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Jackson memorial service under way
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A public memorial service for Michael Jackson has begun in downtown Los Angeles.
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Smokey Robinson opened the memorial Tuesday morning in the Staples Center arena by reading comments from Jackson friends.
The public event followed a private service for family and friends in a cemetery hall in the Hollywood Hills.
Jackson's golden, flower-draped casket was brought to Staples Center in a motorcade under law enforcement escort.
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