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| Jackson service set for Tuesday | Jackson service set for Tuesday |
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| A memorial service for Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where he had been rehearsing for his London concerts. | A memorial service for Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where he had been rehearsing for his London concerts. |
| His family announced the event as concert promoters AEG Live released a video of the singer rehearsing for the O2 gigs, two days before his death. | |
| Some 11,000 free tickets will be made available for the service. | Some 11,000 free tickets will be made available for the service. |
| Meanwhile, a lawyer for Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe says she is undecided about whether to fight for custody. | Meanwhile, a lawyer for Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe says she is undecided about whether to fight for custody. |
| We have enough audio to make two live albums, and he's never done a live album Randy PhillipsAEG Live Jackson death 'surreal' - Jones | We have enough audio to make two live albums, and he's never done a live album Randy PhillipsAEG Live Jackson death 'surreal' - Jones |
| Tuesday's memorial service will start at 1000 (1700 GMT). | Tuesday's memorial service will start at 1000 (1700 GMT). |
| Footage of Jackson, recorded on 23 June, shows the star singing and dancing as he performed his hit They Don't Really Care About Us - incorporating elements of History and She Drives Me Wild. | Footage of Jackson, recorded on 23 June, shows the star singing and dancing as he performed his hit They Don't Really Care About Us - incorporating elements of History and She Drives Me Wild. |
| The star was rehearsing for a 50-date residency at the O2. | The star was rehearsing for a 50-date residency at the O2. |
| Randy Phillips, president of AEG Live, which also owns the Staples Center, said there were more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage which could be turned into a film and live albums. | Randy Phillips, president of AEG Live, which also owns the Staples Center, said there were more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage which could be turned into a film and live albums. |
| "We have enough audio to make two live albums, and he's never done a live album," he added. | "We have enough audio to make two live albums, and he's never done a live album," he added. |
| "This is really the last great work of a 21st century genius." | "This is really the last great work of a 21st century genius." |
| Meanwhile, Benny Andersson has quashed rumours that Abba would reform to take over Jackson's O2 dates. | |
| "No-one's asked us, and if they did we wouldn't say yes," he said in an interview filmed for BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. | |
| Hearing delayed | Hearing delayed |
| On Thursday, Ms Rowe won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides if she wants to raise Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, known as Prince Michael, 12, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11. | |
| The singer's youngest son - seven-year-old Prince Michael II - was born to a surrogate mother whose identity has never been revealed. | The singer's youngest son - seven-year-old Prince Michael II - was born to a surrogate mother whose identity has never been revealed. |
| Debbie Rowe was married to Jackson for three years | Debbie Rowe was married to Jackson for three years |
| Jackson's will asks for his mother, Katherine, 79, to have permanent custody of all three children. | |
| A judge has now delayed a guardianship hearing - scheduled for Monday - until 13 July, at the request of Ms Rowe and Katherine Jackson, who has temporary custody of the children. | A judge has now delayed a guardianship hearing - scheduled for Monday - until 13 July, at the request of Ms Rowe and Katherine Jackson, who has temporary custody of the children. |
| It follows media reports that Ms Rowe wanted to look after her children. | |
| But her lawyer, Eric George, told reporters: "I am representing to you now. Debbie has not reached a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings." | But her lawyer, Eric George, told reporters: "I am representing to you now. Debbie has not reached a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings." |
| On Thursday, it was revealed that Jackson had left Ms Rowe out of his will. | On Thursday, it was revealed that Jackson had left Ms Rowe out of his will. |
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| "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the document stated. | "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the document stated. |
| Rowe married Jackson in 1996 but filed for divorce in 1999. She gave up custody rights to the children but sought them again in 2003. | Rowe married Jackson in 1996 but filed for divorce in 1999. She gave up custody rights to the children but sought them again in 2003. |
| They agreed a settlement in 2006 but the terms were never disclosed. | They agreed a settlement in 2006 but the terms were never disclosed. |
| In 2003, Ms Rowe appeared in footage released by Jackson in response to a controversial ITV documentary, which raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour with children by the star. | |
| In it, Ms Rowe described her family as "non-traditional", saying her children were her gift to Jackson. | In it, Ms Rowe described her family as "non-traditional", saying her children were her gift to Jackson. |
| "My kids don't call me mom because I don't want them to," she said. "These are Michael's children." | "My kids don't call me mom because I don't want them to," she said. "These are Michael's children." |