Michael Jackson funeral plans emgering

Michael is currently in state at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park’s Hollywood Hills location.

A bronze heron fountain graces the entrance
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Inside Forest Lawn’s Church of the Hills
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Forest Lawn’s Christ in the Garden, original marble work by Donatello Gabbrielli
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Forest Lawn’s Old North Church
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Many noted celebrities are buried on the beautiful grounds of Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills including Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Telly Savalas, Liberace, Lou Rawls, Marvin Gaye (cremated at Forest Lawn, his ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean) & his brother Frankie Gaye, Melvin Franklin of The Temptations, Fred “Rerun” Berry, Scatman Crothers, Freddie Prinze, John Ritter, Andy Gibb, Jack Webb, Stan Laurel, Ricky Nelson, Sandra Dee, Steve Allen & Rod Steiger.

We’ve learned Michael Jackson’s family will celebrate Michael with a private service on Tuesday July 7 at 10:00 AM at Forest Lawn followed by a motorcade procession to the Staples Center complex in downtown Los Angeles for a public memorial.

The 20,000-seat Staples center is where Michael last rehearsed for his This Is It concert series, Michael died less than 24-hours later. See our post “Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal video & words from big bro Jermaine” for an intimate look at Michael’s last rehearsal.

Sources say AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and the adjacent Nokia Theatre, will use both facilities and the surrounding plaza for a memorial service on Tuesday July 7.

Gigantic screens will be placed outside the location in order to enable fans who can’t get inside the venue to follow the funeral.

Details on how ticketing will be handled also haven’t been disclosed.

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