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An umbrella with many faces of Michael Jackson and a balloon are aloft outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Fans of entertainer Michael Jackson sing under candlelight outside the Jackson's childhood home to celebrate what would have been Michael Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

LaToya Jackson signs autographs outside the Jackson's childhood home to celebrate what would have been Michael Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Paris Jackson, left, daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson, poses with a fan outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Paris Jackson, daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson, receives a poster of her family from a fan outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Michael Jackson impersonator Carlo Riley from Denver, left, poses with Rev. Jesse Jackson near Michael Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration marking what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Paris Jackson, daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson, poses with a fan outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Prince Jackson, son of entertainer Michael Jackson, signs a fans sleeve outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Angela Burnham and Lawrence Quarles dance to recorded music outside Jackson's boyhood home during celebrations marking what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Autographed original Jackson 5 albums sit on display on the stairs of a home near Michael Jackson's boyhood home during celebrations marking what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Prince, left, and Paris Jackson, son and daughter to the late pop icon Michael Jackson, display T-shirts given to them by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. Members of Michael's family are in the Northwestern Indiana city on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Security guards surround Blanket Jackson, bottom center, daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson, tells the crowd to get back outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

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An umbrella with many faces of Michael Jackson and a balloon are aloft outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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