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- Date: July 7, 2009
- Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
- 17,500 tickets were given to randomly selected fans
- Broadcast live on several television stations
- Simulcast at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles
- Those without tickets or press credentials will not be allowed in the area
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The memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center was streamed live online starting at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) on July 7, 2009. This page provides live-streaming coverage of the event.
Pop music icon Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
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Live Stream from the Staples Center
Michael Jackson Memorial Performers and Speakers
- Smokey Robinson opens the ceremony reading statements from Nelson Mandela and Diana Ross
- Jackson's gold casket is brought onto the stage
- Pastor Lucious Smith speaks
- Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz sing the Jackson 5 song I'll Be There
- Queen Latifah reads a poem written by Maya Angelou
- Lionel Richie sings
- Berry Gordy speaks of his memories of Jackson, calling him "the greatest performer to ever live"
- A video of clips of Jackson plays
- Stevie Wonder sings "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" at a piano
- National Basketball Association stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson speak
- Jennifer Hudson sings Jackson's "Will You Be There"
- Reverend Al Sharpton gives a powerful speech about about believing in dreams and breaking the color barrier, thanking Jackson for all he did to change the world
- John Mayer plays a guitar and performs Jackson's "Human Nature"
- Brooke Shields speaks about her friendship with Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson sings "Smile" wearing Jackson's signature one white glove
- Martin Luther King III and Bernice King speak
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee speaks about how the U.S. Constitution deems people innocent until proven guilty, introduces a bill to recognize Jackson as a humanitarian
- Usher sings "Gone Too Soon"
- Smokey Robinson returns to the stage to speak again
- Shaheen Jafargholi sings "Who's Lovin' You" and thanks Jackson for blessing him with wonderful music
- Kenny Ortega speaks and introduces the many artists who join to sing "We Are The World" and "Heal The World"
- Members of the Jackson family thank fans for their support and reflect on his life
- Paris Jackson tearfully describes her father saying he "was the best father you can ever imagine"
- Pastor Lucious Smith closes the ceremony with a prayer
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