Jackson buried:
Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson has been buried in the same Southern California cemetery as his late son Michael. A source close to the family who is not authorized to speak publicly said Joe Jackson, above, was laid to rest Monday in a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Jackson died Wednesday in Las Vegas at age 89 and is survived by wife Katherine, eight children and dozens of grandchildren.
Nobel Peace Prize concert halted: The Norwegian organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize says a concert typically held after the annual ceremony won’t take place in 2018. Norwegian Nobel Institute Director Olav Njolstad said Tuesday that the concert was put on “temporary leave” because of “a wish to rethink the concert format and content.” Lionel Richie, Bon Jovi, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige are among the performers who have hosted the event. Richard Swift dies: Musician, singer-songwriter and producer Richard Swift, who has been in bands such as The Shins, The Arcs and The Black Keys, has died. He was 41. A representative for Swift said he died Tuesday morning in Tacoma, Wash. A GoFundMe account for Swift set up earlier in June said he was hospitalized due to a serious medical condition.
July 4 birthdays: Playwright Neil Simon is 91. Singer Bill Withers is 80. TV talk-show host Geraldo Rivera is 75. Reality star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is 36. Singer Melanie Fiona is 35.