Los Angeles Set for Jackson’s Funeral

I was browsing MTV Asia for hit songs earlier when an article about MJ caught my attention. From MTV Asia News: A public memorial for Michael Jackson has been set to take place on Tuesday, July 7, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 20,000-capacity arena is the venue where Jackson was preparing for his 50-show “This is It” concerts. He rehearsed at the venue just hours before his death. Randy Philips, president and CEO of AEG, which runs the facility, told MSNBC that the service, which will be open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. Arrivals are set to begin at 8 a.m. According to him, any crowd overflow will be accommodated at the neighboring Nokia Plaza, where widescreen televisions will be set up, broadcasting the proceedings of the...