The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on July 25 due to cardiac arrest, but has still yet to officially be buried. Well, the time has come. Jackson`s father, Joe Jackson, has declared that his son`s body will be buried at a Los Angeles cemetery on August 29 – what would have been his 51st birthday.

Since the pop star`s passing, there has been a frenzy surrounding anything and everything Jacko related, including reports that Jackson`s hair will be turned into diamonds by Chicago-based jeweler LifeGem.

Last week, media reports claimed that the Thriller singer`s body was buried in a private ceremony early this month. However, those reports were given by unnamed sources and were never confirmed by Jackson`s family.

So far a Jackson family spokesman has not provided any comments regarding Joe Jackson`s statement, nor has a spokesman at Los Angeles` Forest Lawn cemetery, when Michael is supposedly set to be buried.

In July, a public memorial for the singer was held, but it was never confirmed that he was buried after the event.

In other related news, Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal for the sale of Michael Jackson merchandise. Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, executors of Jackson`s will, has stated that the deal will generate millions of dollars for the estate.

On August 7, Judge Beckloff approved a deal between Jackson`s estate, Columbia Pictures and AEG Live for the October 30 release of a movie featuring the King of Pop`s final rehearsals. However, a decision whether to approve concert promoter AEG Live`s plans for a traveling exhibition of Jackson memorabilia has been delayed until Friday.