Mick Jagger said his final goodbye to girlfriend L'Wren Scott before she was laid to rest in a Hollywood cemetery Tuesday.
ABC News reported that a small, private Los Angeles funeral service with family and celebrity friends was held for Scott, who was found dead in her Manhattan apartment early last week after she hanged herself. Her body was released last Wednesday after her death was confirmed a suicide by medical examiners.
At the service, a choked-up Jagger shared heartfelt memories of his 13 years with Scott. Jagger's daughter, Karis, and actress Ellen Barkin each read a poem during the service; his daughter, Jade, read Psalm 139: "You have searched me, Lord, and you know me." Jagger's grandchildren, Mazie and Zak, read Psalm 23.
"Forgive my hidden faults," read a close friend of Scott. "Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression."
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" was sung by Bernard Fowler with Dave Stewart on guitar. The New York Daily News reported that Scott's brother, Randy Bambrough, spoke as well, along with his daughter, Hannah, who read a sonnet by Shakespeare.
In attendance at the emotional service were Ellen Barkin, Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban, and rocker Bryan Adams. According to the New York Daily News, Scott's body was cremated after the service.
The 70-year-old rocker, who flew to Los Angeles to be close to his daughters last week after postponing a Stones tour of Australia and New Zealand posted a personal statement about Scott's death on his website last week:
"I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way. We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves. She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me."
Jagger and the mourners left the cemetery for a private gathering at the Sunset Tower Hotel. Reports of a failing business have been linked to Scott's death. However, a spokesman for Scott's fashion empire insisted the company's prospects were good, stating: "Although some areas of the business had not yet reached their potential, other parts of her business were proving successful."
