The 4th American Cinema Awards

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for madami than two hours as celebrities memorialized the King of Pop under the watchful eyes of millions. And when the ceremony was over, it was gone.

By law, the golden casket that presumably held Jackson's body should be exactly where his death certificate says it is: back at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills cemetery, the site of a private family memorial service held before the Staples ceremony. Los Angeles County records ipakita the cemetery as the temporary location, where it must stay...

You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
Like "I" before "E" except after "C"
And why two plus two make four
Now I'm gonna teach you
All about love, dear
Sit yourself down, take a upuan
All you gotta do is repeat after me

ABC, easy as 1 2 3
Ah, simple as Do Re Mi
ABC, 1 2 3
Baby, you and Me Girl

Come on, let me pag-ibig you a little bit
I'm gonna teach you how to sing it out
Come on, come on, come on
Let me ipakita you what it's all about

Reading and writing, 'rithmetic
Are the branches on the learning puno
But listen, without the roots of pag-ibig
Let me tell you, girl
Your...

With her brief speech, 11-year-old Paris Jackson also shocked the event's organizers, who sinabi her appearance was not a planned part of Tuesday's star-studded tribute to the "King of Pop" at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

"Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine," she said, fighting back tears as relatives consoled her.

"And I just want to say that I pag-ibig him so much," she sinabi as she burst into tears and sought refuge in the embrace of family members. Watch her emotional goodbye »

For many watching, Paris' appearance marked a rare glimpse of a child who has...