Pop Star Michael Jackson Dead.
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Pop star Michael Jackson dead: report
Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:01pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and went on to set the world dancing to the thumping rhythms of his music for decades, died Thursday, TMZ website reported. He was 50.
"We've just learned Michael Jackson has died," TMZ said.
"Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back," the entertainment site said.
There was no official confirmation of the reported death and spokespersons for Jackson could not be reached for comment.
Earlier, the Los Angeles Times said that the singer had been rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital by fire department paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived at the singer's home.
The newspaper said paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene before taking him to the UCLA Medical Center hospital.
Jackson had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010. The singer, whose hits include "Thriller" and "Billie Jean," had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months.
The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within hours of going on sale in March.
Jackson started out as a child star in the band "The Jackson 5" more than 40 years ago.
He has lived as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on charges of child molestation.
There have been concerns about Jackson's health in recent years but the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March that Jackson had passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.
(Additional Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Writing by Frances Kerry, Editing by Jackie Frank)
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55O6AK20090625
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Unconfirmed as yet.
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Michael Jackson Dies
We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.
Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.
Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.
We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.
La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
Story developing...http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-death-dead-cardiac-arrest/
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Okay BBC just confirmed.
RIP.
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RIP Michael jackson..
Thanks for the songs..the memories i have when you performed at the National Stadium..
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A great entertainer but a bad Elvis copycat.Not surprised he ended his life this way.
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Sad days for pop music fans.
RIP Michael Jackson - we will remember your moon walk forever.
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i saw him at the stadium many years ago
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he was a great singer
he will live in many ppl heart
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Wow you are quick... R.I.P
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Passing of a music giant. Will be missed.
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Hope he had a stack of new music albums stashed on standby.
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Michael Jackson.
The ledgendary Pop star, fallen from grace.Alive, people mock you. Laugh and make fun of you...
Now that you are gone, people will start missing you.
They will now remember you for your brilliance.
Rest In Peace Michael Jackson. -
Originally posted by Ptky1010:
Michael Jackson.
The ledgendary Pop star, fallen from grace.Alive, people mock you. Laugh and make fun of you...
Now that you are gone, people will start missing you.
They will now remember you for your brilliance.
Rest In Peace Michael Jackson.
So you do remember what you posted here a couple of months ago>LOL -
From the olden days till now he has rocked the world with his songs.Definitely this is a very great loss to evryone and a very sad day for many people.Rest in peace Michael Jackson.
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Hes def a great singer of e old days w thriller smooth criminals free willy etc...
Such touching song but after his cosmetic surgery *sigh*....
*R.I.P* to the old MJ...
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I'm a big fan of Michael Jackson since I'm 5..
Now 18.
RIP to Michael Jackson.
We'll still remember you as the King of Pop.
:(
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Rest in peace.
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Heal The World Make It A Better Place For You And For Me And The Entire Human Race...
I'm sad, I'm sad... you know it. He tried but people don't appreciate his kind of love.
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farewell to the number one POP STAR.
RIP @ Age 50 -
rest in peace.
saddening news, this really is.
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Hope his presence will continue to survive through his greatest hits. Songs that I will always remember him by:
Beat It
Smooth Crimminal
Billie Jean.
Moonwalk in peace, MJ.
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He will forever have fans like me.
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Michael Jackson will be missed by many ...