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Michael Jackson's funeral

Fans gather and police stand guard as Los Angeles braces for a large turnout for Michael Jackson's funeral services

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Image: Fans enter the Staples Center for Michael Jackson's memorial

Ticketed fans enter the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7.

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Joe Jackson waves as he departs the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7.

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Talking to the media

The Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses the press before the memorial for pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7.

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Image: Circus Elephants Arrive At Staples Center Hours Before Jackson Memorial

Watching the show

Otis Collins, 24, and his brother Anthony Collins, 22, who slept on the roof of their car, watch as the Ringling Bros. circus elephants head to the Staples Center on Tuesday, July 7, hours before a memorial service for Michael Jackson. The elephants were being brought onto the grounds for a separate event.

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Candlelight vigil

Candles light a makeshift memorial for Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in Encino, Calif., on Tuesday, July 7.

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Last respects

A SUV transporting Michael Jackson's children arrives for a private viewing of Jackson at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles on Monday, July 6.

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Paying honor

Hair and makeup artist Karen Faye, center, arrives to pay last respects to Michael Jackson at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Monday, July 6 in Los Angeles.

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A need to be there

Vanessa Ramirez of Los Angeles and others gather outside Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Monday, July 6.

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Image: Media is pictured set up outside Nokia theatre in Los Angeles

Getting ready

Media is set up outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, July 6. The public memorial for Michael Jackson will be held at Staples Center, located next door, on Tuesday, July 7.

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Waiting their turn

Fans wait in line to sign a large poster of Jackson at the Staples Center.

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Sign of respect

Fans sign a Jackson poster covered in messages outside the Staples Center.

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Golden ticket

Ralph Ramirez, of Los Angeles, smiles as he has his photo taken outside the Staples Center with his ticket to the memorial service for Jackson. Ramiriz ended up giving the ticket away to a stranger from England because he had to work.

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Image: Los Angeles Prepares For Michael Jackson Memorial Service

Happy fan

Jackson fan Melvin Price, from North Hampton, England, hugs Barbara Ramirez after Ramirez gave him a free ticket to the Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center on Monday, July 6. Ramirez had won a pair of tickets in the online lottery, but gave one away. Some 17,500 are expected to attend the July 7 event, out of a total of 1.6 million people who registered online for the event.

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Image: Michael Jackson fan Leandro Lapagesse of Brazil holds memorabilia outside of the Forest Lawn Mortuary in Los Angeles

In memory

Jackson fan Leandro Lapagesse of Brazil holds memorabilia outside of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Monday, July 6. The acting mayor of Los Angeles, Jan Perry, told KNBC that Jackson's family would hold a private burial at the cemetery at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7 -- a couple of hours before the Staples Center sports arena memorial.

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Image: Fans gather outside of the Forest Lawn Mortuary as preparations are believed to be underway for the funeral of Michael Jackson in Los Angeles

Waiting

Fans gather outside of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Monday, July 6 as preparations were being made for Jackson's funeral.

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