Michael Jackson Memorial, The Coverage you didn’t see on TV!
BlackTree TV’s own Erica O’Young and Jamaal Finkley braved the traffic, crowds and the thousands of law enforcement officers to bring you coverage of the Michael Jackson Memorial live this morning from Staples Center. Of course you should stay tuned to http://www.blacktree.tv for more exclusive clips, but we will be uploading reacitons from the streets and parts of the celebration that you may not have caught on network tv. Thank you for watching and stay tuned to BlackTree TV. R.I.P. MJ…..
July 7, 2009
Los Angeles Gears Up for Michael Jackson Memorial
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
LOS ANGELES — After winning a random drawing for tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial, fans danced and sang on Monday, and some tried to make a buck, while city officials girded for the throngs expected to show up at the Tuesday event, invited or not.
As organizers distributed free pairs of tickets on Monday to 8,750 of the more 1.6 million people who had applied online for them, offers of tickets priced from a few hundred to several thousand dollars appeared on Web sites like eBay and Craigslist. Site administrators rushed to remove the postings, saying such sales were not authorized by the Staples Center, the downtown arena that will host the event. Organizers of the memorial said they were confident security measures would limit illegitimate ticket holders.
But the efforts at selling tickets, as well as signs of downtown hotels filling and the police preparing for thousands of people, if not more, by ringing a security perimeter around the event, added to a sense that the memorial was taking on shades of spectacle.
Late Monday night, local television broadcast live images of Jackson family members and others arriving and departing from Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, a San Fernando Valley cemetery studded with celebrity graves where Mr. Jackson’s private service is expected Tuesday morning. A hearse was seen driving from one building to another, backing nearly into it through a large entrance way where men then removed a coffin covered by a dark cloth.
The official list of participants in the service for Mr. Jackson, who died suddenly on June 25 at 50 of undetermined causes, included some of the biggest names in music, past and present, including Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and Usher. More than a dozen television channels, including the big broadcast networks, planned live coverage of the memorial, which is set for 10 a.m. California time on Tuesday.
Elizabeth Taylor, one of Mr. Jacksons closest friends, sent word through her Twitter feed that she had turned down an offer to speak to avoid what she called the public whoopla.
Debbie Rowe, a former wife of Mr. Jackson and the mother of two of his three children, changed her mind about attending, saying through a spokeswoman that the onslaught of media attention has made it clear her attendance would be an unnecessary distraction. Ms. Rowe, who was shown on local television Monday screaming and cursing at photographers trailing her near her home, has not announced whether she will seek custody of the children, whom Mr. Jackson had wanted raised by his mother, or failing that, Diana Ross.
Mr. Jacksons body will not be at the memorial. There were reports that he would be buried Tuesday before the memorial at a cemetery in the San Fernando Valley. A large squad of police and security officers was at the cemetery, but officials declined to comment.
Councilwoman Jan Perry, who is the citys acting mayor while Antonio R. Villaraigosa is on vacation this week, said she believed the city was ready for the event, though she had not received any responses to her pleas for private donors to offset the citys costs, which she said were expected to include overtime for the police, transportation and sanitation departments.
First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said a substantial number of police officers would be deployed to control a crowd he said could include least 100,000 people. Some people are coming in from around the world to be part of it, Chief McDonnell said. They just want to be close to it.
The tickets were among the most coveted in a town with no shortage of big entertainment.
It is important to know, she said. This is an unprecedented event for L.A.
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December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
OMG this is my …
OMG this is my favourite video of all time. I have a Michael Jackson Tshirt 4 free from ‘MJfanFreebies’ yay! It’s my fav!! He’s incredible in the entire video!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
michael jackson was …
michael jackson was a pedophile, and you admires this pedophile.
jaja idiots.
everyone knows he was a pedophile.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Well, I dont know …
Well, I dont know why your parents dont like him. But when i say an adult it could be anyone 18+. Unless ur parent are not the type of parent to let their child out (like mine was) But i got my freedom when i was 15. I could date I would go anywhere.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
can’t..it took …
I’m 15, lol..so I was born into believing about..him, which didn’t bother me that much as an 8 year old, just listening to his songs out in the street(the HIStory double disc.) It was my mum’s. On a cd player lol.
can’t..it took untill my birthday 9th July, for it to really effect me..when I first cried. You see I have always liekd him, since I was 8, but only after he died, did I find out more about him and the TRUTH!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Miss him soooo much …
Miss him soooo much!!! I couldn’t bring myself to watch this when it was on..I was..errm, finding it quite difficult to come to terms with..I tried to forget about it..but I
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
No I really …
Grr..erase time!!!!!!!! Also, if we go back I need to be 8(When I first liked him) and know that he wasn’t a pedophile..to know him 
It’s horrible, it kills me, I’m sorry about it everyday.
No I really couldn’t because, I mean it hurts to say this, but my parents aren’t too keen on him, so they would of never gone, also they aren’t the type of people to go to concerts, I’ve never been to one
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
You could have, as …
You could have, as long as an adult took u. I see little kids in the crowd at many MJ concerts.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I miss him loads.. …
I miss him loads..it sucks that I’m only 15, I could of gone to his concerts damnit!!! Life’s shit. I want you back Michael..x I also want a tattoo!!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
May God bless you …
May God bless you Michael Jackson.
You are an inspiration to the entire world, we miss you, and we love–but God loves you best brother.
Thank you for showing me how to be a better person, and I’m honored to have lived and witness you in action. Peace!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
i love that girls …
i love that girls tattoo i want one
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Michael este …
Michael este normalul, intr-o lume anormala! minciuna, ura rasiala,invidia, necinstea si setea se imbogatire,de castig usor de pe urma lui,minti perverse care vad doar prin propriul caracter.asta este lumea care se pretinde normala si-l eticheteaza anormal!.este anormal sa-ti iubesti semenii?sa ajuti?sa-ti pese de ce se intampla pe pamantul pe care traiesti?sa vrei sa ai intimitate?sa-ti pastrezi demnitatea atunci cand toata lumea te calca in picioare?unde e normalitatea si unde anormalitatea?
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
There was not …
There was not enough evidence to convict him and you still believe that
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
The Greatest …
The Greatest Entertainer and Humanitarian, the world has ever have. I love you MIchael Jackson. Can’t get enough of your music. I wish I can bring you back and got a chance to meet you even just once. See you on October 28… King Of Pop forever!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
LOVE YOU FOREVER …
LOVE YOU FOREVER MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
you make me laugh …
you make me laugh if only you knew the TRUTH
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
hes an angle, huh? …
hes an angle, huh? that why hes so thin?
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
micahel is an angle …
micahel is an angle just like his name
he was sent to this world to make it a better place
he brought so much joy to the haerts of many many children
he was so good looking and a non realistic performer
he is just as great as the legand he was on this earth
love you and miss you so much
R I P
Orit from israel
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
that girl talking …
that girl talking at 1:50 looks like she got in the eyes
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
you are just …
you are just jealous cuz the whole ENTIRE world wont STOP when you die. and he acomlished more then you will ever do in a whole life time, just deal with it.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
can you prove that? …
can you prove that?? i bet i can prove he is not..but u just talking what you hear, but i like to get the facts first….just cause your a child molester doesn’t mean he is….see its not good throwing allegations without any facts…
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Michael was a …
Michael was a pedofile and you still aplaude him !!!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
1:50 …
1:50 thatgirltalkssuperfast! lol
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
MJ FANS!!! i found …
MJ FANS!!! i found a great MJ site at
michaeljacksonspot(dot)com
alot of never seen videos and info!!
Must see!!! check it out
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
We miss you Michael …
We miss you Michael!
Were can I get one of those gloves?
December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
nice coveregae …
nice coveregae congrats….RIP M.J.