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Elizabeth Taylor: Michael Jackson wouldn't want me at memorial

Actress doesn't want any part in the 'public whoopla'

Elizabeth Taylor was Michael Jackson's best pal

Elizabeth Taylor has confirmed she will not read a eulogy at Michael Jackson’s memorial.

The singer’s life will be celebrated during a public service at LA’s Staples Centre today.

But Liz, 77, has decided to give it a miss.

‘I said I wouldn't go to the Staples Centre and I certainly don't want to become a part of it,’ she writes on Twitter. ‘I love him too much.

‘I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others. How I feel is between us. Not a public event.

‘And I cannot guarantee that I would be coherent to say a word. I cannot be part of the public whoopla.’

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