All-Star Lineup Announced For Jackson Tribute!
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The Jackson family just announced the names of participants at tomorrow's memorial for Michael:
They are (in alphabetical order):
Ron Boyd (family friend); Kobe Bryant; Mariah Carey; Andrae Crouch Choir; Berry Gordy; Jennifer Hudson; Shaheen Jafargholi (finalist on Britain’s Got Talent); Magic Johnson; Martin Luther King III; Bernice A. King; John Mayer; Lionel Richie; Smokey Robinson; Rev. Al Sharpton; Brooke Shields; Pastor Lucious Smith (family friend); Usher; and Stevie Wonder.
The memorial will be broadcast on all the major networks.
[Image via WENN.]
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Really nice to see the celebs coming out and performing for Michael. R.I.P MJ.
wow, thats an impressive lineup! hopefully everything goes smoothly and the fans don't make anything too chaotic
what time will it be on tv?
no Diana Ross?
I am sorry, but to me this is becoming a circus in which all these people will cry their crocodile tears and extend their 15 min. No one really was there for MJ, so why now? And the line up? BGT Finalist? Come on?
I'm sure you're reeling over John Mayer's selection.
wow this will be amazing, all I have been doing is listening to his songs over and over again singing and dancing
Kobe Bryant? WTF?
Kobe bryant???WTF???
wow
Woah, go Shaheen!
sounds great! what about beyonce, chris brown or aretha?
at what time does the memorial start?
yawn,Brooke Sheilds,
Wow, Where is beyonce? didnt make the cut
WHRE IS DIANA ROSS??????????
This is going to be for sure the event of the year!!!! Hope MC can sing good, cuz biatch hasnt been hittin it lately
John Mayer WHYYYYY!! where is JT's POSER ASS??!!!!
Brooke Shields? That must be a mistake, since apparently the Jackson family do not want any white people to attend.. Which is ironic, considering MJ wanted to be white himself.
OMG SHAHEEN FROM BGT MADE IT?! HES SOOO LUCKYY!!!!!
ahhh i cant wait to watch this!
omg shaheen is sooo lucky!!!! he performed michael's song SO WELL at the bgt auditions!!! i wish him all the luck in the world! i wonder if mj saw his performance ?
What about Diana Ross? She was Michael's good friend. And Elizabeth Taylor was Michael's oldest friend and confidant.
Where's Liza Minelli???? WTF?
what about Elizabeth Taylor , mcauley culken, Liza minelli, webster, DIANA ROSS, and Gladys Knight? I'm not watching for brooke shields , Usher and john mayer.
What the hell, Like Kobe Bryant ever met the guy. Ugh, Celeb Famewhores have to be the worst kind.
Obviously they could only book those who were NOT THAT CLOSE to Michael. Those really close like Diana Ross, Liza Minelli and Liz Taylor are probably just too sad to "perform". Jennifer Hudson?? I am sure she barely new him.
some of these make sense.
but Kobe Bryant??
John Mayer??
a Britain's Got Talent finalist??
i don't understand Jennifer Hudson either, but thank you Jackson family
for sparing us Beyonce. Love you for that at least.
oh and what about Lisa Marie Presley?
Diana Ross?
It would be awesome if "USA for Africa" got together and performed We Are the World. But maybe I just want to see Steve Perry.
weird lineup…Mayer?
Re: Loewenstein – he had a skin disease u idiot
John Mayer?
A fantastic time and place for a bomb to drop.
Re: tasty dish – the britains go t talent finalist is a 12 year old kid who sang a song of Michaels that michael sang as a kid and shaheen blew everyone away with the power of his voice
hes gonna be a star someday too
LONG LIVE THE KING XX
Good reason not to watch.
what talent does Kobe have?
wheres Diana Ross?
I find most in the line up a bit of a bore.
Michael's got a bit of a beer gut in the above picture doesn't he lol
I'm glad they didn't make this too much of a star studded event with prominent current recording artists. That would make this celebration of MJ too gimicky and take attention off of him.
I look forward to watching tomorrow.
- R.I.P and thank you Michael, from the caribbean
Remember folks, ppl participating are not the same as ppl attending.
im sure Liz Taylor and Diana Ross will attending, but NOT performing/participating.
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Wow.
TWO whole family friends will be participating!! I wonder why they didn't get Octo-Mom and Speidi to make an appearance.
Leave it to these "grieving" family members to turn a solemn event into a money making opportunity. You can bet your ass that the whole thing will be available on DVD soon after. Where's Louis Farrakhan, Jesse and Al Sharpton? This somehow involves them, right?
(I can almost picture Bill Cosby shaking his head in shame.)
Re: boredme –
I thought about those you mentioned too, but Im sure they will ATTENDING but NOT performing/speaking/participating..
Where's your precious Vadge? I thought you said she was his bestie or something LOL If she does do something for someone else besides herself, and have to get off her ass and do a real tribute, you can bet she'll show as a surprise guest just for the media attention.
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Sounds like a good line-up though.
I really hope it doesn't turn into some sort of concert event. Gross.
wtf?! where's Beyoncé and Diana Ross?… and why's Kobe Bryant on there?
Major event for young Shaheen Jafargholi. A fitting tribute to his hero and will also evoke memories of young Michael for many people. A lot of people will be surprised and moved to tears when they hear the lovely voice that Shaheen has.
I couldn't have picked a better line up myself
I'm so glad that they will all be there to tribute to him. R.I.P. MJ
Where are all white people?
someone send John Mayer away. Sheesh! That boy has to stick his arse (and willy) in everything.
Re: minaahm – Thanks now I feel better. I knew something was amiss when I did not see their names. And he was very close to both women! RIP Michael.
so in tribute to MJ, we will drag another child performer up on stage to be subjected to worldwide attention and see yet another childhood lost? yeah, great idea.
THIS MAN IS A FUCKING PERVERT!! HOW CAN PEOPLE POSSIBLE GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS AWEFUL MAN!!! THEY SHOULD DROP HIS ASS IN A FUCKING HOLE AND LET HIM ROT.
how did john mayer get in there? liz taylor is not saying anything?????
Good line-up. Anyone know if its being shown on UK tv?
what about emamual lewis and BUBBLES?????? BUBBLES IS STILL ALIVE!!!!!
Kobe and Magic goin' dribble and shot hoops??
Wasn't Michelle a Muslim??? I'm just asking…
Why is this becoming a black thing? Look at who was closest to MJ……
Fans of the Pedophile unite!
Re: Betty Bummer – no his brother jermain is though
Hmm I woud love to know why some of these people will be "participating". I am wondering where Liza, Elizabeth, Lisa Presley Jackson, people who were true close friends. I am sure many of the "participants" wanted nothing to do with Michael as he was "strange" and wanted to be white. Thankfully Brook will be there representing. BIG surprise Al Sharpton has to participate, where is Jesse Jackson???
Amazing lineup. Just one thing, no Diana Ross?
I will be glad when they get this monkey in the ground and get over it..He was a freak
Re: lizziebeth –
Dont you know that most black people hate the the ground white people walk on.. I wish whites would stop kissing their asses
to comment on that one person, Britains got talent finalist shaheen did AMAZING on this version of one of michaels hits! he's an amazing young man and seeing him sing his song live will be a memoriable occasion! i wish the jackson family nothing but my best wishes and im very sorry for you loss of a brother, a son, a hero and a perso you looked up to!
That's the best they could do?
fuck that child molesting junkie.
What no T-Pain? WELL FUCK IT THEN!!!
Mariah Carey? Oh god, why is she going to be there? She's all about herself, she doesn't give a crap about Michael. Also what do Kobe and Majic have to do with this? I'm from LA and a Lakers fan, but come on. Just cause you're in the neighborhood, it doesn't mean you gotta poke your head in the door. Where's Diana Ross??
John Mayer is this a sick joke? I'm thrilled about Jennifer Hudson being there.
shaheen?! aha didnt expect him to be there, he is amazing though
who the fuck really cares about this pedophile? Hes dead so please stop bothering me with articles about him.
my god. i still can't believe that he's dead.
R.I.P. MJ
All these celebrities…would they come together like this for a pediatric cancer fundraiser? Absolutely disgusting that these people make the time for the TV coverage and publicity of this CIRCUS.
I know they would not sacrifice the time for a non-televised soup kitchen or homeless shelter.
Why in God's name is Kobe involved??
Re: Loewenstein – Ok idiot.. He had a skin disease that discolored his pigment. Nice jab at trying to be funny…
what happened to Macauly Culkin and Chirs Tucker!
they havent made a statement about his death and they were all close!:(
Thank God, Shitney Houston and that fucking whore Schmadonna aren't included. Skanks! This might actually be good.
In response to all the comments re: Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross and others very close to him - I think those dearest to MJ are too shattered to speak. This is a tremendous shock and I understand that they are prefering to mourn in private. Honestly, I would even doubt that they will attend the family service since those closest to MJ most likely do not want to run into the father that he detested and who seems to still be exploiting his dead son.
All star line up or police line-up?
That's quite the shifty crew.
HURRAY! No madonna invited! Good call Janet and Latoya!
kobe?
whoriah???
wtf
Who cares?
Re: mayps5 –
Look, the skin disease MJ allegedly had does not make your whole skin look white — instead, your skin would look like a patchwork. Nor does this disease change the tone of your skin gradually as in MJ's case. Plus, what comes to MJ's children.. he used a white sperm donor. Not to mention he married white ladies.
No surprise Justin Timberlake is not performing. I don't think Janet and the Jackson clan have forgiven him for the Superbowl incident.
So glad they did not include that ARSE Chris Brown!!
What a SIN! What a shizz pile of talentless zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz listers…
JOHN MAYER????????? Is there a bigger loser/talentless cooze chaser than this a-hole??? Naw, didn't think so. Oh, but here's into karma (just ask our fair P meister) so maybe he'll be dragged by a car for 20 miles. That would be some karma I could get into…
Re: onlyme – Magic appeared in one of MJ's music videos, forgot which one
Re: onlyme – and Mariah will be there because she did a cover of "I'll be there" in 92. And she was a friend of Michaels.
OK where's Liza? Liz (too ill I hear), Diana must be going!!!! And of course Macaulay Culkin!!!!
No Diana Ross?!
I'm sorry.. but John Mayer?
Re: astroboy –
Actually, Mariah and Michael were really good friends before his death. Not best friends, like Elizabeth and Diana, but good friends.
SHAHEEN JAFARGAHOLI (or w/e the feck his name was) ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i sang one of his songs once, so why am i not invited?!?!?!
WTF
Re: shaunaelisa – Me too…and crying. RIP MJ..I love you!
And Beyonceeeeeeeee??? I'm so sad she don't come!!
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE WERE ALL THESE SO CALLED FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS OF MICHAEL JACKSON WHEN HE WAS EMBROILED IN ALL OF HIS PROBLEMS. NO ONE STOOD BY HI OR SPOKE UP FOR HIM. HE WAS ON HIS OWN. NOW EVERYONE IS JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON -WHAT A GREAT WAY TO GET YOUR NAME MENTIONED. HYPOCRITES ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WISH justin and beyonce were gonna be there… but Mariah is one of my faves so it should be nice!
ALL F…BLACKS !!~ will not watch them !!