Stars Align for Tomorrow's Michael Jackson Memorial

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Stars Align for Tomorrow's Michael Jackson Memorial

Mon., Jul. 6, 2009 1:05 PM PDT by Breanne L. Heldman

Jennifer Hudson, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey

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While the drama regarding his estate, his children and the circumstances of his death aren't likely to rest for months to come, it's time for Michael Jackson himself to rest in peace.

Tuesday is the big day for both his private funeral and very public memorial event.

The star's close family members will gather at Forest Lawn Cemetery bright and early at 8 a.m., where they will say their final farewells to M.J.'s body.

Then, they'll make their way through traffic to the Staples Center for the 10 a.m. PT show.

Joe, Katherine, Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine, Randy, LaToya, Rebbie and Janet Jackson will all be there.

Debbie Rowe, however, will not. Her lawyers tell E! News that the mother of the star's two oldest children's "attendance would be an unnecessary distraction to an event that should focus exclusively on Michael's legacy" and that she "will continue to celebrate Michael's memory privately."

That said, some serious star power will be turning out in the King of Pop's honor…

E! News has confirmed that both Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson will be performing.

Kobe Bryant, Barry Gordy, Magic Johnson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Brooke Shields, Usher and Stevie Wonder are also confirmed participants. Ditto for Rev. Al Sharpton, the Andrae Crouch Choir, Martin Luther King III, Bernice A. King and family friends Ron Boyd and Pastor Lucious Smith.

Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles are among the many unconfirmed A-listers preparing to attend.

And we'll be there. Watch the Michael Jackson Memorial live on either E! or E! Online, where we'll be streaming the entire event.

More importantly, we want you to be a part of the memories and memory-sharing. We invite you to post your personal tribute to the King of Pop below. We'll be running as many reader comments as we can on air tomorrow.

As you move through our Mourning Michael Jackson gallery, remember that one of the pop king's most moving and most lasting songs is also perhaps his best lesson: "You Are Not Alone."

Please post your personal tribute to Michael Jackson below. We'll be running as many reader comments as we can on air tomorrow.