“FORGET it Jake, it’s Chinatown.”

The stage was set for Michael Jackson’s final act today as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, most spectacular celebrity send-off of all time.

SUPERSTARS Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie are on a star-studded guest list to attend Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles today.

The city of Los Angeles today asked Michael Jackson’s family for financial help with the cost of coping with the singer’s memorial tomorrow.

Victoria Beckham, resplendent in a Los Angeles Dodgers windbreaker, filmed scenes for her upcoming US reality show before the New York Mets-Dodgers game last night.

More Rolling Stones tour dates have been delayed and one show cancelled over frontman Mick Jagger’s throat troubles.

TEARFUL and prayerful, Americans struggled to articulate their emotions yesterday as Pope John Paul II - who visited their country more than any other pontiff - clung to life at the Vatican.

A satirical US TV show has provided conclusive proof that a Los Angeles man did not kill a 16-year-old girl who had testified against his brother in a court case.