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A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said.

Staples Center will be the site of a public memorial service on Tuesday for Michael Jackson, a publicist for the Jackson family said Thursday, but it is unclear who will pay for the massive law enforcement deployment necessary for the event. A spokesman for the singer's family said 11,000 tickets will be distributed for the 10 a.m. event, which will be free.

Michael Jackson had two albums in the works at the time of his death, Billboard reported Thursday. He was reportedly crafting a pop album as well as a collection of classical compositions.

An effort to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch fizzled and it appears likely a funeral and burial will take place in Los Angeles, a source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Fans gather outside Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch amid reports that his body will go on public view there.

Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse whose specialty includes nutritional counseling, said Tuesday that she repeatedly rejected his demands for the drug, Diprivan, which is given intravenously.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Michael Jackson's will, reportedly drafted in 2002, is said to divide his assets between his mother, three children and one or more charities.

According to The Wall Street Journal, several sources close with the pop star said a lawyer for Jackson could submit the will - which is thought to be his last - to Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday.

According to a report in Us magazine, Jackson's dermatologist and Rowe's former boss Arnold Klein is the biological father to Prince and Paris

Michael Jackson’s mother, having won temporary guardianship of her late son’s three children, is now attempting to take control of the “King of Pop’s” estate.

Michael Jackson's family will go to court on Monday to help protect his mother's right to custody of his children.