Plans for Michael Jackson emerge as fans remember legend

Thousands of fans from all across the world lined up outside the Apollo Theater on Tuesday to pay their respects to Michael Jackson, as new details emerged about the plans for the singer's estate and his funeral service.

The line started forming as early as Monday at the Apollo, and by Tuesday afternoon it stretched for blocks and blocks, down Harlem's 125th Street and up Lenox Avenue, as well-wishers braved scorching temperatures and high humidity behind police barricades.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, a family friend of the Jacksons, spoke at the tribute service inside the Apollo, as did filmmaker Spike Lee. Sharpton repeated his statement made recently that Michael Jackson was not a freak but was instead a musical genius. Jackson and his brothers launched their national careers with an appearance at the Apollo Theater decades ago.

Meanwhile, on the west coast, fans gathered outside the Neverland ranch that Jackson once called home, as news stories reported that a public viewing and private service would be scheduled to take place at the ranch over the fourth of July holiday weekend.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson also revealed that a will had been discovered for the pop star, and reports indicated that Jackson designated his mother and his children as the beneficiaries of his estate. Jackson's mother Katherine had earlier won custody of the singer's three children in a temporary guardianship case in court this week.