Corey Feldman showed up at Michael Jackson’s public memorial Tuesday at L.A.’s Staples Center dressed as the King of Pop.
He arrived at 10:19 a.m. dressed as the singer from his Dangerous era – wearing all black, a military-style jacket, a black fedora and sunglasses. He also had strands of his hair hanging in front of his face – a ‘do Jackson famously sported.
Feldman used a Kleenex to wipe tears from under his sunglasses.
(All the Jackson brothers, who served as pallbearers, also wore sparkly silver gloves.)
Feldman befriended Jackson in the 1980s. The two had a rocky relationship during Feldman’s teen years and eventually drifted apart. They didn’t talk for several years before Jackson’s death.
After Jackson’s June 25 death Feldman wrote on his website: “I am trembling and shaking at the moment and it is very hard to type. I am filled with tremendous sadness and remorse. All I choose to remember from this point is the good times we shared and what an inspiration he was to me and the rest of the world. Nobody will ever be able to do what Michael Jackson has done in this industry, and he was so close to doing it all again. I am truly, and deeply sorry for all of the heartbroken fans and supporters worldwide. I think I am still in shock. So I must end this now.”
The event gets underway 10 a.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Lionel Richie are among the celebrities who will participate. It is expected to run 6+ hours.
More than 1.5 million people entered a free draw for tickets and ticket holders began arriving in the early hours of Monday to collect their wrist bands for the six-hour show at the home of the LA Lakers.
Streets surrounding the stadium have been closed off by an army of 3,200 police officers.
Organizers expect upwards of one billion people to tune in via CBS & MTV in the US, BBC2 & Sky in the UK and on the web all round the world. Experts are saying the service is expected to be the biggest event in the history of the internet.
ICYDK will continue to cover the memorial all day – so check back here!
The event gets underway 10 a.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Lionel Richie are among the celebrities who will participate. It is expected to run 6+ hours.
More than 1.5 million people entered a free draw for tickets and ticket holders began arriving in the early hours of Monday to collect their wrist bands for the six-hour show at the home of the LA Lakers.
Streets surrounding the stadium have been closed off by an army of 3,200 police officers.
Organizers expect upwards of one billion people to tune in via CBS & MTV in the US, BBC2 & Sky in the UK and on the web all round the world. Experts are saying the service is expected to be the biggest event in the history of the internet.
ICYDK will continue to cover the memorial all day – so check back here!
Bethenny Frankel might become a real housewife soon enough!
After The Real Housewives of New York City star — who has been dating beau Jason Hoppy for eight months — was spotted wearing a diamond ring in Miami on Saturday, her rep confirms exclusively to Usmagazine.com that an engagement is definitely in the celebrity chef’s future.
“I can confirm Bethenny and Jason are in love and plan on getting married,” her rep tells Us. “So I guess this is the starter ring.”
Although Frankel — the inventor of the Skinnygirl Margarita — has struggled to find love on the hit Bravo show, the 38-year-old admits to falling for Hoppy.
“I’m in love,” Frankel said at an event in the Hamptons. “I’m pretty much certain I’m going to spend the rest of my life with him… I’m really happy.”
The couple first met at NYC nightclub Tenjune. Since then, the Frankel and Hoppy — who works in real estate — have attended several events together and went on a romantic vacation in Turks & Caicos in May. She has even reportedly gotten approval from her Housewives friends, who say Hoppy is a catch.
The ring she’s wearing might not be the real deal yet, but a source close to the couple says that a proposal is on the way.
“He’s hunting for the ring, but in the meantime this is a place holder or promise ring,” the source tells Us.
