A professional skater wearing a Michael Jackson outfit dances with her dance group to the tune of "Thriller" in tribute to the legendary "king of pop" at a skating rink inside a mall in Manila July 4, 2009. More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

A professional skater wearing a Michael Jackson outfit dances with her dance group to the tune of "Thriller" in tribute to the legendary "king of pop" at a skating rink inside a mall in Manila July 4, 2009. More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.

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  7. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: President and CEO of the Brenden Theatre Corp. Johnny Brenden (L) and Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana attend a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  14. US musician and brother of the late Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson performs in Manchester, north-west England, on October 6, 2009. Founding member of the Jackson 5, Tito Jackson, performed a special tribute to his late brother Michael as a support act to a performance by Gladys Knight.
  15. US musician and brother of the late Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson performs in Manchester, north-west England, on October 6, 2009. Founding member of the Jackson 5, Tito Jackson, performed a special tribute to his late brother Michael as a support act to a performance by Gladys Knight.
  16. US musician and brother of the late Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson performs in Manchester, north-west England, on October 6, 2009. Founding member of the Jackson 5, Tito Jackson, performed a special tribute to his late brother Michael as a support act to a performance by Gladys Knight.

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