Posted on 07/02/2009 5:16:47 PM PDT by buccaneer81
EXCLUSIVE: $25 Charge To Attend Michael Jackson Memorial Posted on Jul 02, 2009 @ 03:15PM
Fans who wish to attend Michael Jackson's star-studded memorial service at Staples Center will have to shell out $25 to sit in the stands, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Family, friends and VIPS will have seats on the main floor for The Tuesday, July 7th Staples service, first reported by RadarOnline.com, while the general public will be plucking down $25 to sit in the stands.
The memorial service will feel like a concert production featuring guest speakers, a lot of music and video screens inside and outside of Staples, a source close to the planning tells RadarOnline.com.
Michael Jackson's close friend Elizabeth Taylor is expected to attend, along with Diana Ross.
T-shirts that were going to be sold on Michael's upcoming "This Is It" tour will not go to waste. They will be sold outside Staples to people entering the service.
The service will be held between 10am PST and noon PST. The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus will be on standby, literally. The circus act just happens to be in town and is slated to begin their run at the Staples Center from July 8 to July 11.
"We will not be taking part in the memorial service," spokesperson Stephen Payne confirmed. "We are prepared to make any logistical changes with equipment and such to help out."
SOB has a nose for blood in da wadda.
Maybe the Phelps gang from Westboro Baptist will protest. That would be quite a show.
>>T-shirts that were going to be sold on Michael’s upcoming “This Is It” tour will not go to waste.<<
There has never been a more aptly named tour.
Maybe they should just give in and haul his carcass to venues all over the world. No one will be able to tell the difference between his corpse and the walking corpse that we saw the last few years anyway.
I knew people were gonna make money off Michael Jackson’s death, but I didn’t think it was going to happen at the funeral... LOL...
What’s the betting that The Kenyan will be lumped in with all the adulation?
>>SOB has a nose for blood in da wadda.<<
MJ’s daddy Joe will be looking to squeeze every penny available.
That’ll cut down on the crowd. LOL,
parsy, who is sick of this crap on TV
Someone said that what has been sold since his death is already enough to wipe out his debts.
Me too. Just last night I told my wife there would be a charge for attending the funeral. LOL
God Bless Michael Jackson,
and we’re the capitalists i don’t see a problem with this...as long as it goes towards his children...not to mention there is probably a real high demand to go to Jackson’s funeral
or maybe Michael faked his death and is using this to pay off his debts...would be a great plan
It should be a part of the circus, they could shoot him out of a cannon! I’d pay $25.00 to see that!
LOL! He always aspired to be Peter Pan.
Three or four days ago I said that I bet there would be pay for view at the funeral. he He
Michael Jackson was a talented enough individual, and certainly seemed to be pleasant although very strange- but he always hung out with the wrong crowd.
I’m not suprised at all with his “friends” and family charging for his funeral.
And a booth or two that has pin the nose on the face game.
Might make enough to cover the cost of the casket....
Lenin can open for Jackson on the new tour.
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