Cee Lo, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera performed, Jennifer Hudson went MIA.
Jermaine and Randy staged a boycott, while Michael Jackson's kids honored him.
The Michael Forever tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales, was not without controversy - it wouldn't be MJ if there weren't some - but sister La Toya Jackson says in the end, a wonderful night that honored one of the greatest entertainers ever occurred.
Here's an interview with La Toya following the show:
Regarding Paris, Prince and Blanket's brief appearance on stage, La Toya said they were actually more composed than she, the one trying to set an example.
Two of her brothers felt even showing up would set a bad example, given the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray in L.A. Michael's final words were rehashed Friday.