London, July 02: After plans for a grand public memorial at ‘Neverland’ fizzled out, the funeral of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackon may be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles next Tuesday.
British tabloid ‘Sun’ which had published the leaked autopsy report of the pop star claimed that the service will start at 10am at the arena which is home to the LA Lakers basketball team, quoting sources in the US.
The venue which is owned by AEG Live, the organisers of Jackson’s comeback gigs at London’s O2 arena, has a seating capacity of 20,000 and is expected to be packed to the full.
AEG also plans to put up giant screens outside the venue for the thousands who will not be able get inside.
–PTI