10:39 AM PDT – Michael Jackson’s Casket Brought On Stage

Michael Jackson’s golden casket has been placed on stage at his public memorial service in downtown Los Angeles.

The casket was brought into Staples Center on Tuesday as a choir sang in front of a backdrop of stained-glass windows.

The public event followed a private service for family and friends in a cemetery hall in the Hollywood Hills.

Jackson’s flower-draped casket was brought to Staples Center in a motorcade under law enforcement escort.