Janet Jackson spent nearly 50K up front to Forest Lawn Cemetery for her brother Michael’s funeral. TMZ.com reports Janet signed the “initial contract” with Forest Lawn for their mortuary services — to the tune of more than 103K. She paid nearly 50k of that up front. But ultimately she won’t be bearing the financial burden for the funeral. The special administrators of Michael’s will have permission to reimburse Janet for the money she has already spent, and cover the rest of the balance.
The total funeral costs at Forest Lawn come to 855,730.31-cents, so Janet’s portion of the bill is actually just a small chunk. The most expensive part of the funeral was the internment, which cost 590k. Other major expenses included private security, renting fans, the lighting, and the baby grand piano, which combined total over 175k. The Jacksons are also paying the Glendale Police Department, which charged more than 175k for their support. There were also other less expensive items like the casket coach and flower van, which only cost a few hundred.

Jackson Funeral Expense List:

Glendale PD / city support – $175k-
Internment – $590K-
Mausoleum upkeep – $88,500-dollars
Casket coach – $295-dollars
Flower van – $125-dollars
Private security, baby grand piano, lighting, rented fans – $176k-
Framed Michael Jackson photo set next to casket – $3k
Jackson family wardrobe – one-thousand-975.50

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PEOPLE – Though the status of their relationship is often a seesaw-ride of “are-they-or-aren’t-they,” Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri are indeed together, PEOPLE has confirmed.

The couple were rumored to be broken up around the time of Michael Jackson’s death when Dupri did not attend the funeral services. Jackson herself fueled rumors when she told Harper’s Bazaar that she was single.

“They never really broke up,” a source tells PEOPLE. “Jermaine wanted to give her some space when Michael died.”

In fact, the blog world says the two are so happy that they are planning a wedding. And with whispers of possible nuptials reaching fever pitch, Dupri doesn’t exactly deny the rumors, but he does say he’s heard them plenty of times before.

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BBC – Singer Janet Jackson is to give her first full-length television interview since the death of her brother Michael, US network ABC has announced.

The star will allow cameras into her California home for the first time, the broadcaster added.

The interview, which has yet to be recorded, will be conducted by ABC News host Robin Roberts and screened in the US on 18 November.

Jackson made a public tribute to her brother at September’s MTV Awards.

‘So much fun’

She performed Scream, which was originally a duet with Michael, at the New York event.

The 43-year-old talked about her late older brother in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar magazine in September, the first time she had spoken at length about his death.

In that interview, she said she had “so much fun” with him on the last day they spent together, six weeks before his death on 25 June.

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What a bad time to lose moral support…

UsMag – On July 7, Michael Jackson’s family ­gathered to celebrate him at his much-watched memorial service.Noticeably absent?Janet ­Jackson’s longtime music-exec boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri. (A pal says Dupri skipped the memorial because he “doesn’t attend funerals.”)And for good reason. “His friends are telling people it’s over,” a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly, [Wait!Theres Tons More…]

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Daiily News – JANET JACKSON has cancelled a concert in Connecticut altogether, just weeks after postponing it because of illness. The Nasty hitmaker was forced to cancel a string of shows at the start of October (08) after suffering from a bout of vertigo, but she returned to the stage on 15 October (08) and resumed the remaining dates on her Rock Witchu tour.But she has now scrapped the Connecticut gig completely amidst reports of poor ticket sales.
A statement released by concert venue bosses at Mohegan Sun Arena reads: “Mohegan Sun regrets to announce that the concert featuring Janet Jackson has been officially cancelled. There will not be a rescheduled date.” Fans have been advised to return to their point of sale to get a refund. -WENN

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She’s gotta lose that rediculous costume!

AP – WASHINGTON — Janet Jackson took the stage to exploding fireworks, clouds of smoke and the sounds of some early hits Wednesday in her first concert since she was sidelined for two weeks by a bout of vertigo.

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