Usher // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

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.

Mariah Carey // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Rev. Al Sharpton // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Kobe Bryant & Magic Johnson // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Jennifer Hudson // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Usher // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Jermaine Jackson // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Brooke Shields // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Barry Gordy // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center John Mayer // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Bernice King & Martin Luther King III // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Stevie Wonder // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Smokey Robinson // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

Queen Latifah // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center Lionel Richie // Michael Jackson's Public Memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center

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