Photos: 5th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death
June 24, 2014
This Feb. 1, 1993 file photo shows Pop superstar Michael Jackson performing during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, file) ( Jackson-AEG Suit )
In this undated file photo, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File) ( Jackson King Of Culture )
In this May 6, 2009 image released courtesy of Michael Jackson, pop star Michael Jackson is shown in Los Angeles during rehearsals for his upcoming concert in London. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Michael Jackson) ( APTOPIX Obit Jackson )
In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures, the movie poster for Michael Jackson's "This is It," film, is shown. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures) ( Film Michael Jackson )
This CD cover image released by Epic shows "Xscape," a release by Michael Jackson. Five years after Jackson's untimely death at age 50, the singer remains a pop culture powerhouse, proving to be just as big a moneymaker in death as in life. He's graced the stage at the Billboard Music Awards via hologram, appears on a new album of unreleased songs and is generating tens of millions of dollars a year - money that will continue to grow and keep Jackson's mother and children living like entertainment royalty. (AP Photo/Epic, file) ( Michael Jackson-Five Years Later )
In this June 23, 2009 handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Kevin Mazur, AEG/Getty Images, File) ( Jackson-AEG Suit-Glance )
This photo, provided by the MJ Memorial, Michael Jackson's casket is brought out during public memorial service held at Staples Center on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, (AP Photo/ Harrison Funk, MJ Memorial) ( Michael Jackson Memorial )
Mariah Carey, left, and Trey Lorenz, sing under an image of Michael Jackson during the memorial service at the Staples Center, Tuesday, July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
Paris Jackson is supported by family members after speaking during US pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 07 July 2009. Jackson died 25 June 2009 at the age of 50. ( USA MICHAEL JACKSON MEMORIAL SERVICE )
Singer Jermaine Jackson performs at the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Jackson, 50, the iconic pop star, died at UCLA Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest at his rented home on June 25 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 88851949TT037_Memorial_Serv )
Marlon Jackson speaks on stage with the Jackson family during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
Late US pop star Michael Jackson's "Thriller" style jacket (L) is displayed next to a picture of him during the press preview of "The Collection of Tompkins and Bush: Michael Jackson" in Tokyo on October 17, 2012. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Hkg7927835 )
Paris, right, Prince, left, and Blanket Jackson put their hands in cement during the hand and footprint ceremony honoring their father, musician Michael Jackson, in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The ceremony was held to celebrate the "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" by Cirque du Soleil. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ( APTOPIX Jackson Hand and Footprint Ceremony )
From left, Prince Michael Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Monica Gabor and Paris Jackson attend the Mr. Pink Ginseng launch party at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ( Mr. Pink Ginseng Launch Party )
From left, Latoya Jackson, Prince Michael II 'Blanket' Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson and others join together on stage for the finale of the Michael Forever the Tribute Concert, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) ( Britain Michael Forever Tribute Concert )
Jermaine Jackson unveils three Michael Jackson wax figures from various periods in his career at Madame Tussauds Hollywood June 20, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)
US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena, Thursday, March 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) ( APTOPIX BRITAIN Michael Jackson )
US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena, Thursday, March 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) ( BRITAIN Michael Jackson )
A plaque rests near an exhibit of Michael Jackson's artifacts at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Obit Michael Jackson Rock Hall )
A poster of Michael Jackson is covered with messages from fans at a one-day tribute to the "King of Pop" which included outdoor screenings of "The Wiz" and "Thriller" at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California on July 9, 2009. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was2450438 )
Michael Jackson attends a press conference to announce plans for a summer residency of concerts at the O2 Arena, Grenwich on March 5, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) ( 56904636 )
(L-R) A replica of the Jackson family's "Walk of Fame" star, an original piece of artwork of Michael Jackson from 1983 and a rendering of Jackson as pictured on his 1979 album "Off the Wall," were on display at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino May 27, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ( 74326769EM018_Preview_of_Ja )
Michael Jackson, center, wears an abaya, the traditional Arabic women's veil and all-covering gown, and holds the hand of one of his children, Prince Michael II, also veiled, as they walk toward their car Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, behind a shopping mall, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) ( APTOPIX BAHRAIN MICHAEL JACKSON )
Michael Jackson speaks at the podium, flanked by Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton, during the funeral service for singer James Brown at the James Brown arena in Augusta, Ga., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ( James Brown Funeral )
In this recent undated photograph made available by Total Communication, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, U.S. popstar Michael Jackson is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Total Communications/ho) ( EMIRATES MICHAEL JACKSON )
Michael Jackson, center, arrives with his father, Joe Jackson, left, and mother, Katherine Jackson, at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse for defense testimony in his child molestation trial Tuesday, May 24, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. (AP Photo/Joshua Gates Weisberg,pool) ( MICHAEL JACKSON TRIAL )
Michael Jackson and his mother, Katherine, leave Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005, after he was acquitted in his child molestation case. (AP Photo/John G. Mabanglo,pool) ( MICHAEL JACKSON TRIAL )
In this courtroom sketch pop star Michael Jackson , left, listens to his attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., during his arraignment of child molestation charges at a courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., Friday, April 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Bill Robles) ( MICHAEL JACKSON )
Michael Jackson, with sisters LaToya, left, and Janet , leave the courthouse during a lunch break in a pretrial hearing in Michael Jackson's molestation case in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, Aug. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Ed Souza, Pool) ( TOPIX MICHAEL JACKSON )
Michael Jackson flashes the "V" sign to the fans from atop his limousine after his arraignment on child molestation charges at the courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., Friday morning, Jan. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( MICHAEL JACKSON )
In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol car sits parked across from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Railroad Station near Los Olivos, Calif. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara News-Press, Mike Eliason, File) ( People Michael Jackson )
James Brown, right, embraces Michael Jackson after they perfromed together during the 3rd annual BET Awards Tuesday, June 24, 2003, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( BET AWARDS )
Beyonce Knowles, left, presents Michael Jackson with a humanitarian award during the Radio Music Awards Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta) ( RADIO MUSIC AWARDS )
Michael Jackson sports his trademark glove as he performs "Billie Jean" during his "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Friday, Sept. 7, 2001. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, Pool) ( JACKSON CONCERT )
Singer Michael Jackson performs at the Royal Towers grand opening gala at Atlantis Resort and Casino Dec. 12, 1998 on Paradise Island, Bahamas. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) ( Royal Towers Grand Opening )
Elizabeth Taylor arrives with her friend Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, prior to the start of a birthday celebration for Taylor. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ( ELIZABETH TAYLOR MICHAEL JACKSON )
American pop star Michael Jackson, center, applauds South African President Nelson Mandela, after singing "Happy Birthday" to him at a private birthday function for the president at his Johannesburg home Thursday, July 18, 1996. Mandela's daughter Zinzi is seen at right. Jackson was on a four day trip to South Africa. (AP Photo/Sipiwe Mhlambi) ( SOUTH AFRICA PEOPLE JACKSON, ZINZI MANDELA )
Pop star Michael Jackson and his wife Lisa Marie Presley smile to photographers as they visit the Versailles castle near Paris on Sept. 5, 1994. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) ( France Versaille Michael Jackson with Lisa-Marie Presley )
Pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his 'Dangerous' concert in National Stadium, Singapore on Sunday, August 29, 1993. (AP Photo/C.F. Tham) ( MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS TOUR )
Pop singer Michael Jackson, right, holds his award while posing with actress Elizabeth Taylor at the 20th American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., January 25, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill) ( JACKSON TAYLOR AMA 1993 )
Jackson through the years. Michael Jackson, is shown top, from left: 1971; 1977; 1979, and bottom: 1983; 1987; and 1990. The reclusive pop-star, who debuted at age 5 with the Jackseon Five, has emerged from town years of professional dormancy with a new music video, "Black or White". (AP-Photo) ( MICHAEL JACKSON THROUGH THE YEARS )
Singer Michael Jackson is shown in 1989. (AP Photo) ( Michael Jackson singer )
Michael Jackson basks in the audience applause at the conclusion of his final concert in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 28, 1989. (AP Photo/Douglas Pizac) ( Michael Jackson )
In this Feb. 24, 1988 file photo, Michael Jackson leans, points and sings, dances and struts during the opening performance of his 13-city U.S. tour, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa, File) ( Michael Jackson-Five Years Later )
Michael Jackson, left, and unidentified dancer perform during Wednesday, March 2, 1988 Grammy Awards ceremony at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Jackson, whose album "Thriller" won eight Grammy in 1984, saw his follow-up LP, "Bad," win only one this time around, for best-produced non-classical recording. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm) ( 30th Annual Grammy Awards )
Michael Jackson performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Mar. 3, 1988. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm) ( Michael Jackson )
Entertainer Michael Jackson poses with his pet boa constrictor September 15, 1987 in the USA. Jackson, who was the lead singer for the Jackson Five by age eight, reached the peak of his solo career with 1982''s "Thriller," the best-selling album of all time and recipient of eight Grammy awards. (Photo by Liaison) ( 38263901jack_20010705_06255.jpg )
Grammy winners Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie pose together backstage at the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, on February 26, 1986. (AP Photo) ( GRAMMY WINNERS )
Michael Jackson is seen in this undated photo with his pet chimp Bubbles and a bulldog. (AP Photo/File) ( JACKSON BUBBLES )
Michael Jackson poses on stages in 1984 during the Jacksons' Victory Tour. (AP Photo) ( MICHAEL JACKSON VICTORY TOUR )
Michael Jackson is seen backstage at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1984, as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( JACKSON GRAMMY AWARDS 1984 )
This photo provided by the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, N.Y., shows Andy Warhol's "Michael Jackson 1984," a 30-by-26-inch painting of the pop star in a red jacket from his 1980s "Thriller" days. (AP Photo/Vered Gallery) ( People Warhol Jackson )
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo, pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file) ( APTOPIX People Michael Jackson )
In this Dec. 3, 1984 picture, Michael Jackson performs with his brothers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as part of their Victory Tour concert. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac) ( Obit Michael Jackson )
US superstar Michael Jackson holds several grammy awards he won at the 1984 Grammy awards ceremonies, 28 February 1984 in Los Angeles. His top award was the album of the year "Thriller", which sold nearly 30 million copies. Jackson won the highest amount of awards during the presentation. (SUSAN RAGAN/AFP/Getty Images) ( ARP1735004 )
Michael Jackson and his five brothers are seen together on the set of a Pepsi-Cola commercial. From left to right: Tito, Jermaine, Jackie, Michael, Randy, and Marlon Jackson. (AP Photo) ( JACKSON FIVE PEPSI )
(FILES) Photo dated on December 19, 1983 shows British singer Paul McCartney and US pop star Michael Jackson (R). Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop." (AFP/Getty Images) ( Par2634305 )
Singers Michael Jackson, right, and Diana Ross hold their American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 1981. Jackson won for favorite soul album and Ross won for favorite female soul vocalist. (AP Photo) ( PEOPLES CHOICE )
Presenter Nicolette Larson with Michael Jackson in Los Angeles, January 18, 1980 with one of the three awards he won including: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist, Favorite Soul / R & B Single - "Don't stop 'Till You Get Enough", Favorite Soul / R & B Album - "Off The Wall". (AP Photo) ( NICOLETTE LARSON WITH MICHAEL JACKSON )
Diana Ross, center, as Dorothy, Michael Jackson, right, as Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman perform during filming of the musical "The Wiz" in New York's World Trade Center, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1977. Ted Ross, portraying the Lion, is partly hidden behind Russell. (AP Photo) ( THE WIZ ROSS JACKSON RUSSEL )
The Jackson 5 perform during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 15, 1972. The brothers, from left to right, are, Tito; Marlon; lead singer Michael, the youngest; Jackie; and Jermaine. (AP Photo) ( JACKSON 5 )
Michael Jackson, who at 13 was the youngest member of the Jackson Five singing group, displays some of the cards and letters he receives from fans at his home in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Encino, Ca., in 1972. (AP Photo) ( MICHAEL JACKSON FAN MAIL )
In this 1972 file photo, singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino, Ca. (AP Photo, file) ( People Michael Jackson )
Motown singers the Jackson brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael and Randy in London, October 1972. They were collectively known as the Jackson Five, and later simply as the Jacksons. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( J85013101 )
Three wax figures of late pop icon Michael Jackson, created by Madame Tussauds Museum, are displayed on the stage of 'Thriller Live!' West End show in London on June 24, 2013. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) ( ARP3565116 )
Soul pop group the Jackson Five, comprising of the Jackson brothers (left to right) Jermaine, Tito, Jackie, Michael, Marlon and at the back, Randy. (Photo by William Milsom/Getty Images) ( 95g34/huch/1471/hg0188 )
The five Jackson brothers who sing as the Jackson Five, above, are about ready to resume school after a summer “vacation” on August 31, 1971, that took them to 40 cities in 60 days, playing concerts that attracted as many as 160,000. At top are Marlon, 14; left, and Michael, 12. Below are, left to right: Jackie 20; Tito 17, and Jermaine, 16. (AP Photo/David Smith) ( The Jackson Five )
The five Jackson brothers who sing as the Jackson Five, are about ready to resume school after a summer “vacation” on August 31, 1971, that took them to 40 cities in 60 days, playing concerts that attracted as many as 160,000. At top are Marlon, 14; left, and Michael, 12. Below are, left to right: Jackie 20; Tito 17, and Jermaine, 16. (AP Photo/David Smith) ( The Jackson Five )
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 07: The stage is set with an empty space for the casket at the Michael Jackson public memorial service at Staples Center on July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Jackson, 50, the iconic pop star, died at UCLA Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest at his rented home on June 25 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 88851949TT001_Memorial_Serv )
Producer Berry Gordy speaks during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
Kobe Bryant, left, and Magic Johnson speak during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Marlon Jackson speaks on stage with the Jackson family during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool, file) ( Michael Jackson-Five Years Later )
In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Randy Jackson, left, embraces his nephew Prince Michael I during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file) ( Michael Jackson Family )
In this July 7, 2009 file photo, singer Janet Jackson, left, Paris Katherine Jackson, second from left, Prince Michael Jackson II, and LaToya Jackson, right, are seen on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file) ( Michael Jackson Family )
US Singer Stevie Wonder preforms at US pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 07 July 2009. Jackson died 25 June 2009 at the age of 50. ( USA MICHAEL JACKSON MEMORIAL SERVICE )
From left, Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson, Justin Bieber, and Katherine Jackson pose together after the hand and footprint ceremony honoring musician Michael Jackson in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The ceremony was held to celebrate the "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" by Cirque du Soleil. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ( APTOPIX Jackson Hand and Footprint Ceremony )
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