Jackson memorial: 17,500 free tickets

July 03, 2009 Police urged Jackson fans to stay home and watch on television if they do not have tickets. Entertainment company AEG, which owns the Staples Center, said it increased the number of public tickets to 17,500 from a previously announced 11,000, but many of those tickets will be for an overflow venue, the nearby Nokia Live theater. Jackson's death on June 25 after suffering cardiac arrest at his rented Los Angeles mansion has prompted tributes from fans around the world who stuck by him through his 2005 trial on child molestation charges and stories of bizarre behavior.

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