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Jackson Family Squabbling Over Funeral Arrangements
Posted on Mon Jul 6, 2009 08:45 AM PDT
Michael Jackson’s business manager Dr. Tohme Tohme has revealed that the king of pop's family has been butting heads over funeral arrangements, but so far it looks like Katherine Jackson has been getting her way.
Michael's brothers and father Joe wanted a shrine for Michael at the Neverland Ranch, but his mother and sisters vetoed the plan. Jackson's brothers also wanted an open casket funeral and a procession tomorrow, but Katherine nixed the idea, saying she felt an open coffin would be "ghoulish" and harmful to Michael’s three children.
A family friend tells The Daily Mail:
- "The family is fiercely divided. You’ve got the brothers on one hand, who all want to perform and turn the funeral into a showbiz extravaganza, and then you have Katherine on the other side who is a deeply religious woman and is determined that this won’t descend into a circus."
Katherine supposedly told Michael's longtime manager Frank DiLeo that she will be the one calling the shots on the public memorial service on Tuesday, which will be held at the Staples Center. The Mail reports that one of Michael's trademark sequined gloves and a black fedora will be placed on top of his closed casket.
Do you think the funeral should be open or closed casket?
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