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MICHAEL JACKSON MEMORIAL AT STAPLES CENTER: Tuesday service is being planned, but a city councilman wants it delayed.
*Reports are rife that a Michael Jackson memorial will take place Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles – the place where he last performed and rehearsed just two days before his death.
According to TMZ.com, "A private family service will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles. A motorcade will then go to the Staples Center complex in downtown Los Angeles where the public memorial will be held.
"We're told the family still hasn't decided whether the memorial will be at the Staples Center or the smaller Nokia Theatre."
The Hollywood Reporter's Roger Friedman reported earlier in the day that AEG Live, which owns Staples and Nokia, will use both facilities and the surrounding plaza for the ceremony.
AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was Jackson's promoter, called a press conference for Friday at 10 a.m. to announce details, according to a press release from the office of the Jackson family's publicist.
Randy Phillips, AEG's chief executive, said tickets would be free. He was not sure how they would be distributed.
But Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine said the Jackson family should consider delaying the public memorial to allow more time to plan. He also said the cash-strapped city can't afford to pay police overtime.
"If you can imagine 100,000 people show up and you have 20,000 capacity (at the Staples Center), there is not sufficient room. Now you have a crowd-control problem," Zine said. With the July Fourth holiday weekend "it's the worst time ... to work something out."
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