Press conference to be held at 10 a.m.; memorial confirmed for Tuesday.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Michael Jackson in 1984
Photo: Diana Walker/ Getty Images
Los Angeles — Official plans for Michael Jackson's public memorial service will be revealed Friday morning at a press conference to be held by Tim Leiweke, the president and CEO of Aeg, the parent company that owns the Staples Center, the venue where the memorial is due to take place.
Representatives for the Jackson family announced the media briefing late Thursday. At the briefing, which will take place at 10 a.m. Pt, Leiweke is expected to announce details, including how the public will be given the opportunity to register for the 11,000 tickets available for the service. The tickets are free, but are limited in comparison to the venue's capacity, reportedly over 20,000 seats.
Jermaine Jackson appeared on "Larry King Live" on CNN Thursday night and expressed concern over the Staples Center location.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Michael Jackson in 1984
Photo: Diana Walker/ Getty Images
Los Angeles — Official plans for Michael Jackson's public memorial service will be revealed Friday morning at a press conference to be held by Tim Leiweke, the president and CEO of Aeg, the parent company that owns the Staples Center, the venue where the memorial is due to take place.
Representatives for the Jackson family announced the media briefing late Thursday. At the briefing, which will take place at 10 a.m. Pt, Leiweke is expected to announce details, including how the public will be given the opportunity to register for the 11,000 tickets available for the service. The tickets are free, but are limited in comparison to the venue's capacity, reportedly over 20,000 seats.
Jermaine Jackson appeared on "Larry King Live" on CNN Thursday night and expressed concern over the Staples Center location.
- 7/2/2009
- MTV Music News
As vigils are organized around the world, the circumstances of Jackson's death remain a mystery.
By Jocelyn Vena
Michael Jackson in 1984
Photo: Diana Walker/ Getty Images
After Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, an autopsy has been scheduled for Friday (June 26), reports CNN. The results are expected by the afternoon, the Los Angeles coroner's office said.
But the coroner's office also told the Chicago Tribune that the exact cause of death may not be determined for six to eight weeks, depending on the tests that are ordered. The Tribune report added that toxicology tests can take several weeks to complete.
The exact circumstances surrounding Jackson's death continue to remain unclear. Jackson's brother Marlon told CNN that Michael was not feeling well Wednesday night, and a doctor was called to his home in Holmby Hills. On Thursday, he reportedly collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest. A doctor present at the time of...
By Jocelyn Vena
Michael Jackson in 1984
Photo: Diana Walker/ Getty Images
After Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, an autopsy has been scheduled for Friday (June 26), reports CNN. The results are expected by the afternoon, the Los Angeles coroner's office said.
But the coroner's office also told the Chicago Tribune that the exact cause of death may not be determined for six to eight weeks, depending on the tests that are ordered. The Tribune report added that toxicology tests can take several weeks to complete.
The exact circumstances surrounding Jackson's death continue to remain unclear. Jackson's brother Marlon told CNN that Michael was not feeling well Wednesday night, and a doctor was called to his home in Holmby Hills. On Thursday, he reportedly collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest. A doctor present at the time of...
- 6/26/2009
- MTV Music News
Garth Franklin at Dark Horizons chatted briefly with Tim Boyle, the man charged with writing the just announced The Phantom Legacy.
“First up this is a reboot ala Batman Begins and not a sequel to Simon Wincer's 1996 feature film as has been previously reported,” Franklin wrote.
“There are two main villains in this - one from the comic, the other an original but as to which ones they can't be disclosed for now. The Phantom himself and Diana Walker will be in it of course, ‘oh and their kids... he adds.”
"It will have some elements of the original comic, but we are making it work for the screen" Boyle said.
"Like Batman Begins, where he takes a high tech spelunking suit and turns it into the basis of his costume - we're looking at making it a real world costume. Think of what Bryan Singer did with the...
“First up this is a reboot ala Batman Begins and not a sequel to Simon Wincer's 1996 feature film as has been previously reported,” Franklin wrote.
“There are two main villains in this - one from the comic, the other an original but as to which ones they can't be disclosed for now. The Phantom himself and Diana Walker will be in it of course, ‘oh and their kids... he adds.”
"It will have some elements of the original comic, but we are making it work for the screen" Boyle said.
"Like Batman Begins, where he takes a high tech spelunking suit and turns it into the basis of his costume - we're looking at making it a real world costume. Think of what Bryan Singer did with the...
- 12/16/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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