A plane leaves a letter M in the sky over Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. A star-studded public tribute to Michael Jackson was held here Tuesday with thousands of randomly selected fans joining family and friends to bid farewell to the King of Pop. [Xinhua]

The hearse carring the body of Michael Jackson leaves the Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. A star-studded public tribute to Michael Jackson was held at the Staples Center in LA Tuesday with thousands of randomly selected fans joining family and friends to bid farewell to the King of Pop.[Xinhua]