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Public Michael Jackson Memorial Proposed for July 7th At L.A.’s Staples Center

7/2/09, 1:07 pm EST

Michael Jackson’s public memorial will be held next Tuesday, July 7th, at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, a person briefed by a family representative told CNN. Initial reports had the memorial service planned for today at the singer’s Neverland Ranch with a funeral service to follow there Sunday, July 5th. However, the family denied the claim, putting the King of Pop’s memorial plans in flux until now.

The Staples Center was the location of Jackson’s final This Is It! rehearsals before the show was scheduled to embark to London’s O2 Arena. According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities are already mapping out how law enforcement officials plan to deal with the possible Tuesday memorial. However, the Jackson family themselves have not yet confirmed the plans, and a Jackson spokesperson declined to comment. How fans could get one of the 20,000 tickets, or how much tickets would cost, was not answered in either report.

The problem with the Staples plan, as the LAT points out, is that it would be a massive financial undertaking for the cash-strapped city. The Los Angeles Lakers had their NBA Championship celebration scaled down from a planned parade to a party at the LA Coliseum, and even that cost $2 million, with the city footing half the bill. In the case of the Lakers, AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was staging the This Is It! concerts, helped with the final tab, but given that the company already fronted a large sum of money to prepare the This Is It! concerts and now have to refund $85 million in tickets, the company might be reluctant. Still, as Rock Daily reported yesterday, AEG CEO Randy Phillips said he’d offered the Jackson family to help with the memorial service and funeral.

Another possible roadblock is that the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus is set to take over the Staples Center starting on July 8th, the LAT reports, with the Parade of the Elephants from downtown LA to the Staples Center originally scheduled to take place the morning of Jackson’s memorial.

Daniel Kreps

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Comments

Jeff | 7/2/2009, 1:38 pm EST

Goddamnit…tomorrow wouldve been perfect. Who takes a Tuesday off!?

Alexis | 7/2/2009, 1:42 pm EST

So is it confirmed? Or is it just another speculation? Because if it’s confirmed, I really want to ask my dad if I can go! I love MJ. :’( Still shocked about his passing.

La Donna | 7/2/2009, 2:48 pm EST

It’s about time to give Micha
el big send-off.

Zeph | 7/2/2009, 5:13 pm EST

DANG, I wanted to go to Neverland Ranch tomorrow, I had the day off!! WTF!!!

Cheri | 7/2/2009, 5:43 pm EST

We need information on how and where to purchase tickets to the memorial. We also need to know the prices. Alot of us will be driving or flying from all over the world and need to know these details before we board a plane or fill the tank with gas. PLEASE release this information for all Michael’s fans, we love him and want to say good bye but we need to know what we are going to be paying and where and how do we get these tickets. Thank you and god bless.

Cheri | 7/2/2009, 5:46 pm EST

one more thing… what location will Michael’s body be at for a public viewing the Staples center or the Nokia Bldg?

Cheri | 7/2/2009, 5:46 pm EST

one more thing… what location will Michael’s body be at for a public viewing the Staples center or the Nokia Bldg?

Believeit | 7/2/2009, 5:56 pm EST

you people are leaches, concerned with “getting tickets” to MJ’s memorial service. Let the man RIP for eff sake.

rita | 7/2/2009, 8:58 pm EST

How do we get the tickets for michael’s memorial pls let us know many people want to pay their tributes to this wonderful human being who’s gone 2 soon frm us!!!!! we love u for infinity michael jackson

rita | 7/2/2009, 8:58 pm EST

How do we get the tickets for michael’s memorial pls let us know many people want to pay their tributes to this wonderful human being who’s gone 2 soon frm us!!!!! we love u for infinity michael jackson

Cathy | 7/2/2009, 9:40 pm EST

Nobody who loves Michael Jackson is going to give a rats-ass how much those tickets cost — they just want to be a part of his “life celebration”. I just want a ticket!!

Citty | 7/2/2009, 9:43 pm EST

Pay the $25.00 and enjoy his “Life Celebration

Cathy | 7/2/2009, 9:45 pm EST

I want a ticket — I don’t care about the money. I just want to be a part of his “Thriller”

Anonymous | 7/2/2009, 10:41 pm EST

I love you Micheal you will forever be the greatest entertainer of all time

cuteleth | 7/2/2009, 11:06 pm EST

we miss u MJ.ur d greatest performer is to hard to say goobye…

cuteleth | 7/2/2009, 11:06 pm EST

we miss u MJ.ur d greatest performer is to hard to say goodbye…

eliza | 7/3/2009, 12:01 am EST

we love n miss u MJ. ull be remembered for the best things you did in your life.

may god bless u.

eliza,
malaysia.

shana | 7/3/2009, 1:48 am EST

MJ you really will be missed.
Rest in peace.

pyer 09 | 7/3/2009, 1:52 am EST

MJ Was And Still Is One Of The Greatest Music Icons Ever In History His Music And His Self Will Forever Be In Our Hearts Cant Believe Were Saying Goodbye To One Of The Worlds Greatest Idols And One Of My Favorite Idols….Good Bye Micheal We Love You.

jolene | 7/3/2009, 2:16 am EST

dammm still cant believe that he is gone!!! he was my #1 Idol….I love you Michael Jackson & remember u are not alone!!!!

Eshil | 7/3/2009, 3:31 am EST

I think its a shame that this AEG B.S is preventing him from being buried in peace. I love MJ i grew up dancing and singing to his music and its breaks my heart to see that even in death people still aren’t done manipulating him for money.

How much are the tickets $500 seriously.! gimme a break. Media is Hype.

Lucie | 7/3/2009, 7:44 am EST

You where my idol MJ I love your preformances .You danced great, and you had the beat .
Love you and will miss you Micheal
RIP.

lameek a.k. mcgill | 7/3/2009, 8:06 am EST

MJ. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART YOU ARE THE WORLDS GREATEST I MISS YOU SO MUCH MAY YOU REST IN PEACE LOVE LAMEEK

Elaine, London Asda Edmonton | 7/3/2009, 8:14 am EST

Tuesday is my dayoff from work and i will be watching every minute of jacko’s memorial its sad that he is gone but still lives on and no one can ever replace him in music and dance.

Ronex | 7/3/2009, 8:28 am EST

I loved Mj since when i was a toddler, i ll miss ur stage performance but ur music lives in me.. Dere nothin worth more dan dis..dam d ticket

sam | 7/3/2009, 8:45 am EST

may god bless you nd to your sole.always you ll shine in this world though you are not here but your music nd ur voice always comes in music world
good bye micheal

chennai

lypssy | 7/3/2009, 9:30 am EST

come on ma… dis negga is dead, wat’re y’ll waiting for. let’s party and dine cos a king is dead, 4get abt flying to d state and let’s follow d funeral on tv. we luv u MJ, REST IN PEACE.

sawyerr gbg | 7/3/2009, 10:04 am EST

dude,i got my baptismal name from you cos ur are mr HERO,
there is peace in death,i ve been there before.RIP

tosin | 7/3/2009, 10:11 am EST

i love micheal so much,will miss him

tina | 7/3/2009, 10:13 am EST

I love you micheal

tosin | 7/3/2009, 10:14 am EST

will miss you M.J.goodbye.

mel and 5 kids ty jh mk rk als | 7/3/2009, 10:26 am EST

Iwill always lou mj,all your music will stay in our heart.GOD BLESS YOU I LOVE YOU ALYWAYS

mel and 5 kids ty jh mk rk als | 7/3/2009, 10:27 am EST

Iwill always lou mj,all your music will stay in our heart.GOD BLESS YOU I LOVE YOU ALYWAYS

Free tickets | 7/3/2009, 10:48 am EST

The tickets are free and only have 11,000 of it. The rest is held for themselves.

deudonne | 7/3/2009, 10:50 am EST

you were the greatest of all,from the jacksons to flyin solo!the word impossible wasnt in your dictionary.youve rocked our worlds and showed us the color of your skin is trivial things.Rest In Peace Mr.Jackson you will be missed and foreva be loved!

ebei | 7/3/2009, 11:03 am EST

I will go where ever and pay whatever to pay my deepest respects to MICHAEL JACKSON. It’s been almost a life long crush for the KING OF POP….MAY YOU R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON you’ll always be #1 in my heart….love you…..

Mala | 7/3/2009, 11:03 am EST

A wonderful Pop king is gone, would u pls tell us where to get the ticket for this wonderful memorial day.
May his soul rest in perfect peace AMEN!!!!!!!

molly | 7/3/2009, 11:56 am EST

mj you will always live in our hearts thru your music i grew up listening to your music and never will stop and my three year old grandson loves you too may you rest in peace love you always and also to your family so sorry for your loss may god always watch over your family

molly | 7/3/2009, 11:56 am EST

mj you will always live in our hearts thru your music i grew up listening to your music and never will stop and my three year old grandson loves you too may you rest in peace love you always and also to your family so sorry for your loss may god always watch over your family

RONK | 7/3/2009, 12:15 pm EST

WILL FUNERAL BE AVAIL. ON DVD

RONK | 7/3/2009, 12:15 pm EST

WILL FUNERAL BE AVAIL. ON DVD

RONK | 7/3/2009, 12:15 pm EST

WILL FUNERAL BE AVAIL. ON DVD

RONK | 7/3/2009, 12:15 pm EST

WILL FUNERAL BE AVAIL. ON DVD

RONK | 7/3/2009, 12:15 pm EST

WILL FUNERAL BE AVAIL. ON DVD

Melvin chima | 7/3/2009, 12:28 pm EST

Mj, we miss u but GOD wants u the most.i luv u.

JOHN HEATH | 7/3/2009, 1:19 pm EST

HOW TRAGIC,WHAT PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND IS THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE WORLD ADORED,FORGAVE,AND LOVED MIKE.HE IN SOME WAY HATED HIMSELF,NOT BECAUSE OF SCANDALS OF SORTS,BUT SOMETHING WITHIN HIM THAT HE FOUND HARD TO DEFINE OR UNDERSTAND,,,ABOUT HIS WORLD,IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THESE DEMONDS WERE SO INTENSE,HE TRYED TO ESCAPE THEM BY THE DESPERATE ACT OF CHANGING HIS VERY LOOKS,HIS IDENTITY..GOD BLESS YOU MIKE.JOHN

wadiyah | 7/3/2009, 1:26 pm EST

Hi everyone, I too am still shocked over Michael’s passing… so i would love to be at his memorial. I just want to be clear on when and where? Lets all stay connected and keep MJ and his family in our hearts & prayers.

derick itemoagbo | 7/3/2009, 1:33 pm EST

straight from my heart i miss you michea,what would pop look like now that you are gone? R.I.P MICHEAL JOSEPH JACKSON

beachcomber433 | 7/3/2009, 1:34 pm EST

MJ I will miss you very much I love your music.prayer go out for your family you will be miss very much

beachcomber433 | 7/3/2009, 1:34 pm EST

MJ I will miss you very much I love your music.prayer go out for your family you will be miss very much

jackie | 7/3/2009, 1:52 pm EST

youll be miss sooo much its hard hearing your music then thinking of you youll be miss so much!I LOVE YOU!

jackie | 7/3/2009, 1:52 pm EST

youll be miss sooo much its hard hearing your music then thinking of you youll be miss so much!I LOVE YOU!

AWDESIGNS8 | 7/3/2009, 2:05 pm EST

I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD OF WROTE THIS STUFF WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE. WHY DOES IT TAKE SOME ONE TO DIE FOR US TO RELIZE WHAT WE DID TO THEM. NEVERLAND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. I HOPE YOU WILL FINALLY BEABLE TO GO BACK THERE SINCE YOU GONE. YOUR MUSIC TOUCH SOOOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE I HOPE THE PEOPLE YOU TOYCH AND NEW WILL WRITE AND THEN WE CAN SEE YOU WERE THE PERSON YOU WERE. I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE AND SEE ALL THE KIDS YOU HELP. I WONDERING IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE AND IF SO WRITE AND SAY YOU WERE THAT KID THAT NEEDED THAT LIVER AND MICHAEL HELP ME. I WAS THAT PERSON WHO WAS SICK AND MICHAEL SEEN ME. PLEASE PEOPLE WRITE A NOT IN HERE . LOVE APRIL

Anonymous | 7/3/2009, 2:43 pm EST

YOU ALL SHOULD JUST LET THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY GRIEVE IN PRIVATE. YES, I AM SHOCKED AT HIS UN-TIMELY PASSING AS WELL. BUT HE STILL HAS A FAMILY THAT IS MOURNING HIS LOSS. LET THEM GRIEVE IN PRIVATE.

NIECY | 7/3/2009, 2:46 pm EST

YOU ALL SHOULD JUST LET THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY GRIEVE IN PRIVATE. YES, I AM SHOCKED AT HIS UN-TIMELY PASSING AS WELL. BUT HE STILL HAS A FAMILY THAT IS MOURNING HIS LOSS. LET THEM GRIEVE IN PRIVATE.

mark | 7/3/2009, 2:58 pm EST

THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO SAY. SORRY MICHAEL JACKSON RIP.

mark | 7/3/2009, 3:00 pm EST

PLEASE LISTEN TO APRIL

avila57@sbcglobal.net | 7/3/2009, 3:01 pm EST

I heard m.j. since the 70’s and noe i am 55 an still listen. howdo i get tickets for hismemorial?pls. let me know.

sandra howell | 7/3/2009, 4:34 pm EST

R.I.P MICHEAL JACKSON BLESSING TO THE FAMILY MJ WAS AGREAT MAN

sandra | 7/3/2009, 4:38 pm EST

R.I.P MJ LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU BLACK OR WHITE YOU WILL BE MISS

lourdes | 7/3/2009, 5:29 pm EST

I GREW UP LISTENIN 2 MJ’S MUSIC N UP 2 2DAY I HAV NOT STOP CRYIN EVERYTIME I HERE OF HIM ITS REALLY NOT FAIR DAT D GOOD ONES ALWAYS HEV 2 B TAKEN FROM OUR PRESENCE THEY IS N NEVER WILL B ANOTHER MJ HE’S # 1 FOR EVER IN MY HEART N #1 IN GODS EYES. I DONT CARE WATS RIDICULOUS THINGS ANYONE SAIDS ABOUT HIM BECUZ THEY’RE JS WISH DEY HAD 1 3RD OF WAT MJ HAD N DATS Y THEY TALK SHIT. HE IS MY HERO N WILL ALWAYS B VERY MUCH LOVED BY ME N MY FAM. WE LOVE U SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMUCH MICHEAL MAY U REST IN PEACE GOD BLESS U.

Smitty | 7/4/2009, 5:45 pm EST

Nobody cared about Michael Jackson for the last 20 years,but I guess that “once you’re dead,you’re made for life”. The public memorial,if it happens,will be a big sloppy mess of a riot; muggings,chain-snatchings,pick -pocketing,fistfights,and firehoses to subdue the “bereaved fans”…

D.Ford | 7/4/2009, 11:47 pm EST

Rest In Peace Michael J. Jackson may God Bless your soul.

caleera | 7/5/2009, 4:48 pm EST

Why nurses and doctors are coming up on TV telling the world “THEY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON..” Why they didn’t do anything before to help. They are part of this assassination too.

laura | 7/5/2009, 9:51 pm EST

Michael Jackson changed his looks not to look white. He saw himself as a Disney type character. He wanted to look like a magical Peter Pan. Look at his ears.. they have been pointed upward too.

Ice | 7/6/2009, 2:02 am EST

Micheal Jackson was an amazing man. He was smart Beautiful Melodical and any other word you can think of for him. Micheal Jackson gave his all in EVERYTHING he did and i say he is the King of not just POP. But the king full stop. Micheal Jackson Will live on in our hearts, in his music, and in our souls. He brought us all together. So lets forget what the media has to say about him and give him his props. Micheal Was Perfection in a handbag. R.I.P MJ. ILY…WE ALL LOVE YOU.

Mj's sons in one Paragraph! | 7/6/2009, 2:14 am EST

MJ- You were truely and 4evr will be *BAD*.
No *smooth criminal* goes without court cases.
Though the media was definitly *DANGEROUS* We all knew who you were and *they didnt really care about you*
*Billy Jean* may not have been your girl but she wanted to be.
And now your up there with *BEN* Happily. *We do remember the times* when you were here. and we will never forget them.
You were a STAR in all of our eyes and you will always be in our hearts. R.I.P MJ

Brenda | 7/6/2009, 7:58 pm EST

What a loss ! Our children will not be as lucky as us, at least we grew up with real talent and we had the pleasure of seeing the real KING OF POP..I saw you perform twice..what a show, what a man…too good for this life !

Becca | 7/7/2009, 10:55 am EST

michaeljackson your going to be missed in diffrent ways by everyone, for me it’s everything!
will the funeral be on TV?
and apparntly they spotted MJ’s ghost in one of the neverland room’s but there not sure if it was a spoof!
Rip babeee’s iloveyou! x

anita | 7/7/2009, 5:16 pm EST

you are not alone you are free to be micheal jackson god bless your sole

cathy | 7/7/2009, 10:27 pm EST

rest in peace

cathy | 7/7/2009, 10:27 pm EST

rest in peace

awie malaysia | 7/8/2009, 4:50 am EST

mj….we r malaysian love you soooooo much.
mj is our icon. Allah love you more than us.

Erin Shakespeare | 7/8/2009, 5:59 am EST

Even though i was only born in the early 90s my mom grew up listening to your music which resulted in me becoming a fan! your music was excellent even though im only 17 i was never shamed to admit i like micheal jackson songs your the reason why i listen to 80s music! you were a phenomonal singer the worlds biggest entertainer, you are now in a much happier place! may god be with your family and friends RIP MICHAEL JACKSON who will be truely missed by millions love you ! xxxxx

Wank Dopehead | 7/19/2009, 6:28 pm EST

I dont miss you

Wank Dopehead | 7/19/2009, 9:25 pm EST

lets face it, the mj fans who blog here are excactly like mj himself…hand jobs!

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