While her husband Joseph says their son will be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday Aug. 29, Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine reportedly is mulling over filing a wrongful death suit in connection with the King of Pop’s June 25 fatal cardiac arrest, say reports.

Authorities investigating Jackson’s death have been focusing on his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, who is suspected of giving a powerful anesthetic to the singer on the day he died.

“The possibility of a wrongful death action has been floated,” Katherine Jackson’s lawyer Burt Levitch said, the Associated Press reports. “In that regard, no decision has been finalized … “Dr. Murray’s name has been floated [as a possible defendant in the potential lawsuit] because he is under investigation.”

In the meantime, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff on Monday gave his approval to a merchandising agreement expected to add $15 million to Michael Jackson’s estate, though he put on hold a decision to okay a deal for a proposed three-city tour of Jackson memorabilia in light of objections by Katherine Jackson, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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Joseph Jackson says his son Michael will be finally laid to rest on Aug. 29, on what would have been the King of Pop’s 51st birthday.

Speaking to New York’s Daily News, the Jackson patriarch said the burial would take place at Los Angeles’s Forest Lawn Cemetery at 10 that morning, some two months after Michael’s June 25 death.

Jackson, 80, said that these arrangements had only been finalized recently, says the News. He also said that his wife Katherine, from whom he lives separately, has been particularly hard hit by their son’s death and suffers crying jags.

He further said that security guards prevented him from seeing Michael in the months before he died, and that daughter LaToya’s suggestion to the media last week that Michael’s Neverland estate would be moved to Las Vegas was not to be taken seriously.

“How would they do that?” he asked.

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Multiple law enforcement sources tell us the toxicology report in the Michael Jackson case shows Jackson had a lethal amount of the anesthetic Propofol in his system — but that wasn’t the only drug.

We’re told the toxicology findings show there was also alprazolam — also known as Xanax — in Jackson’s system. Xanax is used to treat anxiety.

But our sources say Propofol was — as one source put it — “front and center in terms of why [Jackson] died.”

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We just got a declaration from Joe Jackson, filed with the court, and Joe makes it clear — he supported Michael Jackson’s decision to make his wife Katherine the guardian of Michael’s 3 kids .. and Joe makes it clear he will keep his distance.

Joe says in the declaration: “I have had a close family relationship with these grandchildren since their birth. I do visit the family residence from time to time and will continue to do so, however I will not be involved in raising the children.”

Joe continues, “I understand that all decision-making authority regarding the children will rest with Katherine Jackson. Katherine Jackson is a wonderful caretaker and guardian, and has done an excellent job raising our children and other grandchildren.”

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Amid all the hype surrounding the custody and estate battle going on in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, it seems his family has forgotten one very important thing – his body. The former King of Pop was temporarily laid to rest at Forest Lawn cemetery some four weeks ago, reportedly in music producer Berry Gordy’s tomb, and it seems he won’t be resting in peace anytime soon.

According to a source close to the Jackson family, Michael’s own brothers have admitted that even have no idea what is going on and when or where a permanent burial will take place.

“It is all still in limbo, its so ridiculous,” an inside source told Tarts. “It’s still a very difficult time for Katherine and she doesn’t want to deal with it. With everything that is going on, everyone has lost focus on his body. It isn’t even really a topic of discussion right now.”

We’ve also been told that a Neverland burial is not out-of-the-question and inquiries have apparently been made with regards to filing a petition in the Santa Barbara Court. However this could take many, many months to come to fruition and be approved.

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Kanye West did not try to take Michael Jackson’s crown as the King of Pop, he wrote on his blog Friday.

Various sites reported earlier that the hip-hop singer declared himself “the new King of Pop” on Scrape TV, weeks after Jackson died at the age of 50.

He was quoted as saying: “It’s so sad to see Michael gone but it makes a path for a new King of Pop and I’m willing to take that on. There’s nobody who can match me in sales and in respect so it only makes sense for me to take over Michael’s crown and become the new King.”

However, West claims he never said anything about the late icon.

“I was just listening to [radio host] and heard some quote about me saying I’m the new King of Pop,” he wrote. “Not only did I not say that, I haven’t said anything. It makes me feel bad that obviously I made people feel that I would be corny enough to say something so whack after the passing of an idol, a legend and more than that, a human being with feelings and family.”

He continued: “It scares me to think what people will believe, without even a source. Any random person can type something on the internet and then the world believes it. I don’t talk to press or do TV or do promotions of any sort. I’ve stopped chasing and buying into fame. Fame is like cigarettes with no surgeon general warning. It destroys most people as it did to the true and only king of pop. We exploit ourselves and eat our own egos ’till there is nothing left. I have a feeling that this won’t be the last false statement with my name on it, but this will be the last time I defend myself. I’m done.”

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/kanye-west-denies-saying-hes-the-new-king-of-pop-2009317#comment-1227886, Bauer-Griffin

Michael Jackson’s autopsy report has been delayed indefinitely, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed late Thursday.

The postponement was announced after a meeting between the L.A. County district attorney’s office, the Los Angeles Police Department and the coroner’s office to discuss the progress of the investigation, the Los Angeles Times reports.

L.A. coroner assistant chief Ed Winter told the paper he had “no idea” when the cause of death would be announced.

Court records released Thursday show investigators are looking for evidence of communication between Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, and other health practitioners who treated the singer.

According to the records, investigators are also seeking evidence supporting a manslaughter charge and a medical infraction of “prescribing to an addict.”

Murray’s Las Vegas properties were searched under warrant by LAPD detectives and federal drug agents on Wednesday.

Murray said through his lawyer that he didn’t give anything to Jackson that “should have” caused his June 25 death.

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