Michael Jackson Funeral

Michael Jackson Funeral Photos and Video

Well kittens, it may be over…finally. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson was officially laid to rest yesterday in California.

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Among his family members and children, the small yet incredibly expensive ceremony was also attended by Elizabeth Taylor, Lisa Marie Presley, Chris Tucker, Macaulay Culkin, and his girlfriend, Mila Kunis.

Jackson’s three children placed a crown upon their father’s casket to signify his status as the King of Pop.

After parting words and gospel numbers, Jackson’s coffin was moved to the Grand Mausoleum where it will now remain.

Following the service, Jackson’s family issued the following statement via People:

“Once again thank all of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world for their generous outpouring of support during this terribly difficult time. Their expressions of love for Michael and his music have sustained the Jackson Family.”

Jackson’s family provided several video feeds from the ceremony as well as feeds from helicopters that flew over Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Images Via: wenn.com

Michael Jackson Memorial – Video

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For those of you who are loyal to our site, you may have noticed a lull this past week. As we posted, two of the Dames had computers that decided to spontaneously combust on the eve of Michael Jackson’s Memorial. Therefore, we missed covering it for you. A thousand apologies.

In case you are the one (and there was only one) who missed the memorial, we have included the video here. The memorial was quite moving and featured performances by Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Stevie Wonder, and my personal favorite, Lionel Richie. There were also tributes paid to Jackson by his friends such as Motown Records founder Barry Gordy and Queen Latifiah.

Needless to say, the most moving moment of the service was when Michael’s daughter, Paris, spoke to the crowd both at the Staples Center, and the nearly one billion viewers at home. Her goodbye to her father was heart-wrenching, and her words: “I just wanted to say I love him so much,” left us all teary-eyed.

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