'Dancing With The Stars' To Honor Michael Jackson With Tribute

Access Hollywood - October 14, 2009 2:04 PM PDT
Story photo: 'Dancing With The Stars' To Honor Michael Jackson With TributeMichael Jackson performs on stage with the Jacksons on their Victory tour at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 29, 1984 Getty PremiumAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "Dancing With the Stars" will honor The King of Pop with a ballroom dance tribute on next Tuesday's show, Access Hollywood has learned.

The Jackson "Dancing" tribute will star all the professional dancers strutting their stuff across the ballroom. Cheryl Burke has been tapped as one of the choreographers.

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Access Hollywood spoke with La Toya Jackson on Tuesday as she was working as our guest correspondent for "Dancing With the Stars" and we told her the exciting news.

"Here? You're kidding! Oh that's gonna be wonderful," La Toya told Access. "I'm so excited. I can't wait to see that. I'm really looking forward to that. That's gonna be fabulous."

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La Toya said she thinks her mom Katherine Jackson will be delighted to see a "Dancing" tribute for Michael.

"Are you kidding? I think she'd be very excited, very happy. She'd love to see it, love to see it," she explained, saying her mom is a fan of the ABC show reality competition. "She watches it all the time. She loves it."

La Toya was also thrilled with her brother's five American Music Award nominations.

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"I'm so excited. I'm so happy for him," she told Access. "He deserves every bit of it and I certainly hope that he wins every last one of them."

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  • Stu
    Kid touching monkey f ucker
    report abuseposted December 3, 2009 3:48 PM PST
  • Toie
    MJ was a great singer never disrespected anyone or said a bad word.I think thats why so many people looked up to MJ and gavehim the respected back.And mj showed love and he got it back.may god be with his family always.
    report abuseposted October 15, 2009 8:56 PM PDT
  • Toie
    MJ was a great singer never disrespected anyone or said a bad word.I think thats why so many people looked up to MJ and gavehim the respected back.And mj showed love and he got it back.may god be with his family always.
    report abuseposted October 15, 2009 8:56 PM PDT
  • Tony
    Its a good thing they are honoring him. He is and always be the King of Pop.
    report abuseposted October 15, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
  • Rhonda
    BEFORE YOU MAKE A NEGATIVE COMMENT, YOU SHOULD FIRST LEARN HOW TO SPELL AND WRITE! MICHAEL JACKSON WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING OF POP!!! HE HAS WORKED HARD FOR MANY YEARS TO ACHIEVE HIS MUSICAL SUCCESS. OH, BY THE WAY, OTHER CELEBRITIES WERE JUNKIES TOO: ELVIS PRESLEY AND ANNA NICOLE.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 6:16 PM PDT
  • matutina1947
    thats great,mj loves to dance .he will be happy to see people dance in honor of him.go for it , i will be watching it on tuesday,thanks man
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 5:27 PM PDT
  • delym
    i don't think they should do that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 5:05 PM PDT
  • Ro
    what a nation.......honoring a drug fueled junkie and child molester...hey why not just honor all pedophiles....this is just sick. when we honor a junkie and not teachers, nurses etc..., people that really make a difference in life...worhiping mj is like worshiping the devil, cause that is where this pedophile freak is right now....dancing with satan!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:37 PM PDT
  • angie
    I'm not a fan of the show DWTS, but I must see this tribute to MJ. What date is it on?
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:27 PM PDT
  • bjandy
    I think its wonderful! What a great place to celebrate Michael!! DTWS is the best!! This just made my day!! YEAH
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 3:10 PM PDT
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