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1.6M apply for 17,000 Jackson tickets. Lottery results Monday

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More than 1.6 million fans registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service over the two-day registration period that ended Saturday.

Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Another 6,500 tickets will be given away for the Nokia Theater overflow section next door.

Fans had to register for free at staplescenter.com between 10 a.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday for the random drawing of 8,750 names. Each person selected will receive two tickets and will be notified by email after 11 a.m. Sunday. ** Now pushed back to Monday **

Before the drawing, officials at AEG, the owner and operator of the Staples Center, will "scrub" the entries to eliminate duplicates and any suspected of being made by automated systems or "go-bots," said Jackson family spokesman Ken Sunshine in a statement.

Winners will receive a unique code and instructions on how to pick up their tickets at an off-site distribution center on Monday. At the distribution center, they will receive the ticket and a wristband that will be placed on their wrists at that time.

Fans must have both the ticket and the wristband to enter Staples Center on Tuesday. Wristbands that have been ripped, taped or tampered with will be voided.

Sunshine said those steps are being taken to prevent ticket-scalping.

City officials are preparing for massive crowds. Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger says anywhere from a quarter-million to 700,000 people may try to reach the arena, even though a wide area around Staples Center will be sealed off to those without tickets.

City Councilwoman Jan Perry strongly urged people to stay home and watch the memorial on TV. The ceremony will not be shown on Staples' giant outdoor TV screen and there will be no funeral procession through the city.

No details were given about the actual memorial events, which come as the nation's second-largest city struggles with a $530 million budget deficit. Perry said the cost of police protection for "extraordinary" events like the memorial is built into the Police Department's budget, but she still solicited help for "incremental costs."

Last month, donations covered about $850,000 of the city's $1 million cost for the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA championship parade. Critics had blasted the idea of using city money when it is considering layoffs to close its budget gap.
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16 comments // 1.6M apply for 17,000 Jackson tickets. Lottery results Monday

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    do not think any public money should be spent on this sort of event then again am sure they can make loads of cash from it, some could consider this wrong

    stevieuk
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    I consider it wrong that MJ's death is more important to CNN than any of the countless reports scrolling underneath a video of Bad. He sang a few good songs danced really well but i don't believe it needs to be on the news non-stop for a week,

    Bsmash
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    Yes, its really not that important to have such countless reports....Its not like he did great justice to all of the world, he simply entertained them...

    metalcookiesxy70
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    The fans simply want to bear witness. At Tuesdays memorial Micheal Will rise from the dead and ascend to heaven where he will be seated on the right side of Jebus.

    davesarush
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    if they use public money then the public should make money from the ordeal if We the public do not get a cut then no public should be spent I do not like the fact my tax dollars are going to bury the rich

    bailey78
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    Haven't they put that man in the ground yet..it's just sick.

    YES he was very talented, but wtf get on with it !!!

    Dpm
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    How many have signed up to watch the autopsy?

    RickDemocracy
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    I wonder if the Beatles can get back their songs now...or does Sony have those?

    RickDemocracy
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    Let the city of LA dress Jackson up in his Thriller jacket/outfit and prop his ass up for a couple of weeks in a glass case and charge the sheep $50 a pop to take a glance at his corpse. Like Stalin. Take him on tour. Millions. It would also help repay the money it cost to prosecute him back in the day. (The little kids’ thing. Remember?)

    notsure
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    If this tells you where America is going .... I'm sorry people but this is the most idiotic thing I've ever seen ...
    The boy was a child molester ....

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    We Are The World

    Such a wonderful song. You will be missed.

    futuregen
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    Posted by ILUVtheMUS on youtube with this inscription:

    "I made this to show the world Michael's true side- away from all the lies of the media and evil people who stabbed him in the back. Michael wrote this song himself which says alot about him. I hope you enjoy it along with the pictures! WE LOVE YOU MICHAEL!!"

    futuregen
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    betcha 90% don't even live anywhere near town. It's all going to get scalped out on ebay. Be funny if they were told that only the applier could use the ticket and the arena winds up empty.

    bombastinator

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