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Jackson Memorial set for Tuesday; Jermaine talks; Take a tour of Neverland

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Art Terrell
@ July 3, 2009 7:33 AM
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A memorial service for Michael Jackson will be held Tuesday at Los Angeles' Staples Center, CBS News has learned.

The news came following a day of discussions between L.A. police and officials and the Jackson family. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Nokia Theater were also considered.

It wasn't immediately clear if a funeral or a public memorial was being discussed for the entertainer - or both. No further details about the timing of the event or how members of the public might attend have been announced.

Jermaine Jackson confirmed the service would be at the Staples Center at 10 a.m. Tuesday, one in a series of events that would commemorate Michael Jackson.

"We hoping everybody will be safe and things locked down," Jackson said to CNN's Larry King, referring to pulling together the Staples Center event in such a short time.

Jermaine Jackson hopes that his brother can be buried at the Neverland Ranch, near the train station on the 2,500-acre property near Santa Barbara, Calif. He seemed confident that legal measures that prevent burial at Neverland could be overcome.

"There is no place big enough," Jermaine Jackson said regarding the funeral service. "The Washington Monument, [the Los Angeles] coliseum. We want the world to take part in this event. At the same time we are in mourning. This is the most incredible being there will ever be."

A statement released by Ken Sunshine, a family spokesperson, said that 11,000 tickets would be made available to the public, but specifics on how those tickets are to be distributed will be released Friday.

Before his death Michael Jackson had been rehearsing at the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, for 50 sold-out shows he was planning to put on in London. Today, the promoters released footage of Jackson's final rehearsal and in it he looks ready to make a comeback, reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy.

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Take a tour of Neverland.



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