
closest to Jackson in life, Quincy Jones and Elizabeth Taylor will not take part in the public farewell, likewise Debbie Rowe.
Among the performers are Carey and Jennifer Hudson, Kobe Bryant, Berry Gordy, Magic Johnson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Brooke Shields, Usher and Stevie Wonder are also confirmed participants. Ditto for the Rev. Al Sharpton, the AndraƩ Crouch Choir, Martin Luther King III, Bernice A. King and family friends Ron Boyd and Pastor Lucious Smith.