Jackson funeral set for Tuesday in L.A

Tickets will be free and 11,000 will be distributed to the public

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Michael Jackson’s memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was Jackson’s promoter, called a press conference for Friday at 10 a.m. to announce details, according to a press release from the office of the Jackson family’s publicist.

Randy Phillips, AEG’s chief executive, said tickets would be free and that 11,000 would be distributed to the public.