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Son of Diana Ross tells friends his mom wasn't too thrilled about Jackson's decision to leave her kids.

Some of the biggest names in pop music, from singers Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder to Motown records founder Berry Gordy, will take part in Michael Jackson's memorial on Tuesday, the family said.

A judge named two men listed as co-executors in Michael Jackson’s 2002 will as special administrators of the singer’s estate.

Rep. Peter King said society is “glorifying” a “low-life” while ignoring the efforts of teachers, police officers, firefighters, veterans and volunteers.

Mr. Klein managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles.

Organizers of an elaborate Michael Jackson memorial said on Friday they would give away 17,500 tickets for Tuesday's event for the late "King of Pop" but have to yet to set the program for the event.

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.