Elizabeth Taylor Quietly Laid to Rest

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Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor was buried in an intimate funeral service on Thursday. The Hollywood icon was interred in the famed Forest Lawn Cemetery, final resting place for many of the entertainment industry’s elite.

The funeral started 15 minutes after it was scheduled to begin, as Taylor requested that her services start late. She asked that someone make light of this fact, joking that “She even wanted to be late for her own funeral.” And her wishes were honored in a fitting, private tribute.

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Mike Starr Funeral Delayed

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Mike Starr’s funeral has been delayed by the medical examiner who is still determining the reality star’s official cause of death. More tests must be performed before the body will be released.

The ex-Alice in Chains bassist will still have two memorial services to honor his memory. Family members are holding a memorial on Sunday in Seattle for those closest to Starr. A second service will be held for fans at a later date.

Nothing official has been released regarding Starr’s death, but his roommate did tell the media that he was mixing medications hours before he passed away.

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Simon Monjack Buried Next to Brittany

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Simon Monjack was laid to rest next to his late wife Brittany Murphy yesterday.

The British screenwriter - who passed away suddenly last Sunday - was buried following an emotional orthodox Jewish service at the Chapel of the Hills in Sunland. His remains were then committed to the ground at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn Memorial Park just five months after his late actress spouse.

Family spokesman Roger Neal said, “It was Simon’s wish to be laid to rest next to her.”

Around 75 friends and family members paid tribute to Simon at the private ceremony, where Brittany’s mother Sharon Murphy - who lived with her son-in-law - and his mother Linda spoke to the crowd. Roger said, “Sharon was very strong and spoke about how much she loved Simon, and how now Simon and Brittany are together. She told them, ‘I’ll miss you my babies.’”

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Corey Feldman to Host Public Memorial for Corey Haim

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UPDATE: According to the coroner, Corey Haim died as result of natural causes.

“Due to their strong religious beliefs, and need for privacy, the family has decided to make Corey’s [Haim] funeral on Tuesday a small, private affair,” Corey Feldman offered this statement to the media today. “I will remain in Los Angeles quietly mourning,” he said of his own plans. “As a sign of respect, I am asking the media to honor Corey Haim by making the same choice.”

The public will get their chance to bid the star goodbye, Hollywood-style. Feldman plans to prepare a second memorial service for his friend. “At that time, the media will be invited to honor and celebrate the legacy [Corey Haim] has left behind, along with friends, fans, and the rest of the Hollywood community.”

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Brittany Murphy Funeral Scheduled for Christmas Eve

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Late actress Brittany Murphy will be laid to rest in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on December 24. Her body is already on the premises in anticipation of the event, which will take place without her father.

The service is “strictly private” and security guards will be on hand for the event. No plans regarding a more public memorial service have been released.

“I’m very upset by it,” explained Murpy’s father Angelo Bertolotti. “I can’t believe it really,” he said of his daughter’s untimely death. Bertolotti has never met Brittany’s husband Simon Monjack and had not spoken to his daughter in more than a year.

“I don’t want to see her that way,” he said of his decision not to attend his daughter’s burial service. “She was flawless to me.”

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How Does Scientology Deal with Death?

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John Travolta, who tragically lost his son recently, is a Scientologist - as are many who orbit the planet called Hollywood. Like any religion, there are special customs to be observed when a member of the faith passes into the great beyond.

...What are they?

At a typical Scientology funeral, the one being honored is directly addressed “as a spiritual being, and is meant to acknowledge the life they lived and their right to move on,” according to Church of Scientology International spokesman Tommy Davis.

Scientology funeral services are generally kept simple and often include readings from the works of science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. But there may or may not be a coffin present, as the body is not the focus for subscribers to the Scientology faith. They believe in thetans, or energy, that is attached to the body. When the body dies, the thetan moves on to a new host. Scientologists do not believe in Heaven or a Nirvana-type place where the departed dwell in eternity, but rather that one’s life-force (thetan) will be recycled again and again.

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DJ AM Steps Out in Public for Memorial Service

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music,

Three days after being released from the hospital, DJ AM (a.k.a. Adam Goldstein) attended the funeral for Chris Baker. Baker, one of the four victims from September 20’s crash, was Travis Barker’s close friend and assistant.

Although Goldstein’s burns were mostly covered, injuries to his neck were still visible underneath his green polo. (The attendees were asked to wear Chris’ favorite color to Monday’s service.)

Travis, who was also released from the Georgia hospital yesterday, was unfortunately not able to pay his respects his person. The former Blink-182 drummer, who now (understandably) refuses to fly, is currently en route back to LA via a bus.

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