Michael Jackson dead at 50. :O

[FINisher]

BBC: The Los Angeles Times reported that the 50-year-old singer was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to the UCLA medical centre, the newspaper says. Officials would not confirm if the CPR was successful. The star was due to begin a series of comeback concerts with an appearance at London's O2 arena on 13 July.
He has a history of health problems and has not completed a concert tour in 12 years. Michael Jackson's home is off Sunset Boulevard in Bel Air.

Several sites have reported that he has died. Altough some say he's being treated..

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/...son/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8119951.stm
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...55O6AK20090625
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529103,00.html

Sky News: "Michael Jackson has died after suffering cardiac arrest."

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.

KING OF POP

[Bull]

LA times and tmz both say he is dead but CNN says he is in a coma so i guess we will have to wait and see.

RIP, if he did die

[petecrimson00]

RIP The King of Pop

[FINisher]

Originally Posted by Bull

LA times and tmz both say he is dead but CNN says he is in a coma so i guess we will have to wait and see.

I've been listening to several live broadcasts and the latest information is that the hospital officials/other officials/manager have confirmed that he has died.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Sky-Live-TV

[Woodsmeister]

RIP thanks for the memories

[Synticha]

Never been a fan of his music but damn... R.I.P The King of Moonwalk!

[Comradebot]

I saw the news hit about him being sent to the hospital for the cardiac arrest.

I grew up listening to alot of his music, and everything about him aside he was a talented performer, indeed one of the best at what he did.

Gonna miss him.

[Bull]

the Associated press has also confirmed that he has indeed died.

[Lars34]

Wow......omg Rip King Of Pop

[joose2001]

a very sad day.... Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcet taken in the same day

Im gutted as I had tickets for his O2 comeback shows next month

[SeanMcFly]

Ouch, are they going to re-fund you ?

[joose2001]

Originally Posted by SeanMcFly

Ouch, are they going to re-fund you ?

atm, Im in too much shock to be bothered about it atm

[Tyler Gadzinski]

The news around here said that he was found in his home not breathing and was taken to the hospital to be treated. Earlier one of our radio stations was saying he was dead.. A bunch of websites are saying he's dead.

I still say RIP.

[tjb000]

I'm going to be honest. Michael Jackson has never been a favorite of mine. I've come to learn to appreciate his music though in recent times though. I'm not exactly thrilled about the man himself. He was kinda creepy. But this is truly sad to hear. Some people may be happy, and many people will be saddened. Either way, it's a big loss.

RIP MJ

[Purple Cowboy]

There's nothing I can say that wouldn't be mean and crude, so I'll abstain and just say best wishes to his family, especially his children.