Michael Jackson Funeral Plans

After their requests to hold a public memorial at Neverland Ranch were denied, Jackson’s family has finally decided on the back-up location for their son’s funeral.

TMZ.com is reporting this morning that a motorcade will travel from Forest Lawn Mortuary in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning to the Staples Centre complex in downtown L.A., where a public memorial will be held.

At this stage, the Jackson family “still hasn’t decided” on whether the memorial will take place at the Staples Centre or the nearby, smaller Nokia Theatre. They are expected to make a decision one way or the other shortly.

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Public Viewing of Jackson’s Body

As if the circumstances of his death – and life – weren’t already strange enough, the Jackson family has decided to transport the King of Pop’s body to his former residence, Neverland Ranch, later in the week for a public viewing of his body.

TMZ.com has learned from law enforcement officials that a 30-car motorcade (which includes a herse for Jackson’s body) will be travelling from L.A. to the singer’s infamous residence at 10 a.m. on Thursday (U.S. time).

At this stage, it looks like a public viewing will be taking place on either Friday or Saturday. That should excite the millions of fans worldwide who’ve been in tatters since news of the pop superstar’s death first broke last Thursday, some of which have even started to “commit suicide” in retaliation to his passing.

It is not known when a funeral for Jackson will be held.

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