Michael Jackson impersonators mourn his death

A young fan dances to a Michael Jackson song outside the UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles Photograph: Michal Czerwonka/Getty Images

A fan holds flowers at a vigil in Mexico City Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

A Jackson fan sits at the Mexico City vigil Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Another fan remembers the singer at the vigil in the Mexican capital Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Fans embrace each other during the Mexico City vigil Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Rick Witsoe, who says he has been a Jackson impersonator for 29 years, performs on the street in Hollywood Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

Another Jackson impersonator poses for pictures in Times Square, New York Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Wu Di, who has been performing as a Jackson impersonator in local bars for two years, bows to an imaginary crowd outside his home in Beijing Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters

A fan nicknamed "Vanessa Jackson" mourns her pop idol Michael Jackson at Angel de la Independencia square in Mexico City. Photograph: Alfredo Estrela/AFP

Antonia, a fan of pop star Michael Jackson, imitates some of his movements at a terrace of the Dona Marta shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA

Ricko Baird outside the theatre in London where he plays Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA