels, so lets not worry about how long the burial took. He’s resting now. RIP MJ. We love you!