Michael Jackson Updates - from The YBF
*Michael Jackson’s Memorial Updates
Today is Michael Jackson’s public memorial at the Los Angeles Staples Center. The city is expecting over 200,000 people to flock to the city. Staples only holds about 18-20k, so this ought to be interesting. Fans found out yesterday if they got a ticket to the memorial. It appeared as though the family had a private ceremony yesterday at Forest Lawn cemetery.
It’s been confirmed that Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder are a few of the performers for the memorial. TV stations
and some radio stations are broadcasting live from the scene. Many other of Michael’s fans and friends are expected to make an appearance. But interestingly, 2 of his closest friends Quincy Jones and Elizabeth Taylor said they will not be there. Q is determined to never attend another friend’s funeral as long as he lives. And Liz says she feels like the public memorial will be a “big whoopla” she feels she shouldn’t be a part of.
“Contrary to previous news reports, the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland.
Plans are underway regarding a public memorial for Michael Jackson, and we will announce those plans shortly.”
Please email me your thoughts about all of this to sona@mwdkrafts.com. All emails maybe posted.
We’ve got the latest on what’s happening with Michael Jackson’s estate and other updates:
- Michael’s will from 2002 was officially filed today. He expressly left his 3 children to his mother Katherine for her to be their guardian. If she couldn’t for any reason, he named Diana Ross as the alternate guardian.
- A petition filed with the will states that Michael’s estate is worth $500,000,000. Mostly non-cash assets including the Beatles catalog and other interests. He expressly said his cash should go to provide for his children.
- In his will, Michael left his estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust. The beneficiaries are his children and his mother. Joe was not named.
- Michael expressly left Debbie Rowe out of the will saying “I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Rowe Jackson.”
- There is a hearing going on for the will today.
- The alleged crazy lady Nona who claimed she was Michael’s wife and is the mother of Michael Jackson’s kids a while back has come back on the scene. She filed a 93 page document to the court explaining how and why she is the mother and his ex-wife and why she deserves his estate.
- The viewing of the body is still set for this Friday at Neverland Ranch. But no plans for a burial have been made yet. It will supposedly happen at the Forest Lawn
Memorial Park and Mortuaries in the Hollywood Hills.
The other 3 covers from the special edition of Entertainment Weekly this week:
