"Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, " said Paris Katherine Jackson, the second of Michael Jackson's three children, as a massive memorial service for her father neared its end in downtown Los Angeles.

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The casket was then taken on stage at the memorial ceremony by Michael Jackson's brothers.

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People left the memorial somber but with the words of Michael Jackson's favorite song still in their head, as sung by his brother Jermaine.

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The museum displays funeral programs for Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, an original crypt marker for Humphrey Bogart, documents from the memorial service for the Titanic victims and the guest list for the private funeral of Marilyn Monroe.

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Backstage, Michael Jackson songs were being played in tribute, and fans talked of an impromptu memorial for the late singer at the "Stone Circle, " a neolithic monument in the grounds of the venue.

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