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href="/wiki/File:MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg/240px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg/360px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg/480px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Held at <a href="/wiki/Crypto.com_Arena" title="Crypto.com Arena">Staples Center</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> rehearsed on June 24, 2009 (one day before his death)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">July 7, 2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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Lucius Smith, <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macaulay_Culkin" title="Macaulay Culkin">Macaulay Culkin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trey_Lorenz" title="Trey Lorenz">Trey Lorenz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rev._Jesse_Jackson" class="mw-redirect" title="Rev. Jesse Jackson">Rev. Jesse Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rev._Al_Sharpton" class="mw-redirect" title="Rev. Al Sharpton">Rev. Al Sharpton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Shields" title="Brooke Shields">Brooke Shields</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson" title="Jermaine Jackson">Jermaine Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_III" title="Martin Luther King III">Martin Luther King III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernice_King" title="Bernice King">Bernice King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">Sheila Jackson Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Jafargholi" title="Shaheen Jafargholi">Shaheen Jafargholi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Ortega" title="Kenny Ortega">Kenny Ortega</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judith_Hill" title="Judith Hill">Judith Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Jackson" title="Marlon Jackson">Marlon Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris_Jackson" title="Paris Jackson">Paris Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orianthi_Panagaris" class="mw-redirect" title="Orianthi Panagaris">Orianthi Panagaris</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A public memorial service for <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> was held on July 7, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California, twelve days after <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Death of Michael Jackson">his death</a>. The event was preceded by a private family service at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)#Court_of_Liberty" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park's Hall of Liberty</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a>, and followed by a gathering in <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverly Hills">Beverly Hills</a> for Jackson's family and close friends. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg/220px-It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg/330px-It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg/440px-It_was_packed_Michael_Jackson_memorial_service_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="767" /></a><figcaption>Inside the service</figcaption></figure> <p>Jackson's closed, solid-bronze casket, plated with 14-karat gold and lined with blue velvet, which was not originally expected to be at the memorial service, arrived just before 10:00 a.m. local time when it was placed in front of the stage. The memorial began a few minutes after 10:30 a.m. with music and a <a href="/wiki/Eulogy" title="Eulogy">eulogy</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pastor" title="Pastor">Pastor</a> Lucious Smith. The stage was filled with floral arrangements, with photographs and film of Jackson and <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">the Jackson 5</a> projected onto screens at the back. Music and video montages traced his life from the beginning of his career to the end.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jackson's brothers, sitting in the front row, each wore a single white <a href="/wiki/Sequin" title="Sequin">sequined</a> glove in tribute to their brother. <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson" title="Jermaine Jackson">Jermaine Jackson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Jafargholi" title="Shaheen Jafargholi">Shaheen Jafargholi</a> sang Jackson's songs, and <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a> played guitar. <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Shields" title="Brooke Shields">Brooke Shields</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a> gave eulogies, while <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a> read "<a href="/wiki/We_Had_Him" title="We Had Him">We Had Him</a>", a poem written for the occasion by <a href="/wiki/Maya_Angelou" title="Maya Angelou">Maya Angelou</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Reverend <a href="/wiki/Al_Sharpton" title="Al Sharpton">Al Sharpton</a> received a standing ovation when he told Jackson's children, "Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Toward the end, the family gathered on stage to offer the final eulogies. Jackson's then-11-year-old daughter, <a href="/wiki/Paris_Jackson" title="Paris Jackson">Paris</a>, while unable to give her speech without crying, told the crowd, "I just want to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, and I just want to say I love him... so much."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, an emotional <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Jackson" title="Marlon Jackson">Marlon Jackson</a> said, "Maybe now, Michael, they will leave you alone," and requested that Jackson give their brother Brandon (Marlon's twin, who died shortly after birth) a hug for him.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCJuly7_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCJuly7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The memorial service was organized by Jackson's concert promoter, <a href="/wiki/AEG_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="AEG Live">AEG Live</a>, and AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC (<a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ehrlich" title="Kenneth Ehrlich">Kenneth Ehrlich</a>, executive producer),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who gave away 17,500 free tickets to fans worldwide through an online lottery that attracted over 1.2 million applicants in 24 hours,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and over a half-billion hits to the webpage.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An estimated 750,000<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up to a million fans were expected to congregate outside Staples Center<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Starmagazine7_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Starmagazine7-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but due to Los Angeles' $530 million budget crisis, city and police officials urged fans to stay home.<sup id="cite_ref-Memorial1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Memorial1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Streets and highway exits around the Staples Center were sealed off,<sup id="cite_ref-Memorial1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Memorial1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 3,000 officers, the largest security effort planned since the <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Olympics</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Memorial1_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Memorial1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were on duty at a cost of $1.4 million to the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Memorial2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Memorial2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The motorcade for Jackson's casket was headed by two police motorcycle outriders, and the LA freeways were closed for the journey of approximately 11 miles (18 km) from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center.<sup id="cite_ref-SinghJuly7_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SinghJuly7-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service was broadcast live around the world. The official United States viewership was extremely high taking into consideration that the service was unusually held on a workday (Tuesday) and that many people reported watching the service during work (which would not have been tabulated into viewing statistics). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The service began with <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a> reading messages of condolences from <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> and former <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">South African President</a> <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>. A gospel choir sang <a href="/wiki/Andrae_Crouch" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrae Crouch">Andrae Crouch</a>'s "Soon and Very Soon" as Jackson's casket entered (culminating around the line "you will see the King"), followed by statements from Pastor Lucious Smith. <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trey_Lorenz" title="Trey Lorenz">Trey Lorenz</a> then sang "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_(Jackson_5_song)" title="I'll Be There (Jackson 5 song)">I'll Be There</a>", a No. 1 single for both <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">the Jackson 5</a> and Carey and Lorenz. This was followed by a statement from <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a>, who also read "We Had Him", a poem written by <a href="/wiki/Maya_Angelou" title="Maya Angelou">Maya Angelou</a> for the occasion. <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a>, Jackson's friend and his co-writer on "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>", performed the song "<a href="/wiki/Heroes_(Commodores_album)" title="Heroes (Commodores album)">Jesus Is Love</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Commodores" class="mw-redirect" title="The Commodores">the Commodores</a>. In the eulogy of <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a>, he stated, "In fact, the more I think and talk about Michael Jackson, I feel the King of Pop is not big enough for him. I think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived." The statement was met with the longest standing ovation of the night.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg/250px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg/375px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/MichaelJacksonMemorial_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="338" /></a><figcaption>A crowd of spectators gathering outside the Staples Center during the memorial service</figcaption></figure> <p>A video montage of Michael Jackson's life followed. <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> spoke, played a small portion of "I Can't Help It", a song from <i><a href="/wiki/Off_the_Wall" title="Off the Wall">Off the Wall</a></i> that Wonder co-wrote, then performed a version of his songs "<a href="/wiki/Never_Dreamed_You%27d_Leave_in_Summer" title="Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer">Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/They_Won%27t_Go_When_I_Go" title="They Won't Go When I Go">They Won't Go When I Go</a>". Next, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> spoke about Jackson's humanitarian work, and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (who had appeared in the music video for "<a href="/wiki/Remember_the_Time" title="Remember the Time">Remember the Time</a>") recalled his memories of Jackson. Accompanied by a dancing chorus along with the dancers who would have been on stage for the O2 concerts, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a> performed "<a href="/wiki/Will_You_Be_There" title="Will You Be There">Will You Be There</a>". Jackson originally wrote, produced and performed the song for his <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)">Dangerous</a></i> album before it was used as the theme for the 1993 film <i><a href="/wiki/Free_Willy" title="Free Willy">Free Willy</a></i>. And like the album and end credits version, the song ended with Jackson's spoken outro. <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a> played guitar on a mainly instrumental version of "<a href="/wiki/Human_Nature_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)">Human Nature</a>" from Jackson's <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Shields" title="Brooke Shields">Brooke Shields</a> then spoke about the personal time she spent with Jackson, read excerpts from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Prince" title="The Little Prince">The Little Prince</a></i>, and said that his favorite song was <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" title="Charlie Chaplin">Charlie Chaplin</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)" title="Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)">Smile</a>", which was then performed by <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson" title="Jermaine Jackson">Jermaine Jackson</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>'s children, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_III" title="Martin Luther King III">Martin III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bernice_King" title="Bernice King">Bernice</a>, then stated that Jackson was the best that he could be. <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">Sheila Jackson Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_18th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 18th congressional district">Texas</a>, Houston), representing the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, emphasized that in the US, people are "<a href="/wiki/Innocent_until_proven_guilty" class="mw-redirect" title="Innocent until proven guilty">innocent until proven guilty</a>" (as the crowd cheered) then spoke about his "American story" plus his meetings with foreign diplomats, and that "Michael never stopped giving". She then went on to claim him as an American legend and world humanitarian (House Resolution 600<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), closing her speech with a military salute as she said, "Michael Jackson, I salute you." <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> walked to the casket and then sang Larry Grossman and Buzz Kohan's "<a href="/wiki/Gone_Too_Soon" title="Gone Too Soon">Gone Too Soon</a>", which Jackson recorded as a tribute for <a href="/wiki/Ryan_White" title="Ryan White">Ryan White</a> after his death; Usher cried near the end of the song as he placed his hand on the casket, but managed to finish. Following Usher, a clip from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> in 1969 featuring the Jackson 5's rendition of <a href="/wiki/The_Miracles" title="The Miracles">the Miracles</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Lovin%27_You" title="Who's Lovin' You">Who's Lovin' You</a>" was shown. Following this, the song's composer and Miracles lead singer, <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, spoke about and made joking remarks about the Jackson 5 covering his song, and continued with a speech. <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Jafargholi" title="Shaheen Jafargholi">Shaheen Jafargholi</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent" title="Britain's Got Talent">Britain's Got Talent</a></i> then performed the song. </p><p>Jackson choreographer <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Ortega" title="Kenny Ortega">Kenny Ortega</a> presented Jafargholi, honored Jackson, and introduced the final performance of the memorial, which Jackson had been slated to perform during the <a href="/wiki/This_Is_It_(concert_residency)" title="This Is It (concert residency)">This Is It</a> dates. The concerts' chorus singers, Darrell Phinnessee, Ken Stacey, <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Holley" title="Dorian Holley">Dorian Holley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judith_Hill" title="Judith Hill">Judith Hill</a> and guitarist <a href="/wiki/Orianthi" title="Orianthi">Orianthi</a> performed "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" and were joined on the stage by several of the guest speakers and performers as well as the Jackson family for the final chorus. With the entire group still on stage, Hill then led a performance of "<a href="/wiki/Heal_the_World" title="Heal the World">Heal the World</a>", with the remainder of the group joining in the chorus. Jackson's family then addressed the crowd. Jermaine—who had earlier performed a tearful rendition of "Smile"—gave a brief speech, followed by a eulogy by <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Jackson" title="Marlon Jackson">Marlon</a>, where he tributed his twin brother Brandon, who died shortly after birth, telling his younger brother to "give him a hug" for himself as a favor. Marlon then handed the microphone over to <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet</a>, but in a move that came as a surprise to the show's organizers,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> she said that her niece, Paris, had something to say. Surrounded by her paternal aunts and uncles, Paris emotionally addressed the crowd before collapsing into tears and being escorted off the stage by her family. She said, "I just want to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine...and I just want to say I love him... so much." </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg/250px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg/375px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg/500px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Outside the Staples Center during the memorial service</figcaption></figure> <p>Marlon Jackson then thanked the crowd in attendance, and the family escorted the casket out of the arena while an instrumental version of "<a href="/wiki/Man_in_the_Mirror" title="Man in the Mirror">Man in the Mirror</a>" was performed. A microphone placed center stage was lit by a spotlight while the instrumental version of "Man in the Mirror" played out, symbolizing the 'absence' of Jackson. Many in the crowd applauded and cheered as Jackson's coffin was carried out of the building. Pastor Lucious Smith closed the service with a prayer and quote saying "I'm alive and I'm here forever" from the <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>/<a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> duet song "<a href="/wiki/Pipes_of_Peace" title="Pipes of Peace">The Man</a>". The memorial was finished at 12:48 p.m.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before broadcast of the service ended, a final slideshow of photos starting with Jackson's childhood and concluding with his final years played with Mariah Carey's version of "I'll Be There" playing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guest_list">Guest list</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Guest list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The participants were Ron Boyd (family friend), <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> greats <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, fellow <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a> alumni <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrae_Crouch" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrae Crouch">Andrae Crouch</a> (choir), <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judith_Hill" title="Judith Hill">Judith Hill</a> (recruited 'This Is It' performer), <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a> (in her first public appearance since the double murder of her brother and nephew), <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Jafargholi" title="Shaheen Jafargholi">Shaheen Jafargholi</a> (a child finalist on <i><a href="/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent" title="Britain's Got Talent">Britain's Got Talent</a></i>, who sang a Jackson song), <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_III" title="Martin Luther King III">Martin Luther King III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernice_King" title="Bernice King">Bernice A. King</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omer_Bhatti" title="Omer Bhatti">Omer Bhatti</a> (a Norwegian rapper), <a href="/wiki/Al_Sharpton" title="Al Sharpton">Rev. Al Sharpton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Shields" title="Brooke Shields">Brooke Shields</a>, Pastor Lucious Smith (family friend), <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>. </p><p>In addition to the above persons, <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a> reported, <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a>'s daughter <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Richie" title="Nicole Richie">Nicole</a>, who was Michael's goddaughter, singer <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a> and producer/rapper <a href="/wiki/Sean_%22Diddy%22_Combs" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean "Diddy" Combs">Sean Combs</a> would attend the services. <a href="/wiki/Taj_Jackson" title="Taj Jackson">Taj Jackson</a> later said on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> that <a href="/wiki/Wade_Robson" title="Wade Robson">Wade Robson</a> begged to come to the memorial and brought in his family there proving it with screenshots of text messages with Robson.<sup id="cite_ref-ABCAlist_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCAlist-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Rowe" title="Debbie Rowe">Debbie Rowe</a>, Jackson's ex-wife and mother of two of his three children, hoping not to be a distraction,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> did not attend the memorial.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor" title="Elizabeth Taylor">Elizabeth Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a>, two of Jackson's closest friends, as well as Quincy Jones, Eliza Jackson Duphrey and Ivonne Ester Duphrey (Jackson's cousins) also did not attend.<sup id="cite_ref-ABCAlist_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCAlist-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> was not able to attend the service either. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casket">Casket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Casket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jackson was presented in a polished solid bronze Promethean casket with gold-plated hardware, furnished by the <a href="/wiki/Batesville_Casket_Company" title="Batesville Casket Company">Batesville Casket Company</a>, which cost roughly $25,000. It is similar to the one in which <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> was buried.<sup id="cite_ref-HarlowJuly5_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HarlowJuly5-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The closed casket at the Staples Center was decorated with red roses and <a href="/wiki/Bells_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Bells of Ireland">Bells of Ireland</a> flower arrangement. The casket was escorted by Jackson's brothers, each wearing a single sequined white glove on the hand in which they held the casket. Jackson was originally to be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday; however, the services were postponed, and he was instead interred at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale</a> on September 3, 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_broadcast">Live broadcast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Live broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The broadcast was prioritized by many media companies all over the world, and all other programming apart from the memorial was suspended. The service was broadcast live around the world, from the <a href="/wiki/U.S." class="mw-redirect" title="U.S.">U.S.</a> to <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> (Eastern Europe) to parts of Asia and Oceania, making use of the <a href="/wiki/Intelsat" title="Intelsat">Intelsat</a> global satellite network.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Public screenings were held in 88 cinemas across the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as in <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bucharest" title="Bucharest">Bucharest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gothenburg" title="Gothenburg">Gothenburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malm%C3%B6" title="Malmö">Malmö</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seville" title="Seville">Seville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tallinn" title="Tallinn">Tallinn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was also a live broadcast at 3am in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne, Australia</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Federation_Square" title="Federation Square">Federation Square</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the event, the organizers expected an estimated one billion viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen</a>, 31.1 million Americans watched the service live on television,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an amount comparable to the 35.1 million that watched the <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan">state funeral of Ronald Reagan</a> in 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while over 59.5 million U.S. viewers tuned in via <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">streaming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was estimated that more than 2.5 billion people watched the event worldwide, which makes it the most watched non-sports television broadcast in history.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg/250px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg/375px-MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/MichaelJacksonMemorial_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="317" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Sheriff%27s_Department" title="Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department">Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department</a> motorcycle detail patrolling the perimeter of the Staples Center during the memorial service</figcaption></figure> <p>As a point of comparison to notable non-funeral-related events, the <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">first inauguration of Barack Obama</a> in 2009 garnered about 38 million viewers, and the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony">opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics</a> garnered about 34.2 million viewers in the U.S. alone.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> reported that 5.2 million people watched the memorial service on the network BBC2, and 2 million more watched it on the British networks Five and <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to market research company Media Control in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, more than 20 million people – almost a quarter of the country’s population of 83 million – saw the live transmission as well as other reports related to the funeral on more than 10 TV channels.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to audience measurement company Mediametrie in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, around 10 million people watched coverage of the memorial service and more than a 50% audience share.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, the memorial garnered 4 million views through various Hindi channels.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The memorial attracted 18.7 million viewers in <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> and 7 million viewers in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> as well<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The memorial service is the most-watched in online streaming history.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Internet monitoring firm Akamai Technologies the Global Web traffic ranged from 19 percent to 33 percent above normal during the service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>'s webcast drew at least 9.7 million streams, and their feed on <a href="/wiki/Ustream" class="mw-redirect" title="Ustream">Ustream</a> drew 4.6 million streams; <a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a>'s feed via <a href="/wiki/Justin.tv" title="Justin.tv">Justin.tv</a> drew an additional 3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-mashable-ratings_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-ratings-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yahoo News had 5 million live video streams, according to the publication Media Life. The publication also reported that FoxNews.com and MSNBC.com combined for 6.4 million video streams.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/Global_Language_Monitor" title="Global Language Monitor">Global Language Monitor</a>, the coverage from Jackson's death and aftermath of his funeral tops <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> as No. 1 media<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="#1 media? Seems like odd phrasing? (February 2022)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> (noting the longer timeframe and contentious circumstances re the former).<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cost">Cost</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_memorial_service&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cost"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States" title="Great Recession in the United States">economic downturn</a> concerns at the time, the city of Los Angeles said the memorial had cost the city $1.4 million for 1,400 police officers, trash pick-up, sanitation, and traffic control. The city set up a webpage asking fans for donations to help with the expenses, though it kept crashing. City Attorney <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Trutanich" title="Carmen Trutanich">Carmen Trutanich</a> said it would be wrong to expect taxpayers to finance a private event. "The city attorney does not want something like this happening again, the city paying for a private event," spokesman John Franklin told CNN. 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title="Michael Jackson videography">Videography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unreleased_songs_recorded_by_Michael_Jackson" title="List of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson">Unreleased songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Michael_Jackson" title="List of awards and nominations received by Michael Jackson">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Michael_Jackson_records_and_achievements" title="List of Michael Jackson records and achievements">Records and achievements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Cultural impact of Michael Jackson">Cultural impact</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Got_to_Be_There" title="Got to Be There">Got to Be There</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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style="width:1%">Posthumous albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Michael (Michael Jackson album)">Michael</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xscape_(album)" title="Xscape (album)">Xscape</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anniversary reissues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_25" title="Thriller 25">Thriller 25</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_25" title="Bad 25">Bad 25</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_40" title="Thriller 40">Thriller 40</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Remix albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Soul_of_Michael_Jackson" title="The Original Soul of Michael Jackson">The Original Soul of Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_on_the_Dance_Floor:_HIStory_in_the_Mix" title="Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix">Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stripped_Mixes" title="The Stripped Mixes">The Stripped Mixes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Remix_Suite" title="The Remix Suite">The Remix Suite</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz_(soundtrack)" title="The Wiz (soundtrack)">The Wiz</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(album)" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_This_Is_It_(album)" title="Michael Jackson's This Is It (album)">Michael Jackson's This Is It</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Immortal_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Immortal (Michael Jackson album)">Immortal</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Michael_Jackson" title="The Best of Michael Jackson">The Best of Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Day_in_Your_Life_(album)" title="One Day in Your Life (album)">One Day in Your Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/18_Greatest_Hits_(Michael_Jackson_and_the_Jackson_5_album)" title="18 Greatest Hits (Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 album)">18 Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farewell_My_Summer_Love" title="Farewell My Summer Love">Farewell My Summer Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Looking_Back_to_Yesterday" title="Looking Back to Yesterday">Looking Back to Yesterday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Michael_Jackson_Mix" title="The Michael Jackson Mix">The Michael Jackson Mix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Masters_%E2%80%93_The_Millennium_Collection:_The_Best_of_Michael_Jackson" title="20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson">20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Songs_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Love Songs (Michael Jackson album)">Love Songs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Number_Ones_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Number Ones (Michael Jackson album)">Number Ones</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Michael_Jackson" title="The Essential Michael Jackson">The Essential Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Pop_(album)" title="King of Pop (album)">King of Pop</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Definitive_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Definitive Collection (Michael Jackson album)">The Definitive Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Masters_%E2%80%93_The_Millennium_Collection:_The_Best_of_Michael_Jackson" title="20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson">Icon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scream_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Scream (Michael Jackson album)">Scream</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Box sets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Anthology (Michael Jackson album)">Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Visionary:_The_Video_Singles" title="Visionary: The Video Singles">Visionary: The Video Singles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Motown_Years" title="The Motown Years">The Motown Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Collection (Michael Jackson album)">The Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hello_World:_The_Motown_Solo_Collection" title="Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection">Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Michael_Jackson_concerts" title="List of Michael Jackson concerts">Concert tours</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_(tour)" title="Bad (tour)">Bad World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_World_Tour" title="Dangerous World Tour">Dangerous World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIStory_World_Tour" title="HIStory World Tour">HIStory World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/This_Is_It_(concert_residency)" title="This Is It (concert residency)">This Is It</a> (canceled)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Motown_25:_Yesterday,_Today,_Forever" title="Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever">Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XXVII halftime show">Super Bowl XXVII halftime show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MJ_%26_Friends" title="MJ & Friends">MJ & Friends</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_30th_Anniversary_Celebration" title="Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration">30th Anniversary Celebration</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_We_Stand:_What_More_Can_I_Give" title="United We Stand: What More Can I Give">United We Stand: What More Can I Give</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_Live_at_the_Apollo_2002" title="Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo 2002">Live at the Apollo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous:_The_Short_Films" title="Dangerous: The Short Films">Dangerous: The Short Films</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Video_Greatest_Hits_%E2%80%93_HIStory" title="Video Greatest Hits – HIStory">Video Greatest Hits – HIStory</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/HIStory_on_Film,_Volume_II" title="HIStory on Film, Volume II">HIStory on Film, Volume II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Number_Ones_(video)" title="Number Ones (video)">Number Ones</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_One_(video)" title="The One (video)">The One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Bucharest:_The_Dangerous_Tour" title="Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour">Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Vision" title="Michael Jackson's Vision">Michael Jackson's Vision</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Wembley_July_16,_1988" title="Live at Wembley July 16, 1988">Live at Wembley July 16, 1988</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz_(film)" title="The Wiz (film)">The Wiz</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Thriller_(music_video)" title="Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)">Michael Jackson's Thriller</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_EO" title="Captain EO">Captain EO</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moonwalker" title="Moonwalker">Moonwalker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Ghosts" title="Michael Jackson's Ghosts">Michael Jackson's Ghosts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Private_Home_Movies" title="Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies">Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_This_Is_It" title="Michael Jackson's This Is It">Michael Jackson's This Is It</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Free_to_Be..._You_and_Me" title="Free to Be... 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You and Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons_(TV_series)" title="The Jacksons (TV series)">The Jacksons</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stark_Raving_Dad" title="Stark Raving Dad">"Stark Raving Dad" (<i>The Simpsons</i>)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson_Talks_..._to_Oprah" title="Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah">Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Move_Like_Michael_Jackson" title="Move Like Michael Jackson">Move Like Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Living_with_Michael_Jackson" title="Living with Michael Jackson">Living with Michael Jackson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Michael_Jackson_Interview:_The_Footage_You_Were_Never_Meant_To_See" title="The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See">The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jeffersons_(South_Park)" title="The Jeffersons (South Park)">"The Jeffersons" (<i>South Park</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_(Glee)" title="Michael (Glee)">"Michael" (<i>Glee</i>)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Halloween" title="Michael Jackson's Halloween">Michael Jackson's Halloween</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson_in_video_games" title="Michael Jackson in video games">Video games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Moonwalker" title="Michael Jackson's Moonwalker">Michael Jackson's Moonwalker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_The_Experience" title="Michael Jackson: The Experience">The Experience</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Michael" title="Planet Michael">Planet Michael</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ready_2_Rumble_Boxing:_Round_2" title="Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2">Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 3">Sonic the Hedgehog 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Channel_5" title="Space Channel 5">Space Channel 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Channel_5:_Part_2" title="Space Channel 5: Part 2">Space Channel 5: Part 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreamcast_Collection" title="Dreamcast Collection">Dreamcast Collection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Moonwalk_(book)" title="Moonwalk (book)">Moonwalk</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_the_Dream" title="Dancing the Dream">Dancing the Dream</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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on Michael Jackson">FBI files</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><b><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Death of Michael Jackson">Death</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Memorial service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conrad_Murray" title="Conrad Murray">Conrad Murray</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/People_v._Murray" title="People v. 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