
Wearing dark sunglasses and a single yellow rose pinned to his jacket, a noticeably emotional Usher performed “Gone Too Soon,” a track from Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, at the King of Pop’s farewell service Tuesday (Jul 7) in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.
Other celebrities and important public figures who spoke and/or performed at the public ceremony include Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, and more. Continue reading to check out all of the pictures.

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Tags: Bernice King, Berry Gordy, Brooke Shields, Jennifer Hudson, Jermaine Jackson, John Mayer, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Richie, Magic Johnson, Mariah Carey, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Rev. Al Sharpton, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Usher

Perhaps the most touching moment of Michael Jackson’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was when his 11-year-old daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, made her impromptu speech about her dad:
“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just want to say I love him so much.”
She then broke down in tears and was immediately consoled by her aunt Janet, who was standing right beside her the entire time. A very sad and touching moment indeed. Continue reading for that video and videos of all of the people (Brooke Shields, Queen Latifah, his brother Marlon Jackson and more) who went up to say what Michael Jackson meant to them and to the world.
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I’ve been a little detached from the internet over the past couple of weeks due to a few offline obligations and what-not, but I’m slowly getting Gossip On This back into the groove of things. I’m not sure if many other blogs have shown a lot of these but here are a few photos of some of the biggest names in Hollywood watching history in the making as Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th President of the U.S.
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Tags: Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Diddy, Don King, Dustin Hoffman, Janice Combs, Jay-Z, Magic Johnson, Martin Luther King III, Mohammad Ali, Oprah Winfrey, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Solange, Stedman, Steven Spielberg