Posted by REALITYTV
on Jul 3rd, 2009 and filed under 
Service will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Michael Jackson in 2001
Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images
LOS ANGELES — Organizers and representatives for the Jackson Family have confirmed memorial services for Michael Jackson will take place Tuesday (July 7) inside the Staples Center.
Fans will be able to attend after registering for tickets at StaplesCenter.com beginning Friday morning, and registration will run until Saturday evening at 6 p.m. On Sunday fans will receive information on how to pickup tickets on Monday.
Only 17,500 tickets will be given away, with 11,000 entrants able to go inside the arena and the remaining 6,500 ushered just across the street to the Nokia Theater where the proceedings will be simulcast. There are no guarantees for fans who register online and only 8,750 people will be selected randomly by a computer-generated program. Each selected fan will receive two tickets and two wristbands.
No further details regarding the service were announced. At a press conference held outside of the Staples Center, Jackson family representative Ken Sunshine said the plans are still being developed. Sunshine said he hopes the ticket process is handed with “dignity” and that tickets not be resold or counterfited.
L.A. city councilwoman Jan Perry said the city’s budget anticipates extrodinary curcumstances and will pay for police protection on site. Perry asked interested donors to contact her if they wish to support other anticiapted costs. She and a police spokesperson on hand urged fans to not attend the venue without a ticket.
Both parties said should fans not sec ure tickets, the best place to view the service is from home.
MTV, VH1 and VH1 Classic will be airing the Michael Jackson memorial service live beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For continuing updates about the service as they become available, please continue to check MTVNews.com
For complete coverage of the life, career and passing of the legendary entertainer, visit “Michael Jackson Remembered.”
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