Here are a couple of photos from Michael Jackson’s last concert rehearsal that was held last week Tuesday, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Photographer Kevin Mazur (who owns popular photo agency WIREIMAGE) has been shooting MJ for years and released this statement with the photos:
“I am devastated by the sudden loss of ‘The King of Pop,’ who I have photographed numerous times since the Victory Tour in the ’80s. When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was BACK!!! I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the first time moonwalking. I was so looking forward to shooting the O2 Arena performances with the amazing production that Kenny Ortega and AEG put together with Michael for his fans.”
–Kevin Mazur, Celebrity Photographer and Founder of WireImage.com
In related news, it was announced yesterday that all ticket holders who bought tickets for Michael’s “This Is It” tour, can get a full refund if they want it.
first? o how i miss mj…
whatever he twisted along with his twisted mother and father
My God, this still seems so unreal. I feel like I’m waiting for someone to announce that he’s not really gone.
IM STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO BE HERE
…. WE MISS YOU MJ
MICHAEL IS A FOUL TO LEAVE HIS FATHER OUT OF HIS WILL BUT STILL PUT HIS MOTHER IN THE WILL LIKE HIS FATHER ISNT GOING TO SNATCH EVERYTHING AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER
…..my favorite MJJ tune is “PYT (Pretty Young Thing)” been playing it non-stop.
AWWW SNIFF! SNIFF!
#3 totally agree with …. RIP Michael!! #2 u need to get the F*CK off this if your gonna disrespect … u need to have some respect
@ #5 aka ENV
Are you forreal?? please give me ONE good reason why Michael should have put his father in the will… that man made his life a living hell!!! he didn’t deserve to be in the will he treated Michael like crap!!!
I still can’t really believe that MJ is gone. I wish I had gotten a chance to see him perform back in the day…
Love some MJ and J5 music… It was on the iPod prior to this and has been in heavy rotation since…
IM STILL IN SHOCK. I CANT BELIEVE HE’S GONE! I MEAN I CRIED LIKE A BABY!…AND COULDNT STOP! IT’S LIKE HE’S EVERYONE’S FAVORITE COUSIN OR UNCLE, AND WE DONT EVEN KNOW THE GUY!
ALL I WANT IS THE MEDIA TO STOP TALKING BAD ABOUT THE MAN! YES, HE’S BEEN IN THE NEWS FOR SOME BAD THINGS, BUT THE GREAT THAT MICHAEL HAS DONE OUT WEIGHS THE BAD BY A LANDSLIDE!!!!
JUST LET MICHAEL JACKSON REST IN PEACE!
AND I KNOW YOU ALL DONT WANT ME TO SAY IT, BUT CONCRETELOOP.COM HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF TALKING SH*T ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON! AND I HAVE NEVER AGREED WITH IT!
THE KING IS NOW A KING IN HEAVEN ALSO, SO PLEASE JUST LET HIM BE!!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
who cares who he put in his will or not!! hell they hvnt confrmd that it’s a will at all!! are you in it!!! did you help sale tickets, t-shirts, did you promote anything?? wht did you do besides rn ur dm mouth ! ! !! ! ! !.. R.I.P Mike..
I was sooooo looking forward to the concerts and the new music he was working on. This is really crazy. I always had loved for u even when it wasn’t “cool”. LOVE u to death MJ
Im so sorry for the lost of Michael Jackson, my heart goes out to the Jackson family but especially Katherine Jackson and Janet Jackson. Your right Janet to us he is an ICON but to you he is FAMILY. GOD WILL WIPE AWAY THE TEARS
PEACE & LUV
RIP MICHAEL JACKSON
I’m still sketchy on the ticket thing…are they saying that if they want the actual ticket then they will not receive a refund since it will be a collector’s item…or are they going to give them tickets regardless and the refund? I like the first pic but that second pic Michael did not look well at all. Poor thing, my heart aches a little more every day. I miss you Michael.
DAMNIT! Mike was bout to show these mf’s why he STILL The King of Pop!!!!!!
He looks like he still had it. I think the show would’ve been great. I saw his trainer (Lou Ferrigno..the guy who played the incredible hulk back in the day) on tv saying Michael was in good shape. He was a vegetarian and only ate once a day so he was very thin but was in good shape physically. They worked on core strength training and flexibility because Mike didn’t want to do any weightlifting or get buff. He just wanted to be able to move well enough to do the dances.
I don’t know why I’m babbling on and on but I guess I just want to keep talking about him so it’s like he is still here.
Awww, look at Mikey. Michael is just different. After his passing, I was watching his old videos, especially the ones from Off The Wall and even the ones from Bad, I forgot how good looking he really was. The media bombarded me with his “white” image for so long, I just simply forgot. He was truly beautiful, he still is beautiful. Beautiful soul, music, heart,etc…
I dont need to keep going before I break down in tears again, but I really miss him. I hope he finds peace, love, happiness and FREEDOM in the after life.
Awww, this would have been an Awesome tour!!
I was excited when he announced that he would be doing it one more time and it’s just crazy and unreal that he will not be here to carry it out.
IF I BOUGHT TICKETS TO THE CONCERT I WOULD NOT GET A REFUND!! I’ll never forget you or your greatness Michael!! <3
@ #3- I feel the same way. I keep hoping for this to turn out to be some big elaborate PR stunt.
He looks so happy in some of these last pics that were released.
“Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight..Here one day, gone one night”~Gone Too Soon
@8 i dont have show his ass any respect kiss my ass i can say what the hell i want all that man did was make music that people loved other than that he was a twisted mutha ffer so like i said kiss my ass
@ #3, you got to ignore people like #8 because they are only looking for attention and want people to get upset by making negative comments. @ 8, So he is twisted and you dont have any respect for him….AND YOUR POINT IS?
R.I.P Mike, you will never be forgotten.
The Greatest Entertainer Ever without a doubt. I Can’t get over this. Michael is such a vital part of my life from day one. Would’ve to see a triumphant comeback but GOD had better plans. MJ FOREVER!!!!!!!!
It saddens me so much that Mike is gone. My heart is broken. I feel like he was not reated very well and very misunderstood. I know that is comeback would have been a sucess because he never left. I will always remeber and treat peole accordingly!
We will def miss him….He was the best. But can someone please tell me why his Kids are white….I dont understand.
I LOVE YOU MIKE!! I STILL CAN’T STOP CRYING. THE WORLD LOST A GREAT ENTERTAINER, MENTOR AND FRIEND. TO THE BEST OF ALL TIME, I SALUTE YOU! R.I.P. MIKE.
TO WHOEVER SAID MJ WAS FOUL TO LEAVE HIS FATHER OUT THE WILL, WORD IS THAT HIS FAMILY SAYS THAT THERE IS NO WILL. OR AT LEAST HIS WILL HAS NOT SURFACED YET.
AND I DONT THINK ITS WRONG FOR HIM TO NOT INCLUDE HIS FATHER IN HIS WILL. HIS BELONGINGS/ESTATE SHLD GO TO HIS CHILDREN. WHY NOT?!?! AND SINCE THEY ARE UNDERAGE, THEN THEY NEED SOMEONE TO MANAGE IT FOR THEM UNTIL THEY ARE OF AGE.
I MIGHT NOT BE MJ’S BIGGEST FAN, BUT DONT GO ON HIM JUST CUZ “HE DIDNT NAME HIS FATHER IN HIS WILL”. I JUST DONT SEE WHY PPL DONT UNDERSTAND. I MEAN ASK YOURSELF, IF YOU DIDNT REALLY LIKE YOUR FATHER WLD YOU LEAVE HIM IN YUOR WILL? OKAY, THEN!
Sick people making sick comments. Take your sick minds and go live your pathetic lives. Michael Jackson was more than you WILL EVER BE.
Did you mean to say Fool?? Fool! go away!
man this was gonna be an amazing tour by even the rehearsal pictures. so sad its just the pics we have to look at now.
as for the people talkng noise about him leaving his dad out, yall do not know what that man did to Michael so stfu seriously!! I personally think thats their personal family business and nobody has the right to judge cuz Im sure some of yall hating prob would stop speaking to your kin if they didnt pay you back $5!!
Michael Jackson is the greatest entertainer in the history of mankind!
@ dey dey My views on why his kids are white…I thinks he didn’t want his kids to look anytjing like his father, because Mike was always told he look like his father more then allthe jackson children that’s why I believe he change his whole image he really dislike his father also in his mind I feel that he felt white’s were always treated better, so he wanted his children to leave a better life then he did!! My mom is huge FAN of MIke and allt he question your people ask I always ask my mom since I was a kid and she would always give me an logical answer…People have to see that Man wasn’t just an Artist he was loved by so many people & Mike really cared about the world if your only look up things on him th medi just tried there best to make him into an monster!!
Ii’m live a better life
he looks in great spirits in those photos…
i want this to be like the BIGGEST april fools joke in the history of april fools day jokes because i still don’t want to believe that he’s gone, dude…
OMG!!!! he looks the exact same as he did from the 80′s! MJ we miss and love u! RIP…I been playing Dirty Diana non-stop! (that’s my joint)
Jesse is Jesse. But he thrushed Michael as a kid. Called him names. It is what it is. Hope the children are taken care of though. My heart goes out to them.
I know some are KEEPING THE TICKETS – AS COLLECTORS ITEMS.A couple paid £10.000. They’re still keeping them. Very sad for the ones that paid – Third party.People hat have met him are blessed & lucky.Only one Michael.
Realy wanted to see Michael in July. I’m 20 -when he came out i wasnt birn. He would of came – when i 20. Damn i miss him. I feel like i want someone to say no its a mistake. Got it wrong. But that is selfish. He suffered he on Earth. MJ is better on the other side.Love you Miss Him. R.i.p God bless his family. xxxx
Angel… I was sondering if there was anyvideo footage of his rehearsals .. sure would love to see that….
Just makes me sad – to ook at those pics – think in tweek he would have been in London – The top pic – tHat Michae – strutting his swag!!! I seen another 1 aswell The one were it says ”This Is It”.. Made
*wondering…. i know e1 here is fluent in typoease…anyway
@ 29 Dont matter if your Black or White- that is is why Michael is different to the community…. – He never created seperation. Not going to spend my whole life being a color. Black or white -
My heart hurts so much. I am so not the same. He was so misunderstood. We had no idea what his spiritl was going through. We expected him to be the Great Michael Jackson at all times. I can’t begin to understand how much pressure that must have been. I pray that God has his soul and is giving him complete peace and rest. I will continue to pray for his mother, children, siblings, and fans. This world will miss him every single day.
Tell your love ones that you love them every chance you get. Give your lives to GOD so that you can have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9 if you read it and truely believe it will keep you out of hell.
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
i agree withe number 3 and fuck you #2
i wish this was a joke or something
i just hopping micheal will appear
love you micheal
I AGREE WITH #25, LULU. WHAT’S WITH SOME OF THESE COMMENTS??
@5, ENV- HE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A WILL, SO WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. & AS FAR AS WE KNOW, JANET’S GONNA BE HANDLING HIS THINGS, NOT HIS MOM…
ANYWHO, REST IN PEACE MICHAEL. BEEN LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC NON-STOP, SAD THAT IT HAD TO TAKE THIS FOR ME TO DO THAT. BUT I STILL LOVE U & WILL MISS U.
he really looks ill in these pics. i feel like he wasn’t taking care of his health at all. still wonder how he passed that physical…
anyway, i love him and hope he rests peacefully.
You can clearly see how under weight, unheathly and fragil he was last week. Marlon said the last time he saw MJ was May 14th at a family gathering & he looked healthy. He was 112lbs when he passed, was 116 or 118 six weeks ago. He had no business getting ready for a tour. He had to pass a physical for the promoter to get insurance for the show. I am not a doctor but a grown ass man that is almost 6 feet has no business weighing 112lbs.
* Michael Jackson had a strict diet and was a vegetarian. Although that doesn’t fully justify him being underweight for his height, it is one of the factors as to why he was so thin. That second pic takes me back to “Smooth Criminal”. He is truly one of the greatest and no one can be greater because he has touched worldwide! Even small nations know about him. Most artists think just cause they’ve been to Europe and performed, they’re doing something. WRONG! You know you doing it big with you hit “MJ Stadium Status”
Looks like MJ still had it! Too bad his life ended to way too soon. Despite all his bizarre habits eccentric ways and legal issues, he was a true talent and it is just too bad that he had to die for his talent to be appreciated once again
DAMN!! IT STILL DOESENT SEEM REAL.
I miss him so much. And, I am so very sad at how he was treated the last few years he was on this planet. He didn’t deserve the ridicule and harshness because he was such a beautiful, warm soul and unparalleled musical genius. I love you Michael, and will celebrate your legacy for the rest of my life.
I am one of the few that thinks: 112 lbs for a man that is 5 feet 10 is anorexic is unhealthy? Weather or not he only ate 1 meal a day he was anorexic- severly. That is one of the causes of death of typical anorexia.
Dont get me wrong. I loved Michael Jackson, those that stated “Oh he was in good shape lied!” I am sure he did not have the stamina for the dance rehearsals. I felt that they placed so much presssure on this man. Gave him up front money and threw him to the wolves. Then had a physcian okay him to perform. I am sure they did not give him a stress test to test his cardiac strength. Mike has a history of passing out on stage.Janet too. This could be a family hidden cardiac condition.
I am wondering his family is stating that he is healthy for workmans compensation reasons. The family is entitled to a workmans compensation settlement if he died from complications( stress) from the job. Maybe that is why many are saying this too.
These people on here with all these negative comments,Please let Michael rest in peace!!! So what who his estate go too,None of yawl getting a damn thing so shut your mouth hater’s so call wanna be’s!!!!!
His public viewing will be Friday @ the Neverland Ranch ♥ Wish I could be there.. LONG LIVE THE KING!
R.I.P Micheal
I love Michael! The King of Music! Nothing less!
Michaels dad was a fucking asshole he dont deserve anything.
Whether he was on a strict diet or not he was never gonna be a big man. He was just meant to be lean.
I love mike and everyone is gonna miss him
for everybody talkin about his father I understand that he was a evil man to his kids and he whooped them way to much,but if it wasnt for joe we wouldnt have known who micheal jackson was so I think he deserves alot of credit for that
if it wasnt for joe mike would e still living down the street from me at 2300 jackson st
Life long fan sine I was 4, 25 now so. I was MJ for halloween when I was 12. I was the military jacket glitter glove, and water high pants version. My favorite song of all time. ” Leave Me Alone” the video sums up his whole public life.
I think what people fail to realize is regardless of how iconic, talented and amazing he was, he was still someone’s Brother, Father, Son, Uncle, Friend and etc. so that in itself calls for respect. To all those that have something negative to say I pray that your sins, faults and mistakes are not brought to the forefront upon your death as your family mourns. He entertained for 45 YEARS…the few years of negative SHOULD NOT overshadow the other years that we loved him and he gave all of himself to us (his fans) without a second thought. In life he was loved so in death at least respect him. He will be missed by so many and regardless of how you try to spin it..HIS MUSIC, STYLE, VOICE AND SPIRIT REACHED EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE.
We miss you MJ. You are still loved
As for daniell, I don’t thing he would still be at 2300 jackson st. He was 50 years old. I mean he was a mommas boy but I think he would have moved out by the time he was around 36 or so. Anyway, even if there was no joe mike still would have made it.I wanted it as a kid, and with his work ethic he would have got it on his own.
YOU KNO WHAT F*CK HIS DADDY FOR THE PPL SAYING ITS FOUL FOR HIM NOT 2 LEAVE HIM NOTHIN. WHEN DAT MAN WAS JUSS ON TV TALKIN ABOUT YEAH MY SON DIED BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY I HAVE A RECORD LABEL IM WORKING ON.
WTF MIKE KNEW HIS DADDY WAS NO GOOD. AND HE LEFT HIS MONEY 2 HIS KIDS CUZ HE LOVED THEM.