After several days of swirling speculation over the likely final resting place for the King of Pop, reports citing unidentifed sources said a memorial service for Jackson would be held on Tuesday at Los Angeles's Staples Center.

Jackson would then be buried at the picturesque Forest Lawn cemetery nestled in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles, reports said.

A spokesperson for the Jackson family would not comment on the reports early on Thursday.

On Wednesday the Jacksons had issued a statement ruling out the possibility of a poignant final farewell at the singer's Neverland Ranch.

'Contrary to previous news reports, the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland,' it said.

The announcement disappointed fans who had flocked to Neverland after reports indicated the family was planning services at the estate for Jackson, who died after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest on June 25.

However Jackson's elder brother Jermaine told NBC television in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he wanted to see the estate become his younger sibling's final resting place.

'This is his home, he created this. Why wouldn't he be here?' Jackson said in an interview recorded at the estate. 'I feel his presence. He built this place with love and you can see it and feel it.'

Meanwhile, police detectives are reportedly seeking to identify and interview 'multiple doctors' who treated Jackson in the years before his death.

Later on Wednesday, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) declined to confirm reports it had joined the probe as investigators sought help in pinning down the source of prescription medications.

'We routinely offer assistance to any agency regarding the Federal Controlled Substance Act, however, at this time we have nothing further to comment about the death of Michael Jackson,' a DEA statement said. -- AFP