BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Singer Madonna will perform at O2 Arena in London--the same arena where Michael Jackson was to stage his comback concerts, to pay special tribute to the late King of Pop.

    "Madonna will honor Michael Jackson in London Saturday night, when her Madgesty kicks off the 2nd leg of her internationally sold out Sticky & Sweet tour," her publicist Liz Rosenberg said.

    Rosenberg said the superstar will perform a special song and dance number in memory of Michael during the concert. "Madonna is going to unveil a special choreographed dance in honor of Jackson."

    (Agencies)

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Further complications posed by Michael Jackson's will

    BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Less than one week after Michael Jackson died complications may arise over his estate. There are also questions over the final resting place of the singer and where a memorial might be erected.

    Authorities have already said approvals to bury Jackson at Neverland would require approvals which might take weeks, and the details of the funeral have yet to be finalized. Full story

Jackson's will leaves out former wife

    LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The 2002 will of Michael Jackson, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, leaves his former wife, Deborah Rowe, out of any inheritance.

    "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the will states. Full story

Lawyer: Jackson's will found

   BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A will for Michael Jackson has been found and is expected in court soon, a lawyer for the family said as reported by media reports Wednesday. 

   The word came just a day after the family said in court documents it believed the entertainer had died without a valid will. That could complicate a petition by Jackson's mother Katherine to become the administrator of his lucrative, but debt-encumbered estate. Full story

Mother of Jackson's children contemplates legal battle for custody

    LOS ANGELES, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The mother of Michael Jackson's two older children was contemplating a legal battle for custody, while funeral details were still not announced for the pop superstar who unexpectedly died on Thursday at his Los Angeles home. Full story

Jackson's mother named temporary guardian of his children

   LOS ANGELES, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles judge on Monday named Michael Jackson's mother as temporary guardian of his three children, four days after the pop star unexpectedly died at his rented estate.

   Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved the appointment of Katherine Jackson, 79, based on a petition of guardianship by her for the children. A hearing in the case has been scheduled for Aug. 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Full story

No painkiller before Jackson's death: lawyer

   LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Pop icon Michael Jackson's doctor did not inject a powerful painkiller into the singing star just before his death, the doctor's lawyer said in remarks published on Sunday.

Michael Jackson fans gather near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 28, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    "There was no Demerol. No OxyContin," asserted lawyer Edward Chernoff in an interview posted on the Los Angeles Times' Website. Full story

Funeral plans for Michael Jackson pending after autopsy

Fans mourn during a candlelight gathering for Michael Jackson in Shanghai June 27, 2009.   (Xinhua/Reuters photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    LOS ANGELES, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Funeral plans for Michael Jackson were pending on Saturday, one day after an autopsy on the body of the former "King of Pop," who died on Thursday unexpectedly at a Los Angeles hospital.

    The body of the 50-year-old singer was released to his family by the coroner's office Friday night after the autopsy, which took about three hours. But announcement of the cause of death has been deferred pending toxicological tests, which take four to six weeks, officials said. Full story

Autopsy under way to determine cause of Jackson's death

    LOS ANGELES, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles coroners began an autopsy on Friday to determine the cause of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson's death as rumors spread that he might die from a drug overdose as well as heart attack.

    Jackson, who was 50, was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon at the Medical Center of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). He was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics rushed him to the hospital. Full story

Michael Jackson dies at 50 in Los Angeles

    LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Xinhua) -- American pop icon Michael Jackson was announced dead here Thursday at a hospital after suffering a heart attack at his rented home in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson performs "We are the World" during the World Music Awards at Earl's Court in London November 15, 2006.  (Xinhua/Reuters file photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The 50-year-old former "King of Pop," whose musical achievements were overshadowed later in life by his often-eccentric behavior and accusations of lewd behavior with young boys, died when he was preparing for a series of London concerts, which might be his last performances on stage. Tickets to those concerts are already sold out.  Full story

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