Posted on 06/29/2009 3:01:58 PM PDT by TaraP
After plugging his record company, Michael Jackson's father Joe said in a press conference outside his home Monday that the family was planning a large public funeral for the deceased singer.
Joe Jackson says planning for a funeral will await a finding on what happened to his son, who died Thursday at age 50.
The family has sanctioned a second autopsy to be conducted on the King of Pop's body, which they said is already underway.
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"We aren't ready for [releasing information on the funeral]. We don't have the time frame yet because we want to see when the private autopsy comes out." private autopsy comes out."
But Joe Jackson says the funeral will not be closed to the public, as his son would likely have wanted a similar type of service.
Sharpton says the funeral plan has to be careful and deliberate and cannot be done spontaneously.
Joe Jackson defended his plug of his record label with Marshall Thompson at the BET Awards last night, when a reporter asked him about his son.
"Now I was asked that question and I answered just like it was asked because they wanted to know what else I was doing," Jackson said before going into discussions about his son
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Sharpton will be turning this three ring circus into some kind of hate crime against MJ.
Classy.
Joe Jackson, notorious for his rumored abuse of his children including Michael, said the last time he saw his son was about a week before his death.
His DAD self promotion is disgusting....He is looking for the glory, basking in the limelight with the death of his son.
Let’s host his body in the Capitol Rotunda while we’re at it too.
I wonder ... was it Daddy’s idea to neuter his son, Michael. It’s not normal to have such a HIGH PITCHED voice as a child when you are an adult. This explains why he didn’t work out with women and Michael’s feminine ways ... . Michael’s parents and siblings are trash. I pity Michael’s two kids to be raised by monsters.
Is he going to charge admission?
Joe Jackson defended his plug of his record label with Marshall Thompson at the BET Awards last night, when a reporter asked him about his son.
10:1 odds he’ll be selling DVD’s of the funeral
Tickets...$25.00...
Joe Jackson, notorious for his rumored abuse of his children including Michael, said the last time he saw his son was about a week before his death.
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Was it really a rumor, Joe?
I am becoming more and more suspicious of Daddy and his thirst for his son’s $$$$$$.
How much will tickets cost?
The mother has temporary custody....They say the father does not live with his wife, so maybe they can keep those kids away from Joe, who would proably beat them into submission, if he saw they had any musical talent.
It truly is.
The more that comes out about Michael ... the more I understand why he was so screwed up. I feel sorry for the guy ... NOT his money grubbing parents and siblings.
What will the admission price be?
Joe is the one ultimately responsible for Jacko’s death. Those kids never had a normal life growing up. He was an overbearing, brutish, heartless thug whose only motivation was the almighty dollar, and he used his family as the tool to get it. It’s no mystery why that family ended up the way they did.
I bet you are right!
Janet seems like the only one, who is truly if grief over the loss of her brother...
The article said — After plugging his record company, Michael Jackson’s father Joe said in a press conference outside his home Monday that the family was planning a large public funeral for the deceased singer.
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He’s probably going to hand out order forms for a new and special “funeral set” of songs for people to order, too, before they leave... LOL...
I feel the same way..Joe is the one who truly is responsible for Michael’s problems and demise....
He was the *Cash Cow* for his leacherous family...
I feel sorry for Janet, I am sure she will have to take over now for the families finances.
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