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Morning Links: Jackson's burial place unknown -- and possibly undecided

After the star-studded nearly three-hour memorial to Michael Jackson, his body was removed from the stage of the Staples Center, but nobody knows where it went. TMZ.com is reporting that the body was not returned to Forest Lawn, but was sent somewhere else pending final burial, but calls to regional cemeteries failed to find out where. In California, all burials must occur in property that is registered as a cemetery; Neverland Ranch, where the family originally hoped to bury him, is not a cemetery -- for the time being, and Radar Online says the family is arguing over where to bury him, with Jermaine Jackson suggesting that Michael be cremated and his ashes scattered at Neverland, and his mother Katherine disagreeing.

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Meanwhile, Jackson's death certificate  has been released. In it, his cause of death was listed as "deferred," pending toxicology tests. LaToya Jackson provided the information for the certificate.

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The memorial service included plenty of tributes from stars, the musical ranging from John Mayer's instrumental on "Human Nature" to Stevie Wonder's "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer," and oration, including speeches by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. But a couple of moments stood out. The first was his daughter Paris' impromptu tribute to her father. Through tears, she said, "I just want to say ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. And I just want to say I love him so much.” The other moment was the appearance of "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Shaheen Jafargholi, age 12, who sang, "Who's Loving You," before choreographer Kenny Ortega announced that Jackson had invited Jafargholi to accompany him in his planned British concerts.

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One celeb who made a spectacle of himself at the memorial service was former Jackson pal and former child star Corey Feldman, who dressed as Jackson for the event. As EOnline says, "Showing up in full costume with crunchy gelled hair, black military blazer, sunglasses, fedora—not cool. Intentional or not, this getup stumbles right past tribute and into mockery." Feldman, who met Jackson when he was a child star, was called to testify in the 2005 Jackson molestation trial and said he had had the "sickening realization" that many interactions with Jackson "created a question of doubt," including one occasion when Jackson showed him a medical book containing photos of naked people when he was about 13.

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In non-Michael Jackson news, Penelope Cruz says she plans to have children "one day but not right now," but isn't as sure about a husband. "I don't know if I believe in marriage," she added in an interview with a British magazine. "I believe in family, love and children."

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Rachel Weisz says Botox should be banned for actors, just as steroids are for professional athletes. "Acting is all about expression," she said. "Why would you want to iron out a frown?" Weisz, who appeared in the "Mummy" movies, won the 2005 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Constant Gardener."

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A Florida woman is suing Lindsay Lohan, saying LiLo swiped her tanning formula for her Sevin Nyne line of fake bake products. Jennifer Sunday filed a federal suit charging Lohan and her business partner with theft of trade secrets and other charges. Sunday says she revealed her formula to Lohan and her partner when they talked about having her make a fake tanning compound for them, but negotiations fell apart when Lohan's people asked her to sell them the formula.

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OctoMom Nadya Suleman -- remember her? -- has had her third surgery to remove uterine fibroids and is home, but confined to bed. She suffered complications after her second surgery, which made the third operation necessary. Four nannies are in her home to care for her 14 children, including the nearly six-month-old octuplets.

-- Anne Neville

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