because the executors of Michael's estate were acting funny with the money, forcing Janet to cough up nearly $50,000.00 at the last minute. After the public memorial for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in July, the family scheduled a private ceremony at the Forest Lawn-Glendale Cemetery. Three days before the September 3rd internment Ms. Katherine petitioned the estate saying if payment was not received by the funeral home and the Glendale Police Department by Sept. 1, “the funeral will not proceed.” In the mean time Janet had to step in with $50,000.00 to make sure the funeral would not be canceled. The estate eventually repaid Janet and the balance on the funeral which hovered around $900,000.00.
Partial list of the funeral expenses: $35,000 for burial garments; $1,975 for wardrobe for the family; $2,000 for usher costumes ; $3,682 for framing of a photograph of Jackson next to the casket; $959 for embroidery; $11,716 for invitations and programs; $16,000 for flowers; $30,000 for cars and security; $15,000 for a funeral designer; $21,455 for the repast at a restaurant after the ceremony, and not to mention the $5,000 a month they were charged for holding the remains in a temporary vault during the period that the family waited to bury Michael.
