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Michael Jackson fans were tonight invited to enter an online lottery for one of 11,000 free tickets to his memorial at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

A further 6,500 free tickets will be available for fans to watch a simulcast on screens at the nearby Nokia Theatre by AEG Live, the promoter of Jackson’s planned series of London concerts. Jackson rehearsed at the Staples Centre on 23 June, two days before he died.

Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for the family, and Tim Leiweke, of AEG Live, said the Jackson family wanted the memorial to accommodate as many fans as possible. The centre has a capacity of up to 20,000 with the remainder of tickets going to Jackson’s family and friends. Organisers were insistent that they had created a system that would prevent tickets being resold or forged.

The lottery is open until 6pm Saturday Los Angeles time, when the winners will be drawn and then notified on Sunday.

Sunshine, the family’s spokesman, declined to give any more details about the memorial, saying it was still being developed. But fans have been told there will be no funeral procession or screens outside the centre.