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Video of Michael Jackson's final rehearsal released

Reported by: Marchelle Lee
Email: mlee@abc15.com
Last Update: 7/03 9:20 am
Michael Jackson of the Jackson Five performs on stage during the Jackson 5 Victory Tour in July 1984. (Getty Images)
Michael Jackson of the Jackson Five performs on stage during the Jackson 5 Victory Tour in July 1984. (Getty Images)
Video Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the video

Newly-released video shows Michael Jackson's last rehearsals for his 'This is it' concert series.

The video was filmed on June 23rd, just two nights before Jackson died.

You can see him dancing with his backup dancers and singing "They Don't Really Care About Us" -- a song from his HIStory album.

AEG (the promoter of Jackson's London shows) released the short video Thursday of
Jackson rehearsing on a stage in the Staples Center arena.

The concerts were set to take place later this month.

The first show was set for July 13. They were to continue until next March in London, and then move onto other cities.

AEG planned to put out an album and DVD of the tour.

There's no word on what other songs were recorded in the rehearsal.

There has been word that at one point during the show, Jackson was to be suspended from a crane, and that there would also be a 3-D sequence.

Jackson memorial tentatively set for Tuesday in LA

Michael Jackson has continued to be an icon in the music industry through the decades. (Getty Images)
Michael Jackson has continued to be an icon in the music industry through the decades. (Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES -- An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson's memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles -- if that's what his mother wants.

Randy Phillips, chief executive for AEG Live, which owns Staples and was Jackson's promoter, says he met Thursday with Jackson's brother Randy.

They discussed holding a public memorial Tuesday at Staples but Phillips says Jackson's mother, Katherine, will have the final say.

Phillips says he's hopeful Katherine will make her decision Thursday. He says AEG already has been discussing logistics with city officials.

Will you travel to Los Angeles to attend the memorial? If so, let us know and tell us why in the comment section below this story.

A Jackson memorial would attract tens of thousands. Phillips says AEG will issue tickets to Staples and provide a simulcast on big screens outside the arena.

He says entry to Staples would be free, but he's not sure yet how tickets would be distributed.

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