Pop legend Jackson laid to rest.9/4/2009 6:28:46 AMMichael Jackson, the iconic singer who died from a drug overdose more than two months ago, has been laid to rest at a ceremony in Los Angeles attended by family and celebrities. Tight security kept fans, reporters and even aircraft away from Friday's private burial service held at Glendale's Forest Lawn cemetery There are numerous cemeteries named Forest Lawn:
Jackson joins a long list of famous stars including Hollywood icons Walt Disney, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn and Clark Gable who have also been buried there. The service had been due to begin at 02:00GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 but was delayed by an hour as his family, travelling in a procession of 31 limousines and cars, arrived late. Among about 200 guests present at the funeral were actress Elizabeth Taylor, child star Macaulay Culkin and Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter, who is the only daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. Presley heritage As Elvis' only child, Lisa Marie eventually inherited his estate at the age of 30. , the daughter of Elvis Presley. Final farewell Jackson's final resting place is a crypt in Forest Lawn's Great Mausoleum, a vast, mock-Renaissance building on the stately property. The late pop star's coffin was driven to the ceremony shortly after his family arrived for the private event. The singer - who sold millions of albums worldwide with hits such as "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" - died of a drug overdose on June 25 in what the Los Angeles county coroner The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century. later said was a homicide. Officials said a cocktail of prescription medication, including the powerful anaesthetic propofol and sedative lorazepam lorazepam /lor·a·ze·pam/ (lor-az´e-pam) a benzodiazepine used as an antianxiety agent, sedative-hypnotic, preanesthetic medication, and anticonvulsant. lor·az·e·pam n. , were the primary causes of his death. Police have investigated several doctors who treated Jackson, focusing on Conrad Murray, his personal physician, who was at his bedside when he suffered a heart attack in a rented Los Angeles mansion. Murray was hired by concert promoter AEG AEG Aeger (Latin: Sick) AEG Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (Common Electricity Company) AEG Aircraft Evaluation Group AEG Association of Engineering Geologists AEG Air Expeditionary Group Live in the weeks before Jackson's death to watch over him as he rehearsed for a series of comeback concerts in London, scheduled to start in July. Police have said they will seek criminal charges in the case but so far officials have not filed any. The Jackson estate has said it will reimburse the Glendale Police Department for its expenses, estimated at up to $150,000. The cost of the memorial service, estimated $1.4m, was absorbed by the city of Los Angeles
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