combs. brooke shields will also be at the memorial along with al sharpton, martin luther king iii, kobe bryant, and barry gordyords. debbie rowe will not be attending, nor will his long-time friend dame elizabeth taylor who tweeted today she didn't believe michael would want me to share my grief with others. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ >> reporter: linel ritchie co-wrote "we are the world." >> probably the largest, largest singer/song writer artist i should say, dancer, performer in the world ever in the world. and now he will be the king of pop forever. >> the legacy is that he was an innova innovator. his legacy is that he was michael jackson. >> reporter: a complicated life, but an undeniable soul. erica hill, cnn, new york. >> you know, the other interesting thing, alina, there are so many going to be coming out there to pay tribute, possibly to participate, perform, and when i talked to reverend al sharpton an hour ago, he said there's word that muhammad ali may be making his way to the staples center to join in the public memorial today. >> incredible. and kiran, two people, three people, a