Word: jacksonism
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...renting as a location for a new interview show turns out to be unfurnished, Brüno recruits some Mexican laborers to get down on all fours as human benches. What kind of person would actually sit on other people? Now we know: Paula Abdul, warily, and LaToya Jackson, with gusto. Jackson's scene was cut from the film after Michael's death, so unless it's restored on the DVD, you won't get to see that what really offends her about the situation is not the humiliation of the workers but Brüno's persistent attempts...
Mariah Carey's voice cracked in emotion during "I'll Be There." Brooke Shields broke down recalling Michael Jackson as the Little Prince. Even Usher took off his sunglasses, revealing how pained he was by the sight of Michael Jackson's brilliant gold casket on the floor of the Staples Center...
...That doesn't mean the ticketless crowds won't try to soak up the atmosphere of Jackson's big send-off. Los Angeles officials braced for an onslaught of visitors to the Staples Center vicinity and other locations. Streets surrounding the area were closed off entirely at midnight on Monday, and city officials advised those without a ticket to stay at home. "There will not be anything to see," L.A.'s acting mayor Jan Perry told TIME. "This is a private event on private property...
...eventually foot the event's large public bill. The councilwoman would not hazard a guess of what the memorial would cost, but she did use last month's Laker Pride parade as a yardstick, which was estimated to run a tab of about $2 million. Other estimates listed the Jackson total price tag at $2.5 million. (See the top 10 Michael Jackson moments...
...Perry says that while police costs are already budgeted in an emergency section of the city budget, other expenses like traffic control, sanitation and street services are not. She says she approached the Jackson family for their ideas about paying some of the bills. "I did reach out," she says. "I said, 'Is there any way to direct me to people who can assist, in Michael's memory, in deferring the cost of this event...