Tribute To Michael Jackson
GLENDALE, Calif. – Michael Jackson, his gold coffin topped by a bejeweled crown placed there by his children, was laid to rest Thursday night at a funeral more than two months after his death and, because of his family's tardy arrival, nearly two hours late.
The King of Pop was mourned by celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor, Barry Bonds and Macaulay Culkin at a private service outside the elaborate Forest Lawn Glendale mausoleum where Jackson was to be entombed.
As the hour-and-a-half service ended, Jackson's mother appeared extremely weary and had to be helped to her car, according to one guest at the service. The person, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the day, said the service was simple but touching and emotional.
Gladys Knight sang "His Eye is on the Sparrow," and Clifton Davis sang "Never Can Say Goodbye," a tune he wrote for the Jackson 5. A minister spoke briefly, although there was no reading of Scripture.
Add a commentMr Ken Sunshine said the singer will be buried at the Forest Lawn-Glendale cemetery's Great Mausoleum in California. Details about the ceremony have been tightly guarded.
An attorney for Jackson's mother also said yesterday that she is considering a wrongful death lawsuit because of the circumstances surrounding her son's death. AP
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