Michael Jackson: Staples Center Tickets, Staples Center Los Angeles Location, Staples Center Los Angeles Photo

LOS ANGELES – Organizers and representatives for the Michael Jackson family have confirmed memorial services for Michael Jackson will take place Tuesday (July 7) inside the Staples Center. The announcement ended days of speculation about how the King of Pop would be memorialized.

Fans will be able to attend after registering for free tickets at StaplesCenter.com beginning Friday morning, and registration will run until Saturday evening at 6 p.m. On Sunday fans will be notified and receive information on how to pick up tickets on Monday.

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The registration process is elaborate and has caused the site to crash once already but the Michael Jackson family insisted on a process that was democratic and fair, taking into consideration the many fans expected to arrive in Los Angeles for the Michael Jackson memorial.

“It was our wish to allow as many of Michael Jackson‘s fans to be a part of the memorial, and we wish to thank everyone for their support and understanding at this difficult time,” Michael Jackson family said in a statement.

Only 17,500 tickets will be given away, with 11,000 entrants able to go inside the Staple Center and the remaining 6,500 ushered just across the street to the Nokia Theater where the proceedings will be simulcast. There are no guarantees for fans who register online and only 8,750 people will be selected randomly by a computer generated program. Each selected fan will receive exclusive two tickets and two wristbands to enter Staples Center.

No further details regarding the service were announced. At a press conference held outside of the Staples Center, Michael Jackson family representative Ken Sunshine said the plans are still being developed. Sunshine said he hopes the ticket process is handed with “dignity” and that tickets not be resold or counterfeited.

L.A. city councilwoman Jan Perry said the city’s budget anticipates extraordinary circumstances and will pay for police protection on site. Perry asked interested donors to contact her if they wish to support other anticipated costs. She and a police spokesperson on hand urged fans to not attend the Staples Center without a ticket.

Both parties said should fans not secure tickets, the best place to view the service is from home. Organizers stressed that the services would not be broadcast live outside the venue as previously reported, and again urged fans without tickets to stay away from the Staples Center on Tuesday.

MTV, VH1 and VH1 Classic will be airing the Michael Jackson memorial service live beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday live from Staples Center

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