L.A. service for Michael Jackson is not officially set

With Neverland Ranch ruled out as the site of a memorial service honoring Michael Jackson, multiple reports surfaced again today about possible locations in Los Angeles for a ceremony that could attract hundreds of thousands of people.

[Ngan]

this era of news and media just sucks. Every line in this article contradicts each other. Every media outlet has a different take on this. Why are rumors being published? What happened with waiting for the facts?

Publishing these rumors just cause chaos. Look at the chaos at Neverland when it was speculated that the memorial service was going to be there.

That means chaos will reign at every location that was mentioned as a possibility of the memorial service.

Just bury the poor guy already! don't have it at staples on tuesday because the circus walking down the street will be trumped.

Jackson is neither a president/head of state or God. Stop treating him as such.

[Wondering]

I want to know who is paying for all of the police that will be attached to this escapade. Los Angeles and California are broke and therefore not paying ONE CENT toward any of this.j

Our tax money has much better use, such as Schools, Roads,Satety etc. etc. etc.

Besides this is way out of hand. He is an entertainer not G-D

[XK10H]

if the city puts one dime out of its pocket for this crap everyone should be recalled

[West Valley Dave Smith]

XK10H wrote:

if the city puts one dime out of its pocket for this crap everyone should be recalled

And if LAPD or LAFD or any other branch of our illustrious city government is used then the Jackson's should be made to pay for it. The rest of us would be made to pay if it were our "event". Maybe Papa can sell tickets or put it on pay-per-view so he can bleed even more money out of his kid before Papa gets to take his dirt nap.

[u make sense ca]

CA should not pay one penny for this. Call Arnold! I heard on chicago news they are handing out iou's for state returns. They are out of their minds.

[u make sense ca]

is it 24 billion dollar gap? CA, tell them to send a nice hallmark card. Wish him well.

[ChiliHead]

Damn! They had better bury him soon! Or are his family members trying to make some coin off keeping him out as a freak show?

[send em back]

CA, send him back to Gary. If there is money to be made, they need it.

[WhoCares]

The familys got this one figured out. Send all the people over to Staples, stand in lines for hours, use up law enforcement(AEG should pay for this-it's their arena).
In the meantime, while everyone is out on the streets of L.A., waiting for hours and hours, paying out to buy water, paying to go p p, the family and group will be over at the cemetary vaulting him in.

[California]

I think Michael should of stated the type of burial he wants n the will

[WhoCares]

Guess I called it right, didn't I? Forest Lawn is going to close Riverside Dr. and the gates for the 9:am service, Courts of Rememberance, Columbarium of Providence.

[u make no sense]

I said it before, he's not there. His body that he was born with is not there. He wacked to many things off. The world has said their goodbyes for a week. As for his self appearance, it is obvious, he didn't like himself. Do you really think he wants you to look at him now? a week old?

[Mary]

Lets just call it a day, I'm sick of hearing about this child molester! I can't turn on the TV or go on the computer without reading about this jerk. Who cares? Save the $$$ for something thats needed in this city. I could care that he is gone, I hope this circus ends soon. Do people work anymore? Are they taking a sick day???

[Mary]

West Valley Dave Smith wrote:

<quoted text>
And if LAPD or LAFD or any other branch of our illustrious city government is used then the Jackson's should be made to pay for it. The rest of us would be made to pay if it were our "event". Maybe Papa can sell tickets or put it on pay-per-view so he can bleed even more money out of his kid before Papa gets to take his dirt nap.

are you LAPD???

[al-trojan]

On M. Jackson. Will the taxs payers be picking up most of the bill for Staple Center? If so why, with all the money we hear about in the family, is this right.

[CurlyQ]

The family is not planning this memorial, the concert promoter and owner(one and the same here)is doing this and he is going to make sure he makes money on MJ death; with the video of his rehersal, the t-shirts, and everything else that goes into a typical concert setting except this ins't a concert, this is memorial that has once again been cast out there like a Circus with the Pirranah's running it for profit.
I hear tell they were going to drive the hearse through the crowd-I highly doubt that is going to happen. the real funeral is at Forrest Lawn, he's got a nice J. Brown type casket, he is going into a crypt.

[america the beautiful]

Michael should have a private memorial,attending the people wh knew Jackson the most

[Lily]

They will be havin a private service for family and friends. sort of stinks all these friends show up now. Where were they in his hours of need? Where were all these friends? Just another Hollywood production show. his own family didn't car as long as the money machine kept on performin.

[West Valley Dave Smith]

It will be funny to see how many leeches and posers show up at this fiasco. Can you say "Riot Police"?

[Mrs Miller]

West Valley Dave Smith wrote:

It will be funny to see how many leeches and posers show up at this fiasco. Can you say "Riot Police"?

BINGO!
Entire areas from the Valley to the outskirts of L.A. will be in full Riot mode, you watch.'Member what the crowds did when the Lakers won? Starting fires,etc. and they weren't even in town when they won.