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The British Are Coming ... For Jackson

Posted Jul 5th 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff

Michael JacksonThere are reports as many as a million people may come to L.A. for the Michael Jackson memorial on Tuesday. We can tell you for sure -- there's a British invasion.

A rep from British Airways tells us there has been a "huge influx" of reservations in the last few days by people from England trying to make their way to the memorial. The rep says people are "flying as close to L.A. as they can and then taking connecting flights."

In addition to non-stop and direct flights to L.A., flights from Heathrow to San Francisco and from Heathrow to Denver are almost full.

The rep says they expect all flights -- direct and indirect -- to be sold out by the end of the day.

Tags: british airways, BritishAirways, flights, funeral, memorial, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, service

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31. 11. Where can I get a Michael Jackson bobble head sex toy?

Posted at 11:32AM on Jul 5th 2009 by Rough Daddy

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Come on now...I bet you know where to get ALL types of MALE sex toys.

Posted at 11:59AM on Jul 5th 2009 by Marge

32. A lesson in possessives would be handy about now.

Posted at 11:55AM on Jul 5th 2009 by HooHah

33. Is it yet definite that Jacko and Rowe are both NOT the biological parents of any of these kids? I argued that point with some dimwits last night at a BBQ, and my source was TMZ, but I haven't heard the final verdict.

Posted at 11:56AM on Jul 5th 2009 by Jimmy's Lunch

34. 15. ENOUGH. The man was a pedifile. Don't tell me he wasn't because he settled the case by paying that boys family millions. He is a freak and I am sick of everyone acting like he did nothing wrong. For his second trial the media loved to call him Wacko Jacko but now that he is dead everyone is singing his praises. ENOUGH of the celebrity tributes. ENOUGH of his family. They are not close. He went YEARS without seeing them or talking to them, WHY, he was weird and a pedifile. ENOUGH COVERAGE. PEOPLE ONLY CARE BECAUSE THE MEDIA IS TELLING THEM THEY SHOULD. BHAAAAAAAAA

Posted at 11:37AM on Jul 5th 2009 by Roma

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How close were you to MJ? Do you have any "personal" knowledge of his life? How do you know WHAT his relationship was with his family? Who's to say YOU'RE NOT a FREAK? let's delve into your miserable existence...lets see how many people speak well of YOU. How do we know that YOU'RE not a pedophikle? Exactly what have YOU accomplished that people will remember once you're out of your misery? "May I take Your Order Please" doesn't count!

Posted at 12:00PM on Jul 5th 2009 by Marge

35. If I remember correctly, TMZ broke the news of MJs death at 5:20 EDT. The official time of death was given as 2:26 PDT. So, that means TMZ broke the news six minutes BEFORE it happened. Take that, networks!

Posted at 11:48AM on Jul 5th 2009 by Squeemish

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TMZ originally posted the story at 4:00 EDT. http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-chat/

Posted at 11:59AM on Jul 5th 2009 by MJFan920

36. I know people want to celebrate MJ's life and be as much a part of this memorial as possible. But if people actually took the time to read properly they would know that there is only a LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS to enter this event. If you DON'T have a ticket you wont be allowed in. You''re just going to be obstructing the streets and just causing chaos, you could infact ruin the whole thing because people wont be able to move etc etc. Why go unless you have a ticket? I don't see the point... because a good few thousand other people are going to have the same idea as you and turn up. It would be ok if a few hundred did this, but it wont be... it will be literally thousands of people hogging the streets, no one will be able to move... it's going to be complete mayhem.

Posted at 12:03PM on Jul 5th 2009 by Crystal

37. Why aren't they having the memorial in Central Park where a million people can gather to honor the greatest entertainer of all time. The Staples Center is much too small.

Posted at 12:33PM on Jul 5th 2009 by cara

38.

SAVE YOUR MONEY OR DONATE IT TO LA. You will not be able to see ANYTHING. There is virtually no

public transportation in LA. No place to park, No central area. The streets are CLOSED, YOU CANNOT GET

NEAR THE STAPLES ARENA. It is too far to walk, these people do not know LA and the large distances, complicated
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freeway systems if you aren't acquainted, and Traffic that is undescribable.

But most of all MICHAEL JACKSON will not be at the memorial.

Posted at 12:02PM on Jul 5th 2009 by redhead

39. hey ROMA. You know what, respect the man for all I know you dance to his songs. He was not a pedofile. He was treated harshly when he was a kid. Try performing as a child and keeping up your legacy all your life. For all i know, your a douche sitting and bumming around jacking off all day. Aparently you watch too much and read too much of those "its the end of the world" tabloids. You wouldnt know how it feels to be MJ nor would I. You have negative opinions, shut it. keep them. He paid the boys family to not continue further because he hates the drama. Hence his songs, we are the world and heal the world. in my heart i know he was a good man with good intentions. the media has a lot to do with ruining his image and people like YOU to stereotype right away.

Posted at 12:03PM on Jul 5th 2009 by MFEC

40. My god, how much more INSANE can people become? People from all over the Earth make a Pilgrimage to an Entertainer's (talented, yes) Circus of a Memorial, in a city and State that's Bankrupt, WTF is happening? Well, possibly the money people spend on this folly will help out the Economy in a way the Bailouts could not? Maybe Michael was/is the Messiah to the idiot masses? God help this PLANET.

Posted at 12:08PM on Jul 5th 2009 by Cynthia J.

41. #15 Roma, I think the spelling you're looking for is 'Peodophile' not 'pedifile' LMAO!

And unless YOU know the FACTS of the WHOLE CASE, then please don't call anyone a peodophile.

You say MJ paid the family off so it must be true what that boy accused him off... well, try looking at it this way. If I told my parents some millionaire molested me and we then took him to court, I know for a damn fact that they wouldn't want to settle for money. They would WANT that peodophile PROSECUTED! They would want to make sure he was done and served his time... they wouldn't want no freaking money for sexually assaulting me and then settle out of court, story ends.

So if that boys parents were genuine they wouldn't have accepted any money and let a man get away with molestering their child! So in other words, MJ WAS innocent :-)

Posted at 12:10PM on Jul 5th 2009 by Crystal

42. for all you white racist's out there get over it elvis presley was also a drug addict and he died same way michael did he also got prescription meds whenever he wanted them got them because he had money also

Posted at 1:15PM on Jul 5th 2009 by alfreda story

43. Just do not understand how everyone glorifies this pedophile. Instead of mourning and celebrating him we should be burying him in an unmarked grave. The man was a freak and that outweighed any music he created.

Posted at 12:14PM on Jul 5th 2009 by imjustsayin

44. TMZ IS THE ONLY SITE I GO TO FOR INFO ON MJ OR ANYONE ELSE.

Posted at 12:58PM on Jul 6th 2009 by meadows

45.
Cara, you suggestion about Central Park is the best I have heard yet, they should have hired you. that would have worked slick. There is no location in LA that

can compare, and it is VERY hard to get around transportation wise, unlike NY

Posted at 12:19PM on Jul 5th 2009 by SCARFACE

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