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Two Michael Jackson Tributes Possible And Movie All Set To Go

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By Germain Lussier on August 10, 2009

Michael JacksonA Michael Jackson tribute show is all set for Vienna, Austria, his planned “This Is It” tour might make it to Las Vegas and the movie of that tour jumped its final hurdle Monday.

It’s a busy day in the world of Michael Jackson.

World Awards Media GmbH, an events promoter, confirmed to the Associated Press Monday that a “high-profile lineup of international stars” will join family members in a tribute concert at the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria next month.

“For one incredible night Michael Jackson’s unforgettable music will be brought to life again,” World Awards Media posted on its Web site. “Some of the world’s leading artists will perform Michael’s greatest hits live in Vienna in front of one of the most fascinating historical sites in Europe and celebrate the life of the ‘King of Pop.’”

The Hollywood Reporter is also reporting that Jackson’s “This is It” tour, which the King of Pop was in the process of rehearsing for when he passed away, might still make it to the stage. According to the trade, the sets are still at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the director of the show – Kenny Ortega – wants people to see it. Apparently, they are discussing moving it to a Las Vegas casino and setting it up as a permanent installation.

People are going to get to see the tour either way, though. Monday also marked the official approval to let the film based on the “This Is It” tour to be released as a movie, according to the Associated Press. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the deal between AEG Live and Columbia Pictures to release the film, featuring the final footage of Jackson rehearsing for the tour, on Oct. 30.

All of this news, which celebrates Jackson, is in stark contrast to the possible admission today to TMZ that Mark Lester is the real father of Michael’s daughter Paris.

Even in his death, Michael Jackson can’t get out of the news.

Reader Comments

  1. Ned – August 10, 2009 - 8:04 pm

    There is a major poll running over at http://www.tinyurl.com/evilgood as to whether Michael Jackson was good or evil. Evil is currently in the lead! I think this poll is being recorded in some sort of record book, anyways, everybody go vote for good!!

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