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  • July 9, 2009 - 4:43pm
    While the whereabouts of Michael Jackson's body remain a mystery, it's been revealed how his golden casket exited the Staples Center without attracting the attention of the hundreds camped outside: E! News reports that security moved the casket through an underground tunnel that connects it to the Nokia Theatre. Janet, LaToya and Rebbie Jackson used the same means to get to the theater to thank fans watching the memorial there on Tuesday. From the tunnel, MJ's body was transferred to a waiting van at an L.A. Live loading dock and taken to a refrigerated mortuary storage at an undisclosed location. The ... Read More >>
  • July 9, 2009 - 12:04pm
    No one ever said saying good-bye to the King of Pop would be easy -- or inexpensive: L.A. shelled out $1.4 million to provide security, security, traffic control and other services for Michael ... Read More >>
  • July 8, 2009 - 3:41pm
    Mariah Carey had the responsibility of being the first performer during yesterday's memorial service for Michael Jackson, opening with the Jackson 5 classic, "I'll Be There." ... Read More >>
  • July 7, 2009 - 3:27pm
    Today's memorial service for Michael Jackson will have no lack of famous faces, as his friends, family and fans all arrive at L.A.'s Staples Center for the 1 p.m. PT tribute. Thus far, ... Read More >>
  • July 7, 2009 - 3:07pm
    Eventually, Michael Jackson will join his idols Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr. when he's buried near them at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in L.A. But the late King of Pop has miles to go ... Read More >>
  • July 7, 2009 - 2:13pm
    Soon after billions watch the Michael Jackson memorial service broadcast from L.A.'s Staples Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will continue the tribute with a candlelight ... Read More >>
  • July 7, 2009 - 1:56pm
    Brooke Shields and Michael Jackson became friends at just 13, when both were already famous. In a special commemorative issue of Rolling Stone dedicated to MJ, Brooke remembers how easy and ... Read More >>
  • July 6, 2009 - 1:17pm
    The stage is being set for Michael Jackson's family to fight to gain control over his estate. Lawyers for Katherine Jackon, MJ's 79-year-old mother, and two co-executors of his 2002 ... Read More >>