Michael Jackson Laid to Rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Funeral

GLENDALE, Calif. — Michael Jackson was laid to rest Thursday night as the music icon’s family and close friends gathered for a private funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif.

Among the approximately 200 mourners on hand were Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin, Mila Kunis, Corey Feldman, Chris Tucker and Barry Bonds.

Jackson’s first wife, Lisa Marie Presley, also attended.

At the start of the ceremony, Jackson’s three children — Prince Michael, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Blanket, 7, — placed a crown on their father’s coffin signifying him as the King of Pop.

Many were moved to tears when Gladys Knight performed the hymn “Our Father” (The Lord’s Prayer).

Several of the attendees, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, addressed the mourners.

Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25.