World reaction to death of Michael Jackson

Flash mob dancers perform in London to music by Michael Jackson.  (Ben Stansall / AFP/Getty Images)

A young girl cries in front of the Lyric Theatre in London next to a poster for “Thriller Live,” a musical featuring songs of Michael Jackson.  (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

A Chinese fan of Michael Jackson imitates the pop singer as people gather to commemorate him at a bar in Beijing.  (Feng Li / Getty Images)

Bulgarian fans light candles and mourn Jackson in downtown Sofia.  (Dimtar / AFP/Getty Images)

A woman cries in Madrid during a tribute to the pop star.  (Pedro Armestre / AFP/Getty Images)

A Polish woman wearing earrings sporting a portrait of Jackson mourns his death in downtown Warsaw.  (Wojtek Radwanski / AFP/Getty Images)

Christian girls in Karachi, Pakistan, participate in a candlelight memorial.  (Shakil Adil / Associated Press)

Lebanese youths dance in the streets of Beirut to the music of Michael Jackson.  (Ramzi Haidar / AFP/Getty Images)

A fan nicknamed Vanessa Jackson grieves the loss of her idol at Angel de la Independencia Square in Mexico City.  (Alfredo Estrella / AFP/Getty Images)

Wyatt Puryear of Gary, Indiana, holds an autographed bottle of Michael Jackson cologne in the front yard of the singer’s childhood home.  (James Brosher / South Bend Tribune via AP)

Fans gather at a makeshift memorial outside of the Motown Museum, Hitsville USA, in Detroit.  (Mark Millian / For The Times)

Tributes to Michael Jackson are left by fans outside the O2 Arena where Jackson was to perform 50 sold-out shows starting next month in London.  (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)

Festival goers hold a banner aloft at the Glastonbury festival in Glastonbury, England, after the death of Michael Jackson in Los Angeles at age 50.  (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

A Finnish Santa Claus listens to music in Helsinki, Finland, as he reads newspapers announcing pop singer Michael Jackson’s death.  (Martti Kainulainen / AFP / Getty Images)

Tshaka Lafayette takes a picture of the marquee at the Apollo Theater as people gather to remember Michael Jackson in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. “I’m trying to capture a piece of American history,” said Lafayette.  (Tina Fineberg / Associated Press)

Russians lay flowers in memory of pop music star Michael Jackson at the U.S. embassy in Moscow.  (Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / Getty Images)

Fans gather outside of the Motown Museum, Hitsville USA, at a makeshift memorial for pop star Michael Jackson in Detroit. Hitsville USA was the home for Motown Records.  (Jeff Kowalsky / EPA)

Newspaper front pages in New York banner the news of the death of Michael Jackson.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Chinese fans of Michael Jackson observe a three-minute silence during a candlelight memorial to commemorate him in Beijing.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

Swedish girls lay flowers and light candles in memory of Michael Jackson at Sergel square in central Stockholm.  (Christine Olsson / AFP / Getty Images)