Michael Jackson Memorial
The moonwalk, a Maya Angelou poem, and memories of softball games and KFC: The Daily Beast presents the most unforgettable moments from Michael Jackson’s memorial.
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Usher performing "Gone Too Soon" beside Michael Jackson's casket during the memorial service. He broke down during the end of the song.
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Jennifer Hudson singing "Will You Be There" at the Michael Jackson memorial.
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Mariah Carey performs "I'll Be There" with singer Trey Lorenz at the Jackson memorial service.
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Stevie Wonder singing "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer."
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Lionel Richie performing "Jesus Is Love" at the Michael Jackson memorial.
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The Jackson family consoles Paris Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Michael's daughter, after her emotional tribute to her father.
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Smokey Robinson at the memorial service.
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The Jackson brothers—each wearing one white sequined glove—accompany the casket into the memorial service.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Michael Jackson arrives at the Michael Jackson memorial service.
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Michael's father, Joe Jackson, as he departs the Jackson family home in Encino for the memorial service.
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Joe Jackson and Janet Jackson at the memorial service.
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A worker places letters on a marquee in tribute to Michael Jackson at a Holiday Inn near the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Brooke Shields, a rumored former flame of Jackson's, and Magic Johnson at the private memorial service at Forest Lawn.
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Jennifer Hudson and Usher backstage at the Memorial Service, where they performed.
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Michael Jackson fans enter the area around the Staples Center before the memorial. Over 1.5 million fans applied for fewer than 20,000 tickets.
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Wesley Snipes, who appeared in Jackson's video for "Bad" at the Memorial Service.
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A fan is arrested and dragged away outside Michael Jackson's public memorial service at the Staples Center.
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A poster signed by fans at the Memorial Wall at Staples Center.
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Mourners gather at a private memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Jackson's body was transported to the Staples Center shortly after the service.
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A herd of eleven elephants were brought in to celebrate the greatest showman on earth.
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