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Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | 2:14 PM ET
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Michael Jackson: 1958-2009
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- Jackson fans mourn around the world
- June 26, 2009
- Tributes pour in for 'King of Pop'
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- OBITUARY: Michael Jackson dies at 50
- June 25, 2009
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- June 26, 2009
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- June 26, 2009
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Singer Michael Jackson performs, circa 1987. (Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The Staples Center in Los Angeles is the venue for pop superstar Michael Jackson's memorial service. Jackson died June 25. Tickets to the event were free and were distributed through an online lottery.
You can watch the memorial streamed live online. Music personalities rumoured to make an appearance at the Staples Center include Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Mayer, Usher and Motown founder Berry Gordy.
CBC Arts Online editors Sarah Liss and Andre Mayer lead the online conversation about the memorial service and Michael Jackson's legacy.
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