Michael Jackson’s all-star memorial service cost Los Angeles significantly less than first estimated, running up a tab of $1.4 million for the deployment of extra police officers, sanitation workers and traffic controllers, CNN reports. The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office at first predicted the event would cost the cash-strapped city $3.8 million, leading mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to set up a Website to collect tax-deductible donations. Heavy Internet traffic on the day of the memorial caused the site to crash frequently, and the page only managed to raise approximately $17,000. At press time, it was unclear if AEG Live, the concert promotion company that helped stage the event, contributed any cash. LA市政府对追思会的花费比预期的低, 预期 $3.8m, 实际 $1.4m An estimated 31.1 million people in the U.S. watched the Jackson memorial on television, the AP reports, placing the broadcast behind the funerals of Princess Diana (33.2 million in 1997) and Ronald Reagan (35.1 million in 2004). However, because the memorial took place during the afternoon of a workweek, a massive audience saw the service via Webcast. The number of online viewers doubles the estimated audience, as MSNBC reported 19 million streams on June 7th, CNN had 10.5 million and ABC News had 6 million streams; the tribute was also streamed on TMZ, Hulu, MySpace and CBS. 估计约有3110万美国人透过电视观看. 1997年戴安娜王妃那次是3320万, 2004年雷根 那次是3510万. 但是因为这次是在上班日举行，有很多人是从网路看. 网路观看人数是原先预估的两倍, MSNBC有1900万, CNN有1050万, ABC 有600万; 还有很多其他网站也有直播. AEG Live launched their official online Michael Jackson: This Is It! Merchandise store yesterday, featuring many of the items fans could have expected to see on sale at London’s O2 Arena during Jackson’s run of 50 concerts. According to an e-mail to those who registered to purchase tickets to the shows, Jackson himself approved all of the items — which range from clothing to belt buckles to collective plates — in early June. “As we mourn the loss of one of the greatest talents the world has ever seen, we are only beginning to feel the impact that Michael left upon us all,” AEG Live’s e-mail announcing the site reads. “A variety of official merchandise commemorates this incredible talent and preserves the legacy that is Michael Jackson.” AEG卖很多商品. Finally, TMZ reports that Jackson will be wearing one white leather glove covered in Swarovski crystals when he is finally buried. La Toya Jackson reportedly wanted Michael to be wearing his trademark one glove — an iconic fashion statement echoed by his brothers at the memorial — inside the casket, and glove maker Dorothy Gaspar says Jackson’s stylist told her La Toya selected a white leather glove Gaspar made over a decade ago. 如前所述. 资料来源: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/09/michael-jackson-memorial-draws-big-audience-huge-price-tag/ --

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