Michael Jackson fans who want the King of Pop to be laid to rest at his Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara, California have been given a boost - the late star's body will not return to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood.

The singer's family and close friends staged a private memorial at the cemetery, before Jackson's remains were taken to a Staples Center memorial on Tuesday morning. But the newly-released death certificate lists Forest Lawn as a "temporary" site for the body, and reports suggest a final resting place is unknown.

Jackson's brother Jermaine has hinted the King of Pop could be laid to rest in the grounds of his former home.

In a TV interview at Neverland, which aired last week, Jermaine said, "I love it here because I feel him here... This is his home, this is his creation. Why wouldn't he be here? I feel his presence. It's like he's on tour somewhere, or just out somewhere, and it will always be like that. I want my mother to come back here and feel what I feel, my brothers, my sisters... because it is so important. I mean, he built this place with love, you can feel it, you can see it. It's quiet, it's peaceful."

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