The British Are Coming ... For Jackson

TMZ - 5th Jul 2009

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Michael Jackson: There are reports as many as a million people may come to L.A. for the Michael Jackson memorial on Tuesday. We can tell you for sure -- there's a British invasion. A rep from British Airways tells us there has been a "huge influx" of reservations in the last few days by people from England trying to make their way to the memorial. The rep says people are "flying as close to L.A. as they can and then taking connecting flights." In addition to non-stop and direct flights to L.A., flights from... Read full story at TMZ

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