please join us for the live edition of "countdown" every week night 8:00 eastern. be the. aloha. i'm trying tfind closure. i want you to know that en though i am nothere at the staples center, i there in my heart. i've decided to pausand sint. this feels right for me. michaewas a personal love of ne, a treasured part of my world, pt the fabric of my life in a way that i can't seem to find words toxpress. michael wanted me to be ere for his children and i will be there if they ever nd me. i hope today bringclosure for all the who loved him. thank you katherine and jofo sharing your son with thworld and with me. i send my love and condolenc to the jackson family. diana ro.

[ applause ] >> dear jackson family, it is with great sadne that we learned of t untimely death of michael jackson. michael became close to us after he started visiting and performing in south afri regularly. we grew fond of him and he came a close member of our family. we had great admation for his talent and that he was able triumph over tragedy oso many occasions in hisife. michael was a giant ana legend in the music iustry and we mourn withhe millions of fans wodwide. we also mourn with hisamily and his friends over theoss of our dear friend. he will be missed d memories about m cherished for a very long time. my wife and i, our family, our

friends send you our conlences ng this time of mourning. be strong. nelson mandela. [ apause ] ♪

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♪ >> gd morning. and welcome. my name is pastor lucius smith and i am proud to call the jason family my friends. to millions around theorld, michael jackn was an idol, a hero, even a king. but first and foremost, this man befo us today was our brotr, our son, our father, and our friend. michael jackson was and always

shall be a beloved parof the jackson family and the family man. and so todaye gather, those who know and le michael best and those who came to know and love him through his good work we come together ith space where only days o michael sang and danced and broht his joy as only he cou. we come together and we remember the time. we remember this man by celebrating his lifend all of the love that herought to our owlives for half a century. our heartsre heavy today, because this man, th brother, this son, is father, and this friend is ne foo son. but as long as we remember our time with hi theth is, he is never really gone at all.

as long as we rememb him, he will be there forever to cfort us. in his very beautiful and ve humaheart, michael jackson wanted nothing morthangive love to the world. to share of his singul talent and his soul, and perhs be loveback in return. through his words, his mus, and his countless od deeds, michl did so much to try and healur world. and so for the jacksonamily and for all who grve his loss everywhere in our world, m this momenof rbrance, a momentf healing, a moment of music and a moment of love bri comfort to those who lov our nd. god bless you. [ applause ]

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greate he raised the r d then broke the bar. his talent andreativity thrust him and entertainment into another stratosphere. thmotown family mourns the death of our fend and brother michl ckson, who was like a son me. our deep condolences go outo l his family. his parents, joe and katherine, his beautiful children, his sisters and brhe and his nieces and nephews. michael ckson was 10 years old

whe and his brothers jackie, jermaine, tito a marlon auditioned for me in motow in detroit that july day in 19, and blew us all away. the jackson 5 was just amazing, and little michael's performance waway beyond his years. this little kihad an incredib knowingness about him. he sg with such feeling, inspiratio michaehad a quality that i couldn't completely unrstand, but we all knehe was special. asidfrom singing and dancing like james brown and jackie wilson, he sg a smoky robinson so called "who's loving yo.

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unfortunately r us, tito and jackie were big run hitter they would kno the ball out of the park. but then so would my s berry. i'm not going to tell how won most othe games, but i will ll you that the gordys cried a lot. and even thouglittle michael was the catcher for the jacksons anmied a lot of balls, we still cried a lot, b we sw and we joked and we played games. when michael performed his songs, you could feee ppiness in his soul because that's what he loved to do. michael inspired me so much at for days i walked around hummi a bright little happy tuneith him in mind

♪ o babdah-dah-dah then put a group together and came up withouhit records for them, "iant you back," abc," "the love you sa," and 'll be there." the jackson 5 was e only group in hisry to have their first four recor go to number one. in 1983, trothers reunited and returned to do motown's th anniversary show. after a high-powered dazzlin medley of their sos, michael took the stagelone and made pop histy. from the first beat of "billie jean," and the toss of that ha

i was mesmerized. but when hdid his iconic moonwalk, i was shocked. it was mag. chael jackson went into orbit and never came down. though it ended watoo soon, michael's fe was beautiful. sure, ere were some sad times and maybe some questionable decisions his part, but michael jackson accomplied everythinge dread of. at 10 years old, he had passion.

he hadassion to be the greatest entertainern the rld and he was willing to work as hard to do whatevertook to become what he indeed became, the undisputed kinof pop the world over. what kid woun't give his right arm to fulfill his wilst chilood dreams? michl loved it all, every every moment in rehesa michael loved creating whahad never en done before. he lovedverything and everybody, especially his fans. i must sayhough that he did ha two personalities. fstage he was shy, soft-spoken and child-ke.

but when he took the stage in front of his screaming fans he turned into anotr person, a master, a take-no-proners showman. it was le kill or be killed. mean, michael was awesome. totally in charge. inact, the more i think and ta about michael jackson, i feel the king of pop is nobig enough for him i think he is simply, i ink he is sply the greatest entertainethat ever lived.

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