BROOKE SHIELDS PAID RESPECT TO MICHAEL JACKSON

Brooke Shields arrived at the Staple Center's memorial service and paid her last respect to his long-time friend, Michael Jackson. She took to the podium, tearful, spoke and shared her old memories when she met Michael at the age of 13 and had been his best friend for a decades. "He is the sweetest person I've ever met and a true friend", Shields said. "Our friendship was the easiest and natural one" she added.

Brooke Shields, tearful, saying goodbye to Michael.

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LIVE ONLINE: MICHAEL JACKSON MEMORIAL SERVICE

Twelve days had passed since the death of Michael Jackson, the length of coverage of his death has already run longer than anyone's idea of a state funeral. It reaches its boiling point, of which all major networks and cable channels will be offering live coverage of Jackson memorial service starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. NBC and ABC as well as CBS will join the live coverage. MSNBC, Fox and CNN will be having a nonstop coverage throughout the day.

As the GUINNESS WORLD OF RECORDS showed that Michael Jackson was the "Most Successful and Highest-Paid Entertainer of All Time."

So, don't miss to watch the live coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial service, in honor of his death and to have a last respect of the King of Pop. He is a legend and his music will live on forever.