Barricades are set up outside the Staples Center in preparation for the memorial service of music legend Michael Jackson after his recent death, in Los Angeles on July 2, 2009. Funeral plans for Michael Jackson were slowly taking shape one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise. After several days of swirling speculation over the likely final resting place for the King of Pop, reports citing unidentifed sources said a memorial service for Jackson would be held July 7 at Los Angeles's Staples Center. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

Barricades are set up outside the Staples Center in preparation for the memorial service of music legend Michael Jackson after his recent death, in Los Angeles on July 2, 2009. Funeral plans for Michael Jackson were slowly taking shape one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise. After several days of swirling speculation over the likely final resting place for the King of Pop, reports citing unidentifed sources said a memorial service for Jackson would be held July 7 at Los Angeles's Staples Center.

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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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  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Melanie Brown and Stephen Belafonte attend the 'This Is It' UK film premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 27, 2009 in London, England.
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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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