Michael Jackson's Public Memorial to Be Held Tuesday

Us Magazine - July 4, 2009 12:56 PM PDT
Story photo: Michael Jackson's Public Memorial to Be Held TuesdayMichael Jackson emerges from the courtroom for a break during closing arguments in his child molestation trial at Santa Barbara County Superior Court on June 3, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Kevork Djansezian-Pool/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Fans will get a chance to say goodbye to Michael Jackson at a public memorial service to be held at L.A.'s Staples Center on Tuesday, a spokesman for the singer's family confirmed.

"The memorial has to do with accommodating as many fans as possible," spokesman Ken Sunshine said at a press conference announcing plans for the service in Los Angeles Friday.

Tim Leiweke, the CEO of AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center, announced that 17,500 tickets will be made available to fans via an Internet lottery at the venue's Web site. Online registration -- which does not guarantee a ticket for the memorial service -- concludes Saturday, July 4 at 6 p.m. PST. As of 9 a.m. PST Saturday, the Web site had received 1,223,978 ticket registrations.

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Tuesday's service, celebrating the life of The King of Pop, will take place at the same venue (capacity: 20,000) where Jackson rehearsed for his London concert tour just two days before he died on June 25 at age 50.

A simulcast of the memorial service will occur at the Nokia Theater across the street. Randomly selected ticketholders notified on Sunday, July 5 will receive wristbands for one location or the other. The remaining tickets are set aside for the Jackson family to allocate as they see fit.

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No other details of the memorial were made available, though officials confirmed there would be no funeral procession, in an effort to maintain crowd control.

On Thursday, Jackson's brother, Jermaine, told CNN's Larry King the public's safety was paramount when it came to making plans for the memorial.

See photos of the singer and his children.

"The hardest thing is, where do you rest Michael Jackson?" he said in an interview at Neverland Ranch. "Everything [Michael] did was so over the top, and there are people coming from all over the world in groups of 20s and hundreds of thousands.

"We worked with the city authorities and they're trying their best," he continued. "And with the time frame we have, we're hoping that everybody is safe and things are going to be locked down pretty much."


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  • kristen
    Lucy~Go to hell, you're really starting to piss alot of people of. If you can't say something nice, then keep your trap shut!~It's a shame that you can't find anything better to do with your time then to make nasty comments about micheal and his family. If it's anyone who's pathetic, I'd say it's you.
    report abuseposted July 5, 2009 10:06 AM PDT
  • Christina
    Lucy if I were you I would not speak negative about the dead. God has something coming to you and niether you nor your family can stop Him.
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 10:25 PM PDT
  • Sharon N
    How sad that Lucy has been able to hijack every article pertaining to Michael Jackson. She has succeeded in ruining each and every tribute paid to this extremely talented performer.
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 7:37 PM PDT
  • Wilma
    PEOPLE LUCY-(FUR) IS PART OF THE PROPAGANDA!!!!!! I'AM ONTO YOU HEFER!! TALK ABOUT MOLESTATION THAT'S WHAT YOU DO TO THE WORLD/WITH YOUR EVIL MOUTH AND THOUGHT'S!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE IGNORE HER LIKE A FLY ON THE WALL EVENTUALLY /HE-SHE/ WILL GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BYE! BYE!
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 5:41 PM PDT
  • amberg
    I really do hope that I get chosen to go!!! Haters %@!*# off and get a life, just because no one will remember you when you die, do not hate on Michael., Long live the King, who danced, wrote music, sang, king of videos, humanitarian, and was compassionate. I love you Michael. You can rest in peace now, you are away from all the losers!!!
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:57 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    BURN IN HELL MIKE
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:40 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    ----He is great. He is my favourite. His wife’s blog and photos were found at da`ting site ****** W e a l t h y D a t e r . c o m**** last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship he is seeking on that site. ☆☆☆☆☆???☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:31 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    ----He is great. He is my favourite. His wife’s blog and photos were found at da`ting site ****** W e a l t h y D a t e r . c o m**** last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship he is seeking on that site. ☆☆☆☆☆???☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:31 PM PDT
  • KENNY T
    Black people idolize Michael Jackson because of his music. He was one of the best. Yeah, so what, he wanted to be white, but I know white people who want to be black, does that make them idiots, he is what he is, a performer, and he did what he had to do to make money, even though he is in debt now. Look at Madonna, she also is an icon, but through it all, she did what she had to do to make the$$$
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:21 PM PDT
  • KENNY T
    Black people idolize Michael Jackson because of his music. He was one of the best. Yeah, so what, he wanted to be white, but I know white people who want to be black, does that make them idiots, he is what he is, a performer, and he did what he had to do to make money, even though he is in debt now. Look at Madonna, she also is an icon, but through it all, she did what she had to do to make the$$$
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 3:20 PM PDT
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