Micheal Jackson’s family is deeply divided over his Memorial plans. Sadly, it’s why it has taken so long to get something planned…the family is split between the men and the women on what to do. Papa Joe Jackson wants a flashy, star studded event to rival Princess Diana. Is that appropriate?
More pictures of Michael after the skip…
But luckily the women have level heads in Michael’s family. Janet and La Toya, as well as his mom want a religious, closed casket affair. The women seemed to have won. From the Daily Mail:
A friend said: ‘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.’
His Jackson Five brothers also wanted an open coffin funeral, similar to that of soul singer James Brown, and for the star to be driven through the streets so that mourners could throw flowers, as at Princess Diana’s funeral.
They had even ordered the same rare $50,000 gold-plated blue-velvet lined ‘Prometheus’-style coffin used for Brown’s funeral.
But their mother Katherine, 79, has overruled them, saying she felt an open coffin would be ‘ghoulish’ and harmful to Michael’s three children, of whom she has temporary legal guardianship.
Good for Katherine! Why are the brothers even involved now, in death, when they didn’t come around the last few years of Michael’s life? Shame on them and shame on his dad, who is obviously looking to make some money.
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