Over his dead body!
Michael Jackson’s family is bitterly divided over how best to profit off the King of Pop’s remains — so his body has been stashed in Motown maestro Berry Gordy’s crypt until the clan stops bickering, The Post has learned.
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Jackson’s gold-plated casket was last seen at his public memorial service, and its whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery — until now.
His remains were brought back to the white marble, above-ground crypt the Motown record-label founder bought for his family in the Court of Remembrance section of the sprawling, celeb-filled Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
Jackson’s body is still missing his brain, which coroners are temporarily keeping for testing.
Aside from Jackson, the simple mausoleum is empty and marked only with a distinctive swooping letter “G.”
For the time being, Jackson lies with a who’s who of Hollywood heavyweights. Next door is the final resting place of American sweetheart actress Sandra Dee, who died in 2005.
And nearby are ornate crypts for iconic actress Bette Davis, flamboyant pianist Liberace and ’70s “Chico and the Man” star Freddie Prinze.
Gordy — who discovered the Jackson 5 — offered the family use of the crypt until they sort out what to do with the superstar’s remains, sources said.
On one side are Jackson’s brother Jermaine and father, Joseph, who are insistent the Gloved One be buried at Neverland Ranch so the family can profit off a proposed Graceland-style museum there — a process that could take years.
On the other are Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and most of the rest of the siblings, who want his body laid to rest elsewhere out of respect for his wish, following his acquittal on child-molestation charges, to never return to Neverland.
“Jermaine is the one that wants him at Neverland — he and Joseph — because of the whole Elvis thing and the money potential,” a family source said. “They are seeing dollar signs.”
Her son’s physical purgatory has left Katherine shaken.
“She is still upset that Michael isn’t buried and he is at Gordy’s spot in Forest Lawn, the source said. “This fighting has to stop. We can never unite, and that’s an injustice.”
The fight had become so contentious that Jermaine rode in a separate Rolls-Royce limousine to Jacko’s public memorial at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, even though his mother had wanted all the brothers to ride together, the source said.
But the fight hasn’t stopped the family from agreeing on other ways to turn Jackson’s death into a financial boon.
Most of the kids and Katherine are onboard with a proposed documentary about the family that could bring in $20 million, the source said.
“They’re doing this documentary because with the kids, they will get $20 million,” the source said, adding Katherine is pushing all her children to be a part of it.
But if Jermaine and Joseph Jackson prevail, it would be a long legal road — permits would be needed — before a Graceland-like museum could be built at Jackson’s one-time fantasyland home north of Santa Barbara.
Meanwhile, LAPD Chief William Bratton told CNN last night that detectives are looking at Jacko’s prescription-drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors.
The coroner will determine the cause of death — whether it’s homicide or an accidental overdose.
The coroner’s office has subpoenaed “any and all” medical records pertaining to Jacko’s care, the LA Times reported.
Bratton said the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the state Attorney General’s Office, which keeps a database of prescription drugs, are assisting investigators.