All posts containing the tag: "ForestLawn"
Posted Oct 6th 2009 1:05AM by TMZ Staff
For several weeks, Michael Jackson's tomb at Forest Lawn Memorial Park was under maximum, 'round-the-clock security -- but TMZ has now learned the extra protection has been "scaled back."
Sources tell us the mausoleum that houses Jackson's body was being monitored by a private security firm, hired specifically to protect MJ's grave -- but as of last week, the extra protection was nowhere to be seen.
Sources at Forest Lawn confirm the security change, but insist Jackson's resting place will still be under the constant watch of their guards, 24-hour cameras, alarms, etc.
Reps at the cemetery also mentioned there hasn't been a single suspicious incident since Jackson moved into the neighborhood.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: cemetery, forest lawn, ForestLawn, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, protection, security
Posted Sep 4th 2009 9:27PM by TMZ Staff
Randy Jackson is furious footage of Michael's funeral at Forest Lawn is being broadcast all over the world, saying it was a private event and not meant for the public to see.
Jackson just released a scathing statement condemning those who violated the no-fly zone over Forest Lawn last night -- asking all media organizations to refrain from airing any more footage of the event.
Here's Randy's full statement:
"As a family, we are all aware of how Michael's life, and his death, touched so many around the world. It is why we held a public memorial in my brother's honor.
And it is the reason we chose to release a small amount of footage leading up to yesterday's ceremony at Forest Lawn.
I was dismayed last night and again today at the coverage I saw on television of our ceremony for Michael. We had asked the media to respect the privacy and the sanctity of this event; to give us one moment of privacy to mourn as a family out of the public spotlight.
Unfortunately, despite a no-fly zone around Forest Lawn, many media organizations decided to ignore our wishes. They employed helicopters that not only surreptitiously recorded our private family ceremony, but also severely disrupted it.
I therefore ask today that media organizations airing helicopter footage of the ceremony we held for my brother immediately pull that footage from their air and refrain from airing it in the future."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: ceremony, forest lawn, ForestLawn, funeral, media, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, Randy Jackson, RandyJackson
Posted Sep 3rd 2009 5:25PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson is about to join one of the most exclusive communities in Los Angeles -- a place littered with celebrities from several different eras ... Forest Lawn Memorial Park!
From Walt Disney to Clark Gable ... Michael will rest in good company.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
Tags: burial, celebrity, celebrity gossip, celebrity graves, CelebrityGossip, CelebrityGraves, forest lawn, ForestLawn, grave, hollywood hills, HollywoodHills, photos, pictures
Posted Aug 27th 2009 2:00AM by TMZ Staff
The Jackson family's decision to move Michael's burial from a Saturday to a Thursday is gonna cost some serious dough -- at least three times the original price!
According to the Glendale police, the cost for the weekend service would have ran about $50,000 -- 90% of which goes to police handling street closures, security and perimeter control.
But officials say the Jackson family will now have to fork over "at least triple the price" to contract the cops for a weekday burial.
As for the cemetery, we're told it will be on total lockdown -- with security patrolling from the ground and from the air. At least one police chopper will be keeping an eye from the sky.
And just to prove the cops mean business, Sergeant Tom Lorenz is warning uninvited fans, "Don't even try and come, because you won't even be able to see the green of the Forest Lawn."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, cemetary, dead, death, forest lawn, ForestLawn, jackson family, JacksonFamily, lapd, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, sargent tom lorenz, SargentTomLorenz, the jacksons, TheJacksons
Posted Aug 21st 2009 12:31PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson will be buried on September 3 -- instead of August 29 as originally planned.
According to a statement released by the family, the burial will be at Holly Terrace in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif. -- and will be limited to family and close friends.
Joe Jackson, Michael's dad, told us the burial would be delayed, but the day they wanted it changed to -- August 31 -- became problematic because of schools re-opening on that day.
So Joe was right -- who'd have thunk it?
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: burial, buried, forest lawn, ForestLawn, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 20th 2009 2:36PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's burial is being postponed two days, according to his dad.
Joe Jackson tells TMZ the burial has been pushed to August 31, because there are things the family needs to get in order before Michael is laid to rest.
Jackson was scheduled to be buried on August 29, what would have been his 51st birthday.
Story developing...
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, forest lawn, ForestLawn, joe jackson, JoeJackson, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 18th 2009 10:15AM by TMZ Staff
Randy Jackson just confirmed to TMZ that he and his brothers will serve as pallbearers at Michael Jackson's burial service.
Here's the message we just received straight from Randy -- " I will be there ... and yes the brothers will carry him from the hearse to the front of the mausoleum."
Randy, his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon were the pallbearers at the Staples Center Memorial last month.
Now, the family is preparing for the private burial which is set to take place August 29 at Glendale Forest Lawn -- on what would have been Michael's 51st birthday.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, forest lawn, ForestLawn, jackson family, JacksonFamily, mausoleum, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 18th 2009 10:10AM by TMZ Staff
The spokesman for the Jackson family says Michael Jackson will be laid to rest at Holly Terrace in the Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, August 29 at 10 AM. That would have been Michael's 51st birthday.
The ceremony will be limited to family and close friends.
Story developing...
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: burial, buried, burried, forest lawn, ForestLawn, grand mausoleum, GrandMausoleum, laid to rest, LaidToRest, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 15th 2009 2:15AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson has not been buried, multiple family sources tell us. We're told he's above ground at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills and is being kept in a freezer.
We're told Katherine has frequently visited the temporary resting place.
As for where the body is eventually going ... no decision yet. We're told Jermaine is the lone family member who wants Neverland as Michael's final resting place. The rest of the family is appalled by Jermaine's wish, because M.J. hated Neverland after the molestation trial and wanted nothing to do with it.
Increasingly, Jermaine is becoming estranged from the rest of the Jackson brood.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, burried, forest lawn, ForestLawn, freezer, jackson family, JacksonFamily, jermaine jackson, JermaineJackson, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jul 8th 2009 2:38PM by TMZ Staff
We've lost a lot of icons recently -- but no matter what NBC says, Betty White isn't one of 'em!
During a report yesterday morning at Forest Lawn Cemetery, "Today's" Michael Okwu listed the "Golden Girl" as one of the celebrities already buried there.
Meredith Vieira corrected him -- he probably meant Bette Davis.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Nurse!
Tags: betty white, BettyWhite, cemetery, dead, death, forest lawn, ForestLawn, michael okwu, MichaelOkwu, nbc, today show, TodayShow
Posted Jul 7th 2009 10:13PM by TMZ Staff
We've obtained a copy of Michael Jackson's death certificate. On cause of death, it says "deferred."
It does say Forest Lawn Cemetery was a "temporary" disposition of the body. As we first reported the body will not go back to Forest Lawn. Final burial is pending at an unknown location.
Jackson's occupation is listed as "musician." The type of business is "entertainment." Years in occupation -- 45.
As for race, the word "black" is written.
The informant -- the person who gave the information for the death certificate -- is listed as La Toya Jackson.
The place of residence is not listed as the Holmby Hills home -- rather, it's listed as his parents' home in Encino.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: body, casket, forest lawn, ForestLawn, funeral, memorial, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, staples center, StaplesCenter
Posted Jul 7th 2009 4:20PM by TMZ Staff
We've learned Michael Jackson's body will not be going back to Forest Lawn.
The body will go somewhere else pending final burial -- we don't know where that is. If a casket goes to Forest Lawn, it's a decoy.
We've learned the death certificate lists Forest Lawn as the responsible mortuary because the body was embalmed there -- but the rest is being kept secret.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: body, casket, forest lawn, ForestLawn, memorial, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, staples center, StaplesCenter
Posted Jul 7th 2009 11:53AM by TMZ Staff
There are various news reports that Michael Jackson's body is not in the casket -- absolutely not true.
Our sources -- who know -- say 100% Jackson's body is in the coffin that is being taken to Staples Center.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: body, casket, cemetary, forest lawn, ForestLawn, funeral, inside, memorial, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jul 7th 2009 11:06AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's body was just carried out of The Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Cemetery. He will be transported to the Staples Center for his public memorial.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: body, forest lawn, ForestLawn, funeral, jermaine jackson, JermaineJackson, memorial, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jul 7th 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
We've just learned law enforcement has launched a plan to escort Michael Jackson's body from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center.
The plan calls for a "heavy motorcade" with the LAPD's SWAT team as part of the escort.
There is also a contingency plan to helicopter the body to Staples if there's an issue of safety.
We're also told approximately 100 people will attend the private memorial at Forest Lawn -- mostly family members. After the service the plan is to follow the body to Staples.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: body, forest lawn, ForestLawn, funeral, helicopter, jackson family, JacksonFamily, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, staples
