Jackson fans allowed to pay tribute on tomb grounds
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Fans of pop singer Michael Jackson are expected to receive limited access to Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale later this month on the first anniversary of his death, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Under the arrangement expected to be finalized this week, fans of the King of Pop will be allowed to pay their respects on the cemetery grounds but not at the Great Mausoleum, where Jackson's body was interred in September, said Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz.
"We will be working closely with Forest Lawn to ensure the safety of those who want to pay their respects to Michael Jackson while ensuring the safety of others who are coming to the cemetery to pay respects to their loved ones," Lorenz said.
Fans will not be allowed to enter the Great Mausoleum, although discussions are continuing about how close fans will be able to get to the structure,he said.
The city has no plans for now to issue special permits for the event, which means streets would not be closed and street vendors would not be allowed to sell memorabilia, The Times said.
The King of Pop, 50, was pronounced dead at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center about two hours after he was found not breathing at his rented Holmby Hills estate on June 25,2009 when he was preparing for his comeback London concerts.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined that the singer's death was the result of "acute propofol intoxication." Coroners found high levels of powerful anesthetic propofol -- a white liquid that the singer called "milk" -- in his system when he died.
His personal physician Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter which carries a potential 4-year prison term.
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