Michael Jackson to be buried Tuesday, July 7

ABC News has just reported that Michael Jackson will be buried on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8AM PDT.  He will be laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in LA and not at his beloved Neverland Ranch as originally rumored.

Also announced are details of the public memorial..

Jackson’s PR firm has announced a list of participants that will be on hand for the event at the Staples center.  This list is subject to change, is not complete, and will be the only information released prior to the memorial:

• Ron Boyd (family friend)
• Kobe Bryant
• Mariah Carey
• Andrae Crouch Choir
• Berry Gordy
• Jennifer Hudson
• Shaheen Jafargholi (finalist on Britain’s Got Talent)
• Magic Johnson
• Martin Luther King III
• Bernice A. King
• John Mayer
• Lionel Richie
• Smokey Robinson
• Rev. Al Sharpton
• Brooke Shields
• Pastor Lucious Smith (family friend)
• Usher
• Stevie Wonder

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