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The Reverend Al Sharpton (L) points to movie director Spike Lee (R) as he dances during a public memorial for pop star Michael Jackson on June 30, 2009 at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem section of New York.

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  1. Film Director Spike Lee (L) in the crowd during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic at The Emirates Stadium in London, England on September 19, 2009. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo.
  2. NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Director Spike Lee and DJ Spinna attend Michael Jackson's 51st birthday celebration in Prospect Park on August 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
  3. NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Director Spike Lee photographs fans at Michael Jackson's 51st birthday celebration in Prospect Park on August 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Director Spike Lee photographs fans at Michael Jackson's 51st birthday celebration in Prospect Park on August 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Director Spike Lee attends Michael Jackson's 51st birthday celebration in Prospect Park on August 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and director Spike Lee attends Michael Jackson's 51st birthday celebration in Prospect Park on August 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
  7. Rev. Al Sharpton, center left, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, center right, leave a fourth grade class at Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Sharpton, Gingrich , and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited schools in Philadelphia as part of their "listening and learning" tour to find out what school strategies are working and why.
  8. Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich are seen at Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Sharpton, Gingrich , and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited schools in Philadelphia as part of their "listening and learning" tour to find out what school strategies are working and why.
  9. Reverend Al Sharpton arrives at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  10. Rev. Al Sharpton arrives at the funeral reception for singer Michael Jackson at a restaurant in Pasadena, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.
  11. Rev. Al Sharpton, left, arrives to Michael Jackson's funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday Sept. 3, 2009. Jackson is scheduled to be interred in the Great Mausoleum, where he will be joining Hollywood legends such as Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and W.C. Fields. Other men are unidentified.
  12. Reverend Al Sharpton (2nd L) arrives at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California September 3, 2009. Michael Jackson finally will be buried near Los Angeles on Thursday evening, 70 days after his death, in the historic cemetery at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
  13. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during 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.
  14. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during 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.
  15. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during 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.
  16. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during 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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