LOS ANGELES (AP) - They sang his songs among the stars and
imagined him dancing across the moon.
And for a few hours, during this most public of memorials, all
eyes were on Michael Jackson one last time.
Some 20,000 people gathered inside the Staples Center in Los
Angeles on Tuesday for a somber, spiritual ceremony that was
watched by untold millions more around the world.
They celebrated a man whose immense talents almost drowned
beneath the spectacle of his life and fame.
Jackson's daughter, Paris-Michael, provided the only real
surprise of the service: the first public statement of her 11
years. She tearfully told the crowd: "Ever since I was born, Daddy
has been the best father I could imagine. I just want to say I love
him so much."
It's not clear what will happen to Jackson's body. A private
service was held earlier at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the
Hollywood Hills. But Jackson's brother Jermaine has expressed a
desire to have him buried someday at Neverland, his estate in
Southern California.
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