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LOS ANGELES
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TIMES SQUARE
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03of 11HOLLYWOODJen Lowery/Startraks, inset: Dave Buchan/INFWith theBrünopremieretaking place near Jackson’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, fans couldn’t pay tribute to the singer at his actual star. Instead, they gathered near the star of another Michael Jackson - a radio personality.
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HOLLYWOOD
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With theBrünopremieretaking place near Jackson’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, fans couldn’t pay tribute to the singer at his actual star. Instead, they gathered near the star of another Michael Jackson - a radio personality.
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PURI, INDIA
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LONDON
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06of 11MOSCOWNatalia Kolenikova/AFP/GettyRussian fans place flowers, handmade signs and memorabilia in Jackson’s memory outside the American embassy on Friday morning. In 1993, Jackson performed a historic concert in the Russian capital as a major Western superstar - and the visit inspired him as well, producing his song “Stranger in Moscow.”
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MOSCOW
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Russian fans place flowers, handmade signs and memorabilia in Jackson’s memory outside the American embassy on Friday morning. In 1993, Jackson performed a historic concert in the Russian capital as a major Western superstar - and the visit inspired him as well, producing his song “Stranger in Moscow.”
07of 11ENCINO, CALIF.Philip Scott Andrews/APDressed in full Jackson regalia, fan Lili Nour has a moment of silence for the King of Pop Thursday night outside the Jackson family home in Encino, Calif. Flowers, cards and posters were placed near the home and small candles on the ground were shaped into an M and J, theLos Angeles Timesreported.
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ENCINO, CALIF.
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Dressed in full Jackson regalia, fan Lili Nour has a moment of silence for the King of Pop Thursday night outside the Jackson family home in Encino, Calif. Flowers, cards and posters were placed near the home and small candles on the ground were shaped into an M and J, theLos Angeles Timesreported.
08of 11BEIJINGNg Han Guan/APIn Beijing, China, fans observe a three-minute moment of silence for the singer during a candlelight memorial on Friday. Jackson’s official Chinese Web site was bombarded with more than 27,000 postings within hours of his death, the New China News Agency reported.
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BEIJING
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In Beijing, China, fans observe a three-minute moment of silence for the singer during a candlelight memorial on Friday. Jackson’s official Chinese Web site was bombarded with more than 27,000 postings within hours of his death, the New China News Agency reported.
09of 11GLASTONBURY, ENGLANDJoel Ryan/APAt the Glastonbury Music Festival, fans wear T-shirts memorializing the pop star on Friday. “I’m just like everyone else, in shock,” supermodel Naomi Campbell, who was at the festival, told the U.K.‘sThe Guardianafter hearing news about Jackson’s death.
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND
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At the Glastonbury Music Festival, fans wear T-shirts memorializing the pop star on Friday. “I’m just like everyone else, in shock,” supermodel Naomi Campbell, who was at the festival, told the U.K.‘sThe Guardianafter hearing news about Jackson’s death.
10of 11HARLEM, N.Y.Zak Brian/SipaOutside the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., where the Jackson 5 first performed in 1969, the billboard was cleared for the message, “In Memory of Michael Jackson. A True Apollo Legend.” Rev. Al Sharpton, a friend of the singer, addressed the huge crowd: “Way before Tiger Woods, way beforeOprah Winfrey, way beforeBarack Obama, Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television,” he said.
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HARLEM, N.Y.
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Outside the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., where the Jackson 5 first performed in 1969, the billboard was cleared for the message, “In Memory of Michael Jackson. A True Apollo Legend.” Rev. Al Sharpton, a friend of the singer, addressed the huge crowd: “Way before Tiger Woods, way beforeOprah Winfrey, way beforeBarack Obama, Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television,” he said.
11of 11GARY, IND.Andy Lavalley/APFan Lasonya Hamblin holds an iconic poster of Michael Jackson’s smash 1979 album coverOff the Wallnear the Jackson family home in Gary, Ind. Mourners gathered Thursday outside the single-story home at 2300 Jackson Street, placing flowers and teddy bears in tribute to the singer. Mayor Rudy Clay told Chicago Public Radio that the home may become part of a future museum dedicated to the music legend.
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GARY, IND.
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Fan Lasonya Hamblin holds an iconic poster of Michael Jackson’s smash 1979 album coverOff the Wallnear the Jackson family home in Gary, Ind. Mourners gathered Thursday outside the single-story home at 2300 Jackson Street, placing flowers and teddy bears in tribute to the singer. Mayor Rudy Clay told Chicago Public Radio that the home may become part of a future museum dedicated to the music legend.
source: people.com
