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Michael Jackson's casket to be taken to memorial
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-07 22:48

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says Michael Jackson's casket will be taken to the downtown Staples Center for the singer's star-studded memorial service.

Michael Jackson's casket to be taken to memorial
A section of a large Michael Jackson poster is pictured outside Staples Center in Los Angeles July 6, 2009. [Agencies]

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The addition of the body adds to the spectacle currently gripping downtown Los Angeles. Police blocked off roads and warned those without tickets to stay away because they would not be able to get close to the Staples Center.

Among the memorial participants will be Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Usher, Lionel Richie, Kobe Bryant, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer and Martin Luther King III.