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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 1972 file photo, The Jackson 5, from left, Tito,  Marlon,  Michael, Jackie and Jermaine perform during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo, file)

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 1972 file photo, The Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine perform during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, file)


FILE - In this May 14, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson , center, stands with President Ronald Reagan, left, and first lady Nancy Reagan  on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunk driving awareness program. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, file)

FILE - In this May 14, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson , center, stands with President Ronald Reagan, left, and first lady Nancy Reagan on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunk driving awareness program. (AP ...


FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 8, 1994 file picture, Michael Jackson kisses his wife Lisa Marie Presley during the 11th Annual MTV Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall. A person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday, June 25, 2009 that Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 8, 1994 file picture, Michael Jackson kisses his wife Lisa Marie Presley during the 11th Annual MTV Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall. A person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday, June 25, 2009 that Jackson has died in Los ...


FILE - In this Saturday, April 20, 2002 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "Dangerous" during the taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

FILE - In this Saturday, April 20, 2002 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "Dangerous" during the taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)


FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol car sits parked across from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Railroad Station near Los Olivos, Calif. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol car sits parked across from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Railroad Station near Los Olivos, Calif. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason, File)


FILE - In this 1972 file photo, singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino, Ca. (AP Photo, file)

FILE - In this 1972 file photo, singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino, Ca. (AP Photo, file)


FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo,  pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file)

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo, pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file)


FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1977 file photo, Diana Ross, center, as Dorothy, Michael Jackson, right, as Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman perform during filming of the musical "The Wiz" in New York.  Ted Ross, portraying the Lion, is partly hidden behind Russell.  (AP Photo, file)

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1977 file photo, Diana Ross, center, as Dorothy, Michael Jackson, right, as Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman perform during filming of the musical "The Wiz" in New York. Ted Ross, portraying the Lion, is partly hidden behind Russell. (AP Photo, file)


FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2001 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "The Way You Make Me Feel" with Britney Spears during Jackson's "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, Pool)

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2001 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "The Way You Make Me Feel" with Britney Spears during Jackson's "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, Pool)


FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 1995 file picture, Michael Jackson performs during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 1995 file picture, Michael Jackson performs during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


FILE - In this Feb. 28, 1984 file photo, Michael Jackson is seen backstage at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 1984 file photo, Michael Jackson is seen backstage at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)


FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 file picture, Michael Jackson thanks the audience during the Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 file picture, Michael Jackson thanks the audience during the Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)


FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1993 file picture, Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1993 file picture, Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)


FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" tour in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Jeff Widerner, file)

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" tour in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Jeff Widerner, file)


FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson is shown at a press conference in London, announcing plans to appear at the London O2 Arena in July. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson is shown at a press conference in London, announcing plans to appear at the London O2 Arena in July. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)


Michael Jackson is seen in file pictures from top left, 1971, 1977, 1979, and bottom left, 1983, 1987, and 1990. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo)

Michael Jackson is seen in file pictures from top left, 1971, 1977, 1979, and bottom left, 1983, 1987, and 1990. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo)


FILE -  In this Nov. 8, 2007 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson poses on the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2007 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson poses on the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)


FILE - In this Tuesday Nov. 19, 2002 file picture made from video, Michael Jackson holds his child Prince Michael II, his head hidden by a towel, over a balcony of the Adlon Hotel in Berlin. Jackson, in Germany to attend an awards ceremony, had been waving to German fans, when he brought the baby onto the balcony. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/APTN) ** TELEVISION OUT **

FILE - In this Tuesday Nov. 19, 2002 file picture made from video, Michael Jackson holds his child Prince Michael II, his head hidden by a towel, over a balcony of the Adlon Hotel in Berlin. Jackson, in Germany to attend an awards ceremony, had been waving to German fans, ...


FILE - In this Dec. 4, 1995 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson, right, poses with French pantomime artist Marcel Marceau in New York during a rehearsal for Jackson's HBO television special "Michael Jackson: One Night Only." Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 1995 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson, right, poses with French pantomime artist Marcel Marceau in New York during a rehearsal for Jackson's HBO television special "Michael Jackson: One Night Only." Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy ...


FILE - In this Tuesday, June 24, 2003 file picture, Michael Jackson, left, performs with James Brown during the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson later presented Brown with a  lifetime achievement award. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 24, 2003 file picture, Michael Jackson, left, performs with James Brown during the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson later presented Brown with a lifetime achievement award. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)


FILE - In this undated file photo, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo, file)

FILE - In this undated file photo, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, file)


FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1998 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives with pop singer Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles for a birthday celebration for Taylor. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1998 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives with pop singer Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles for a birthday celebration for Taylor. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)


FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)


FILE - In this Jan. 16, 1984 file photo, actress Brooke Shields, left, and singer Michael Jackson are full of smiles as they arrive for the 11th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, file)

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 1984 file photo, actress Brooke Shields, left, and singer Michael Jackson are full of smiles as they arrive for the 11th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, file)