Janice Jacobs, of Camarillo, Calif., holds her tickets in front a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Monday, July 6, 2009, where the memorial service for pop star Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Usher, Mariah going to Jackson memorial
Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will not be there
Updated: Monday, 06 Jul 2009, 4:29 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 06 Jul 2009, 4:27 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant and Brooke Shields are slated to be part of the all-star tribute at Michael Jackson's memorial.
The representatives for Jackson's family released a list of participants Monday. Also on the list are Motown founder Berry Gordy, Lionel Richie, John Mayer, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Martin Luther King III and his sister Bernice.
The memorial is set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
An attorney for Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will not be there, saying her attendance would be "an unnecessary distraction."
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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