Earlier in the day, the Jackson family had a private ceremony ahead of the memorial at Forest Lawn cemetery.

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But if you call any of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuaries a cemetery, you would be remiss.

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More than two months after his death, the pop singer will be interred in a private ceremony Thursday evening at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, the Jackson family said.

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