'Bruno' delays Hollywood Walk of Fame tribute to Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009 | 5:04
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Fans hoping to pay their respects to Michael Jackson by visiting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will have to wait until Friday morning. As news of Jackson's death spread Thursday afternoon, event crews in Hollywood were prepping for tonight's Hollywood premiere of "Bruno."
The Sacha Baron Cohen film will screen tonight at the Chinese Theatre, which is almost directly in front of Jackson's star. In the photo above, Jackson's star is near where the stage lights are stationed in the right of the picture. Fans trying to get a glimpse were turned back as they approached the Chinese Theatre. Though the Chamber of Commerce couldn't station the customary flowers, local street musicians cycled through Jackson hits.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will have a memorial up Friday at 9 a.m. There is a star dedicated to the Jacksons near the intersection of Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard, but that will not be outfitted with flowers, said a Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman.
Though the "Bruno" premiere will delay the unveiling of the Walk of Fame tribute, there is a Jackson connection in the film. Michael's sister La Toya briefly appears in "Bruno," as she's invited to be a guest on his fake talk show and "Bruno" pesters her to reveal Michael's phone number.
-- Photo and post by Todd Martens
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Michael, finally you found your peaceful home forever. You are forever. . .
Posted by: jayati Rinck | June 25, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Are you kidding? I was not a fan of Michael Jackson, but there's no denying his talent, spirit, and energy. His death is a major blow to popular culture. Postpone "Bruno," for godssake! Genuine icons are rare enough and don't tend to last long in this world, but bores and mediocrities like Sasha Cohen go on forever.
Posted by: Ironman Carmichael | June 26, 2009 at 07:11 AM
@Ironman - the death of the pop culture inspired by MJ can die for all I care, as I disagree with the fact that either his music or dance moves were the work of a "genius". Death is a horrible thing for close family members to bear, but I'll not shed a tear for a man who has the moral fortitude to buy his way out of sexually assaulting young boys.
Posted by: williagr | June 26, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Are you kidding me? Anyone who has the time to drop everything and rush to his star to pay respects to a total stranger is a fool. what a colossal waste of time and a perfect indicator of how stupid most americans are.
Posted by: jptc | June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
I totally agree. I think people are out of their minds for being so grief stricken over a minor talent who bought his way out of jail for pedophilia.
Was he very popular? Yes.
Was he a genius? Most definitely NOT.
Does he deserve all this praise and hub-bub? No.
Posted by: Jimsocal | June 30, 2009 at 04:28 PM
I find this entire thing odd. I am a Michael Jackson fan-to a certain degree. I have enjoyed many of his songs, and he certainly was an original presence in pop music. But a genius I do NOT agree. James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, The Beatles-the people in which Michael got inspiration from were geniuses, they were people who invented something that the world had yet seen or heard. Even by the time Michael got to us at age 11 the precedent had been set by Frankie Lymon and many others in the R&B world LONG before he got famous, and he never really invented much of anything. The moon walk was NOT created by him, he just had a stage on which to exploit it to a large audience and take the credit. I even blasted Off The Wall the day he died, and enjoyed it big time-but it is a 1979 LP that liberally borrowed it's sound from the disco that had been happening over the prior 5 years in the clubs, so it's not exactly the most highly original sound to have come down the pike. Captain Beefheart? Miles Davis? Frank Zappa? Sun Ra? Those were true "geniuses"-inventing and formulating sounds and styles that had never been heard in addition to making music that became highly influential. If Justin Timberlake is the total of Michael's influence, well then that says it all, don't it? And I'm a fan! But not a blind one.
Posted by: Frankie | July 09, 2009 at 11:37 PM