Randy Jackson 'angry at funeral footage'

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Randy Jackson has reportedly revealed his anger at helicopter footage of Michael Jackson's funeral being publicly broadcast.

According to TMZ, the late singer’s brother has released a statement requesting that media organisations take down images and film of Jackson's funeral shot from helicopters above the ceremony.

He said: "I was dismayed last night and again today at the coverage I saw on television of our ceremony for Michael. We had asked the media to respect the privacy and the sanctity of this event, to give us one moment of privacy to mourn as a family out of the public spotlight."

He continued: "Unfortunately, despite a no-fly zone around Forest Lawn, many media organisations decided to ignore our wishes. They employed helicopters that not only surreptitiously recorded our private family ceremony, but also severely disrupted it.

"I therefore ask today that media organisations airing helicopter footage of the ceremony we held for my brother immediately pull that footage from their air and refrain from airing it in the future."

Jackson was buried on Thursday at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.