Jackson leaves legacy, legal morass

June 28, 2009 On the latter count, the King of Pop will live on as the centerpiece of court cases that will make the critique of the chancery system in Dickens' "Bleak House" pale by comparison. Through the long, hot weekend, there were outpourings of grief, tributes from everyone from Nelson Mandela to Liza Minnelli and spontaneous celebrations of the man and the music from Tokyo, London, Paris as well as in and around the icon's star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. The BET Awards show Sunday night was expected to be transformed into a blowout celebration of Jackson's music, with performers revamping their routines and an onslaught of news outlets descending on the Shrine Auditorium.

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