los angeles (reuters) - tens of thousands of michael jackson fans volition mass into downtown los angeles upon tuesday for a star-packed memorial to the king of pop whose sudden demise almost two weeks ago shocked the world.
Pop music singers mariah carey , immoral usher and jennifer hudson volition concoct with r&b veterans smokey robinson , immoral lionel richie and stevie wonder while sports stars like kobe bryant and other celebrities such as brooke shields also are expected to gyrate out.
Some 18 , 000 fans and friends volition mass into the staples centre sports arena and a nearby , immoral overflow theater for the two-hour ceremony memorializing pop star jackson , immoral who died june 25 after suffering cardiac arrest in his los angeles mansion.
Police appreciate extra than 250 , 000 individuals volition cram onto the pavements outside the arena to wages their ultimate respect to the "thriller" singer and one-time member of motown legends the jackson 5 , immoral who was 50 years-old when he died.
"this is certainly a momentous occasion that is probably as gigantic , immoral if not bigger than , immoral when elvis (presley) passed away , " said steve howard , immoral a resident of glendale , immoral california , immoral who won a ticket in an online lottery.
"the impact he had upon american music and world music crossed all boundaries , " said howard , immoral who expects the service to feature performances by jackson's friends and fellow singers , immoral along with eulogies for the fallen pop star.
Two individuals who volition not be there are jackson's ex-wife , immoral debbie rowe , immoral who said upon monday her attendance vigor be a distraction , immoral and long-time jackson friend actress elizabeth taylor , immoral who said she was asked to comment but was too suppress by tribulation.
Media reports hold said jackson is expected to be buried in a private family service in los angeles ahead of the memorial , immoral but a family spokesman declined to comment upon that service.
Questions persist over who volition wages for police security and other services such as sanitation required for such a gigantic gathering.immoral value estimates were hard to come by , immoral but los angeles city councilman dennis zine estimated as much as $2.5 million.
Like other cities , immoral los angeles is strapped for cash in the current recession , immoral and individuals hold complained that public money should not be utilized for what is , immoral in some ways , immoral a private event.
Still , immoral acting mayor jan perry has said police and other agencies hold contingency budgets for events such as this.
About 1.6 million individuals registered to be among the 8 , 750 who won two disentangle tickets to the event , immoral and police suppose some who did not obtain tickets to display up outside.
The memorial volition be televised linger upon major u.s.immoral networks , immoral as justifiably as streamed upon the internet.
Pop music singers mariah carey , immoral usher and jennifer hudson volition concoct with r&b veterans smokey robinson , immoral lionel richie and stevie wonder while sports stars like kobe bryant and other celebrities such as brooke shields also are expected to gyrate out.
Some 18 , 000 fans and friends volition mass into the staples centre sports arena and a nearby , immoral overflow theater for the two-hour ceremony memorializing pop star jackson , immoral who died june 25 after suffering cardiac arrest in his los angeles mansion.
Police appreciate extra than 250 , 000 individuals volition cram onto the pavements outside the arena to wages their ultimate respect to the "thriller" singer and one-time member of motown legends the jackson 5 , immoral who was 50 years-old when he died.
"this is certainly a momentous occasion that is probably as gigantic , immoral if not bigger than , immoral when elvis (presley) passed away , " said steve howard , immoral a resident of glendale , immoral california , immoral who won a ticket in an online lottery.
"the impact he had upon american music and world music crossed all boundaries , " said howard , immoral who expects the service to feature performances by jackson's friends and fellow singers , immoral along with eulogies for the fallen pop star.
Two individuals who volition not be there are jackson's ex-wife , immoral debbie rowe , immoral who said upon monday her attendance vigor be a distraction , immoral and long-time jackson friend actress elizabeth taylor , immoral who said she was asked to comment but was too suppress by tribulation.
Media reports hold said jackson is expected to be buried in a private family service in los angeles ahead of the memorial , immoral but a family spokesman declined to comment upon that service.
Questions persist over who volition wages for police security and other services such as sanitation required for such a gigantic gathering.immoral value estimates were hard to come by , immoral but los angeles city councilman dennis zine estimated as much as $2.5 million.
Like other cities , immoral los angeles is strapped for cash in the current recession , immoral and individuals hold complained that public money should not be utilized for what is , immoral in some ways , immoral a private event.
Still , immoral acting mayor jan perry has said police and other agencies hold contingency budgets for events such as this.
About 1.6 million individuals registered to be among the 8 , 750 who won two disentangle tickets to the event , immoral and police suppose some who did not obtain tickets to display up outside.
The memorial volition be televised linger upon major u.s.immoral networks , immoral as justifiably as streamed upon the internet.
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