DJ Casey Kasem’s body is to be moved to Oslo, Norway, according to reports in the Norwegian newspaper VG.
A Norwegian government official told the paper an application had been made to bury Casey Kasem’s remains in the city.
His body was moved by his wife, Jean Kasem, to Ontario in Canada after he died, aged 82, in Washington state in June.
Casey Kasem’s children from a previous marriage say his remains are being kept from them by their stepmother.
Jean Kasem and children have been in dispute over his body since his death.
Casey Kasem’s daughter, Kerri, has accused Jean Kasem of abusing her father before he died.
Kerri Kasem wants a full autopsy to be performed on the body.
The abuse allegations are being investigated by police in Santa Monica, where Casey Kasem had been in hospital before his death.
Kerri Kasem’s spokesman, Danny Deraney, told Billboard it was not clear what Jean Kasem planned to do with her husband’s remains.
After Casey Kasem’s death his body was then moved to Ontario, despite a court order designed to prevent his remains being removed from a funeral home in Tacoma (photo Getty Images)
“We just know that she wants to keep Casey away from family and friends and by the looks of it, [is] hiding from law enforcement,” he said.
If Casey Kasem is finally laid to rest in Norway, it will be the end of a journey for the man who was the voice of Shaggy in the TV animation, Scooby Doo.
In May, Casey Kasem – who had been suffering from dementia – was taken by his wife from Santa Monica to Las Vegas and then to Washington state, where they were tracked down by a private investigator working for Kasem’s children.
After Casey Kasem’s death his body was then moved to Ontario, despite a court order designed to prevent his remains being removed from a funeral home in Tacoma.
Now it appears Oslo may be the body’s final stop.
However, Casey Kasem’s son, Mike, said his father had no connection to Norway.
“I don’t know if Jean has any ties to Oslo. She certainly has never mentioned it in the last 35 years,” Mike Kasem told Billboard.
“Everyone keeps asking for motives as to why Jean acts how she acts. I don’t have an answer.”
Casey Kasem began his career in the 1950s and found fame with the chart program.
DJ Casey Kasem famously ended his broadcasts with his signature sign-off: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.”
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The Rolling Stones returned to the stage in Oslo for their first show since the death of L’Wren Scott in March.
Playing to a sold-out crowd of 23,000 at Oslo’s Telenor Arena, Mick Jagger did not mention his late girlfriend L’Wren Scott, but said he was happy to be back on the stage.
The Rolling Stones returned to the stage in Oslo for their first show since the death of L’Wren Scott (photo CBS News)
“We first played Oslo in June 1965,” he said.
“We played nine songs – we’ve played more than that already!”
The two-hour set included hits such as Satisfaction and Brown Sugar.
In March, The Rolling Stones interrupted their tour and later rescheduled all their Australia and New Zealand tour dates following the news that L’Wren Scott – Mick Jagger’s partner since 2001 – had committed suicide.
The 14 On Fire tour continues in Portugal on Thursday, where the band headline the Rock In Rio festival.
Concerts in Switzerland, Israel and the Netherlands follow, while the rescheduled Australian and New Zealand dates beginning in Adelaide on October 25.
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It seems that Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are back together as the Disney star was spotted flying into Norway on Thursday – which coincidentally is where Justin is currently performing.
Justin Bieber, 19, was performing in Oslo for his Believe tour to a packed house as Selena Gomez touched down at the local airport.
Sources told TMZ that Selena Gomez, 20, made the long trip for a very specific reason.
The possible rendezvous was publicized by a Norwegian pop star, according to TMZ, who tweeted a sighting of Selena Gomez on a flight from Los Angeles to Oslo.
An insider told TMZ that Selena Gomez arrival in Oslo was no accident and she was in fact there to see Justin Bieber.
Selena Gomez was spotted flying into Norway, where Justin Bieber is currently performing for his Believe tour
It has been previously reported that Justin is Bieber tortured over Selena Gomez, who he alleges has been sending him “mixed signals”.
Although Justin Bieber may have other things to worry about at the moment.
The singer has been mired in more than one scandal of late after allegedly assaulting his neighbor and angrily launching himself at a photographer.
Meanwhile, Selena recently revealed that she still believes in love and has not grown jaded over the collapse of her relationship to Bieber.
Selena Gomez, who is a singer in her own right, told Harper’s Bazaar: “I believe in love – yes, I’m one of those girls.”
“Most of my friends believe in love.”
Soli Brug Gallery in Greaaker in Norway has admitted losing a Rembrandt etching worth up to $8,500 in the post, after trying to save money on a courier and insurance.
The art gallery, 80 km south of Oslo, bought the Dutch master’s Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing-Master, from a British dealer.
The etching, made around 1658, is now lost in the Norwegian postal system.
The gallery’s chairman Ole Derje said they had used regular mail as couriers and insurance were “quite expensive”.
Rembrandt's etching of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing-Master, is made around 1658
Ole Derje said he received notice to collect the piece. When he arrived, though, it was nowhere to be found.
“It is worth around 40,000 to 50,000 crowns,” he said, claiming that the postal service was only offering compensation of between 500 and 1,000 crowns.
Ole Derje declined to name the seller, citing confidentiality concerns. The Soli Brug Gallery already displays works by Rembrandt, Goya, Munch and Dali.
“We are sorry that this has happened,” said Hilde Ebeltoft-Skaugrud, a spokesman for the Norwegian postal service.
“We have advised him to use a more appropriate form of mail when sending items that are worth as much as this with the appropriate insurance connected.”
