Jackson Burial Moved to Sept. 3

Elizabeth Taylor, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley among invitees

(AP) - Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled crown placed atop his casket by his children, the King of Pop was given an intimate, private version of the lavish public memorial held shortly after his death in June. More»

Forest Lawn Cemetery is now charging fans to send flowers

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson fans love to leave gifts outside his grave (just take a look at the pictures if you don't believe us)—but if they want to keep doing so, it'll cost them. Forest Lawn Cemetery is taking down a stage where people could previously leave gifts, TMZ reports. Now, gifts can be left inside MJ's mausoleum (where the public is not allowed to go), as long as fans pays $3 for a staff member to carry the flowers inside. Yep, just flowers: Anything else will get tossed. To re-live the hysteria over MJ's death, click here . More»

How much it will cost? Where is his body? And what caused his death?

(NEWSER) - Fans are donating to the city of Los Angeles in an effort to defray the cost of Michael Jackson’s memorial, E! reports. The final total is still in the works, and some famous friends and corporate sponsors are rumored to have donated generously. More from the aftermath:

• Los Angeles could break even, an economist tells the AP, thanks to the tourists who flocked to the city for the memorial, bringing in an estimated $4 million.

Funeral promises to be extravagant event

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson’s funeral could be as lavish as one of his concerts. His body will reportedly be transported in a horse-drawn carriage, and he could be on view in a glass coffin. “The glass casket idea would create so much public interest it would take time to organize,” a source tells the Sun. “People would make the pilgrimage from the other side of the world.” More»

King of Pop returns in ads, special cans

(AP) - PepsiCo is going on a reunion tour with the King of Pop. The company will today announce its deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to use the late pop star's image for its new global marketing push. In the US, the company is rolling out collectible 16-ounce blue cans that bear an image of Jackson striking one of his iconic poses. Consumers will be able to scan codes on the cans with their phones to download remixed tracks from Bad. More»