Jackson’s Private Funeral Costs A Shabby One Million

Recently unsealed court documents reveal that Michael Jackson’s private funeral cost $1 million.  Most of this amount was paid to Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, California, where Jackson’s remains were placed among those of other Hollywood celebrities.  Adding to the funeral expense were Jackson’s burial clothes, which set his estate back by $35,000. 

See Harriet Ryan, Michael Jackson’s burial cost $1 million, including $35,000 for burial outfit, $16,000 for flowers, L.A. Times, Nov. 10, 2009.

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.