Michael Jackson’s casket, covered in red flowers, arrived at the Staples Center downtown, where thousands of fans and friends had gathered for a star-studded memorial service expected to be watched by millions on television.
A hearse carrying the body of Michael Jackson arrives at Staples Center for a memorial service for Michael Jackson Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles.
A spectator looks on as the hearse carrying the flower-draped golden casket of Michael Jackson arrives at the public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday July 7, 2009.
Today is Michael Jackson's public memorial service at the Staples Center in L.A. Here are some tribute clips from fans moved by his music, as well as from friends like Quincy Jones and Dolly Parton.
The stage is set for Michael Jackson's final act in what could be the biggest celebrity send-off of all time.uesday's public Michael Jackson Memorial, the Jackson family announced in a statement to Access Hollywood.
Michael Jackson's final performance, a June 23rd Staples Center rehearsal for his planned "This Is It" tour.
More than 1.6 million fans registered to try and obtain tickets to the event.Lionel Richie, "Britain's Got Talent" finalist Shaheen Jafargholi, Martin Luther King III, Bernice A. King, the Andrae Crouch Choir, the Reverend Al Sharpton and family friend Pastor Lucious Smith are also scheduled to participate at the memorial, according to the family's statement.Some of the biggest names in pop music are expected to take part in the memorial service, including Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Mariah Carey, Usher, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Hudson and John Mayer. Around 17,500 fans have been given tickets to the late King of Pop's memorial, which will take place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
In its glory days, Jackson opened Neverland to local children by the thousands and presided over the ensuing parties as the lord of the manor
In its glory days, Jackson opened Neverland to local children by the thousands and presided over the ensuing parties as the lord of the manor
