Michael Jackson’s public memorial service under way in Los Angeles
By Jesse Washington, APTuesday, July 7, 2009
Jackson memorial service under way
LOS ANGELES — A public memorial service for Michael Jackson has begun in downtown Los Angeles.
Smokey Robinson opened the memorial Tuesday morning in the Staples Center arena by reading comments from Jackson friends.
The public event followed a private service for family and friends in a cemetery hall in the Hollywood Hills.
Jackson’s golden, flower-draped casket was brought to Staples Center in a motorcade under law enforcement escort.
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