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A person visits a makeshift memorial for the late pop star Michael ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:26:40 GMT

(AP) - A person visits a makeshift memorial for the late pop star Michael Jackson outside the family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles Friday July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The platform on the oak tree where Michael Jackson would sit ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:02:28 GMT

(Reuters) - The platform on the oak tree where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his songs is pictured next to his main house in Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

The interior of a small "secret room" used by Michael ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:49:41 GMT

(Reuters) - The interior of a small "secret room" used by Michael Jackson to store valuable items is pictured in the main house at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine speaks at a news conference announcing details of the Michael Jackson public memorial service in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

A New Orleans brass band performs a tribute song for Michael ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:14:02 GMT

(AP) - A New Orleans brass band performs a tribute song for Michael Jackson as Jackson's image rises above the stage during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A general view of the kitchen in the main house that was once ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:55:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view of the kitchen in the main house that was once used by Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Madonna will perform a special tribute to Michael Jackson during ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:45:41 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Madonna will perform a special tribute to Michael Jackson during her London show on Saturday, at the venue where he was due to stage his farewell shows, she said in a newspaper interview. Madonna told the Sun newspaper she was "terribly sad" about Jackson's death and revealed she "used to love picking his brains about musical stuff".(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alberto E. Rodriguez)

A video released on Thursday shows Michael Jackson vigorously ...

(AEG LIVE) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:44:42 GMT

(AEG LIVE) - A video released on Thursday shows Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. FOOTAGE HANDOUT AEG LIVE. Duration: 01:43(AEG LIVE)

A general view of the master bathroom used by Michael Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:33:28 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view of the master bathroom used by Michael Jackson in the main house of Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

An ice cream cart given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:49 GMT

(Reuters) - An ice cream cart given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor sits in the pool house inside Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California on July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

An oak tree, where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:56 GMT

(Reuters) - An oak tree, where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his songs, stands next to the main house inside Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

A fan places an item at a memorial for deceased pop star Michael ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:28:06 GMT

(Reuters) - A fan places an item at a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died June 25, 2009. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Fans stand by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:13:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Fans stand by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

A fan wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt holds a rose by a memorial ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:12:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A fan wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt holds a rose by a memorial for the deceased pop star outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Fans cry by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:10:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Fans cry by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

A fan puts up a cardboard sign by a memorial for deceased pop ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:07:37 GMT

(Reuters) - A fan puts up a cardboard sign by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Fans pay tribute by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Fans pay tribute by a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Superstar Michael Jackson performs as fans wave their hands ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Superstar Michael Jackson performs as fans wave their hands during the World Music Awards ceremony at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club, May 8, 1996. REUTERS/file

Fans stand near a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:03:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Fans stand near a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Police and private security personnel stand outside the Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:03:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Police and private security personnel stand outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES)

Yoko Amano holds a magazine at a memorial for deceased pop star ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Yoko Amano holds a magazine at a memorial for deceased pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, California July 3, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Jackson was 50. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Visitors watch a video of a performance at the Michael Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:43:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors watch a video of a performance at the Michael Jackson exhibit in the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

Ramona Giwargis, 24, of San Jose, Calif., holds a poster at ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:42:06 GMT

(AP) - Ramona Giwargis, 24, of San Jose, Calif., holds a poster at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Vonna Clark, of Long Beach Calif., gets a lift from her brother ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:12 GMT

(AP) - Vonna Clark, of Long Beach Calif., gets a lift from her brother Kevion to sign a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, site for the late pop star Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Tear for Jackson : Michael Jackson fan Sherrise Johnson cries ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:56:09 GMT

(AFP) - Tear for Jackson : Michael Jackson fan Sherrise Johnson cries as she waits for a press conference in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Alexander Greve, 29, of Berlin, Germany, performs for a crowd ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:40:47 GMT

(AP) - Alexander Greve, 29, of Berlin, Germany, performs for a crowd near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Alexander Greve, 29, of Berlin, Germany, takes photographs at ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:29 GMT

(AP) - Alexander Greve, 29, of Berlin, Germany, takes photographs at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Terri Pines, right, takes a picture of Tanya Reid in front of ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:27 GMT

(AP) - Terri Pines, right, takes a picture of Tanya Reid in front of a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, site for the late pop star Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Terri Pines signs a large poster at the Staples Center in Los ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:10 GMT

(AP) - Terri Pines signs a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, site for the late pop star Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Tirza Joemman, 33, left,and Orchida Bachnoe, 44, both of The ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:29:25 GMT

(AP) - Tirza Joemman, 33, left,and Orchida Bachnoe, 44, both of The Hague, The Netherlands, display a portrait of Michael Jackson at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A fan arrives at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:40 GMT

(AP) - A fan arrives at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, site for the late pop star Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A security guard watches over a large poster at the Staples ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:27 GMT

(AP) - A security guard watches over a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, site for the late pop star Michael Jackson memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Leandro Lapagesse, 27, from Brazil shows his Michael Jackson ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:18:37 GMT

(AFP) - Leandro Lapagesse, 27, from Brazil shows his Michael Jackson tattoos prior a press conference in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Fearing a stampede for the pop superstar's final sendoff, organizers said they would distribute 11,000 tickets to fans randomly selected through a website. Los Angeles authorities vowed to prevent others from entering.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Roses are placed next to a memorial statue of the US late pop ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:18:37 GMT

(AFP) - Roses are placed next to a memorial statue of the US late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich. Fearing a stampede for the pop superstar's final sendoff, organizers said they would distribute 11,000 tickets to fans randomly selected through a website. Los Angeles authorities vowed to prevent others from entering.(AFP/Sebastian Derungs)

Workers move a Michael Jackson billboard outside the Staples ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:47:08 GMT

(AFP) - Workers move a Michael Jackson billboard outside the Staples Center after a press conference telling people how to get tickets to the upcoming memorial for the music legend at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The website set up to process applications for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service received more than half a billion hits in less than two hours, officials said Friday.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

People gather outside the former childhood home of Michael Jackson ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:09:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People gather outside the former childhood home of Michael Jackson in June 2009 in Gary, Indiana. The owner of the nightclub where Michael Jackson first performed professionally with the Jackson 5 wants to sell the building to fans of the King of Pop brick by brick.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tasos Katopodis)

People stand in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:37:50 GMT

(Reuters) - People stand in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich July 3, 2009. The memorial statue will be displayed in Regensdorf from July 3 to July 5. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25. He was 50. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OBITUARY)

A woman places a candle in front of a 12-metre-high statue of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:45 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman places a candle in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich July 3, 2009. The memorial statue will be displayed in Regensdorf from July 3 to July 5. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25. He was 50. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OBITUARY)

People walk in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:34:40 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich July 3, 2009. The memorial statue will be displayed in Regensdorf from July 3 to July 5. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25. He was 50. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY OBITUARY)

Flowers are placed in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Flowers are placed in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich July 3, 2009. The memorial statue will be displayed in Regensdorf from July 3 to July 5. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25. He was 50. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OBITUARY)

A woman places a flower in front of a 12-metre-high statue of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman places a flower in front of a 12-metre-high statue of late pop icon Michael Jackson in Regensdorf near Zurich July 3, 2009. The memorial statue will be displayed in Regensdorf from July 3 to July 5. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25. He was 50. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OBITUARY)

Outfits previously worn by Michael Jackson are pictured on display ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Outfits previously worn by Michael Jackson are pictured on display in the Michael Jackson exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

A jacket previously worn by Michael Jackson is pictured on display ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:52 GMT

(Reuters) - A jacket previously worn by Michael Jackson is pictured on display in the Michael Jackson exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Fans linger near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:18 GMT

(AP) - Fans linger near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Lucille Gilbert, of Quebec, Canada, displays her Michael Jackson ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:03:47 GMT

(AP) - Lucille Gilbert, of Quebec, Canada, displays her Michael Jackson shirt near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A glove previously worn by Michael Jackson is displayed at the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:02:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A glove previously worn by Michael Jackson is displayed at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. Organizers of an elaborate Michael Jackson memorial said on Friday they would give away 17,500 tickets for Tuesday's event for the late "King of Pop" but have to yet to set the program for the event. It also was unclear how organizers and the city would pay for the memorial, which was expected to draw legions of Jackson fans and could cost the millions of dollars. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

Fans cast shadows on a makeshift memorial for the late pop star ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:31 GMT

(AP) - Fans cast shadows on a makeshift memorial for the late pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino section of Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke talks to members of ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:11:32 GMT

(AP) - AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke talks to members of the media during a news conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, announcing plans for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke talks to members of ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:50 GMT

AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke, right, talks to members ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:17 GMT

(AP) - AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke, right, talks to members of the media during a news conference, as Ken Sunshine, Jackson family spokesperson listens at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009, announcing plans for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)