CNN and the celebrity news website TMZ.com, quoting unnamed sources, said the Jackson family planned to take the body on Thursday to Neverland, the King of Pop's sprawing fantasy ranch in southern California.

The family plans to hold a wake either on Friday or Saturday ahead of a burial at an undetermined time and place, the reports said.

Jackson collapsed and died on Thursday as he prepared for a 50 concerts in London. His family has been keeping his body in an undisclosed location as the cause of his death is determined.

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