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Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:00AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's body is already causing a market shift in the cemetery world -- the price of graves near his tomb are already sky-rocketing.
TMZ spoke with a sales rep at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale who told us plots surrounding Jackson have already gone up $2,000-$3,000 each since MJ joined the neighborhood.
FLM was selling pre-Jacko units in the mausoleum for $7,000 a pop -- now they're up to $9,900.
The cemetery rep tells us, "When a high-profile person comes in, it can affect the prices of the surrounding plots."
Some people who own private units near MJ's crypt are looking for a bigger payday -- one person is asking $34,000 for a double unit inside Jackson's mausoleum.
We spoke with owner of the double unit who told us, "We've had a tremendous response ... we're weighing all of our options."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, forest lawn memorial park, ForestLawnMemorialPark, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 19th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff
Throwing a memorial service for Michael Jackson is a lot cheaper when you trade the Staples Center for the more traditional places to honor the dead.
Law enforcement sources tell us the cost of providing police and other city services for the private memorial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale could top $50,000. That's like a Costco version of a memorial, compared to the estimated $1.4 million to stage the event at the Staples Center in L.A.
A Glendale PD source tells us the Jackson family will foot the bill for police and other services associated with the service, which will be held on August 29.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: burial, forest lawn memorial park, ForestLawnMemorialPark, funeral, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 18th 2009 10:20AM by TMZ Staff
If you're planning on going to Michael Jackson's burial site at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and dropping off some flowers, think again -- the mausoleum where he's being buried on August 29 isn't open to the public.
The Great Mausoleum -- where stars like Clark Gable and Jean Harlow were laid to rest -- is considered a private area, where only property owners and family members are allowed to go. It's monitored by security cameras to catch any trespassers who snoop around.
Graceland, it is not.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: burial place, BurialPlace, forest lawn memorial park, ForestLawnMemorialPark, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, the great mausoleum, TheGreatMausoleum
