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Posted Thursday January 26, 2012– 11:00am
Michael Jackson's three children will sink their
famous father's shoes and a sequined glove into the cement outside Grauman's
Chinese Theatre today to pay tribute to the late singer and to mark the Los
Angeles run of a Cirque du Soleil production featuring his music.
Jackson's children -- Prince, 14; Paris, 13; and Blanket, 9 -- were
expected to be joined by other members of the singer's family at the 11 a.m.
ceremony, which is being produced by the executor's of Jackson's estate, John
Branca and John McClain.
The event will also include a performance by the cast of the "Michael
Jackson The Immortal World Tour," a Cirque du Soleil show that will be at
Staples Center Friday through Sunday.
Other celebs invited to the event include Justin Bieber, Chris Tucker,
Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones and members of the cast of "Glee." "Access
Hollywood" host Billy Bush will emcee.
Jackson, 50, died June 25, 2009, from an overdose of the powerful
anesthetic propofol. His personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was convicted
of involuntary manslaughter for administering the sedative to the singer at his
rented Holmby Hills estate and sentenced to four years behind bars.
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