In attendance at the event were Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, Chris Tucker and Debbie Allen, whose dance students performed for the crowd. Tito, Marlon, Jackie and Katherine Jackson also attended the ceremony, which also included performances from Glee and the Jackson-themed Cirque Du Soleil show Immortal.
Paris Jackson introduced the event’s headliner, Justin Bieber, saying Bieber “found stardom at a very young age — like my dad.”
Bieber performed Rockin’ Robin — after telling the crowd it was a song he sang to himself in the mirror as a little boy. Bieber told the audience that to him Michael Jackson “was more than an entertainer, he was an inspiration.” –kathleen cross
