Report: Michael Jackson Rests in Berry Gordy's Crypt
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Monday night, Michael Jackson's elaborate, gold casket was open for viewing by
family members at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, it was closed when presented to fans during the memorial tribute at the
Staples Center. And now, as it awaits burial, the casket containing the King of
Pop, who died June 25, sits in a temporary resting place � a Forest Lawn crypt
belonging to Motown founder Berry Gordy, reports the New York Post.
But while Jackson rests, lively discussions are being held by a divided Jackson
family about where to bury their golden child, according to the Post.
Brother Jermaine and father Joseph reportedly want Michael to be buried at the
Neverland Ranch, where a prospective museum could generate future income,
despite a likely lengthy process to transform the property into a Graceland-like
tourist attraction.
Mom Nixes Neverland
Mother Katherine and the other siblings, however, are said to seek a more
respectful burial ground, in keeping with Michael's desire never to return to
Neverland after he believed sheriff's deputies had tainted the property when
they sought evidence in the child-molestation case against him.
"Katherine doesn't want him at Neverland," a source tells PEOPLE. "She thinks
it's a place of horrible memories. She says Michael wouldn't want to be there.
Part of the family disagrees with her. But Katherine definitely wants to keep
Michael's wishes that he not rest at Neverland."
In the matriarch's favor is that, due to strict land-use codes, securing local
government permission to bury him on private property can be a challenging and a
drawn-out process taking up to a month (although sprinkling cremated remains
requires only the property owner's consent.)
So, for now, Michael Jackson remains in the Gordy crypt, which is described as a
sparse, empty mausoleum highlighted by a G monogram and located on the same
property as the graves for such Hollywood icons Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Gene
Autry and Sandra Dee, as well as James Bond producer Cubby Broccoli, comic
Freddie Prinze and flamboyant entertainer Liberace.
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> Brother Jermaine and father Joseph reportedly want Michael to be buried at the
> Neverland Ranch, where a prospective museum could generate future income,
> despite a likely lengthy process to transform the property into a Graceland-like
> tourist attraction.
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They should have him stuffed like Roy Rogers did with Trigger.
Big J
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I think he's more the Buttermilk color.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/ButtermilkHorse.jpg
Big J
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CliffB
Send him home to Gary......"Goin' Back to Indiana"
Just like James Dean