Michael Jackson Dies Today
Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50 Newspaper reports pop star wasn’t breathing when ambulance arrived BREAKING NEWS msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 6:58 p.m. ET, Thurs., June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson has died at age 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center, NBC News has confirmed.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the L.A. Times that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and CPR was performed.
TMZ.com reported that he may have suffered cardiac arrest.
Jackson had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010. The singer, whose hits included “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 minutes of going on sale in March.
His lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, makes him one of the most successful entertainers of all time.
He lived as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on charges of child molestation.
There were 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.
“I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news,” said Quincy Jones, a longtime friend of Jackson’s and producer of his “Thriller” album. “For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words. … I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”
A life in music
Jackson was born on Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Ind., the seventh of nine children. Five Jackson boys – Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael – first performed together at a talent show when Michael was 6.
They walked off with first prize and went on to become a best-selling band, The Jackson Five, and then The Jackson 5.
Jackson made his first solo album in 1972, and released “Thriller” in 1982, which became a smash hit that yielded seven top-10 singles. The album sold 21 million copies in the United States and at least 27 million worldwide.
The next year, he unveiled his signature “moonwalk” dance move while performing “Billie Jean” during an NBC special.
In 1994, Jackson married Elvis Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996. Jackson married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children before splitting in 1999. The couple never lived together.
Jackson has three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II, who was known for his brief public appearance when his father held him over the railing of a hotel balcony, causing widespread criticism.
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rip micheal
you will always be loved by the world and GOD loves you and has taken you ouut of all of your misery and pain.
WHO’S LOVING YOU GOD GOD GOD
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keep smiling down on the world
> carol
Michael Jackson is my favorite pop artist ever since i was a child. He is truly the King of Pop and i am saddened by this news.
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michael jackson is a very very talented person to the point that he rose as a pop icon. he would live forever in our history books and memories.
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R*I*P Micheal Jackson, You and Yor music will not be forgotten, YOU WERE TRULY “THE BEST THAT EVER LIVED”. pyt is my favorite song.
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i idolize Michael Jackson because of his great achievement in the Pop Music. farewell King of Pop.
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WE HAVE LOST ONE OF THE GREAT AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WORLD. YES N U ALL KNOW IT. THERE WILL NEVER B ANOTHER, MANY WILL TRY BUT NONE WILL COME CLOSE. ATLEAST NOW HE’LL FIND PEACE, NO-ONE WILL LIE AND SAY HE”TOUCH ME”. THERE’S NOT ANYMORE BAIL OUT MONEY FOR YALL LIARS.
> carolyn c.
Michael Jackson was amazing, he was such a star in every right. Here’s to hoping his heart and love live on forever. Long live MJ!
> Hipolito M. Wiseman
Michael jackson was an phenominal artist and the Best dancer in the world , no one will be able to come even close to what he had achieved in his Life . Every Song of MJ is My Favourite Song.”I Love You forever”.He was the best . His music is so pure that i feels like i am in complete different world , infact i am listening to his music right now while writing this . Now (you are not alone ) Song is going on , i wish just for once in a life time i would have met him , I just can’t stop loving you Rest in Peace “MJ”.
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We must to defend his memory .He was always close to black leaders (Jesse jackson,louis Farrakhan and so on ) and gave money to pro black and anti apartheid organization since 1980.
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Michael Jackson’s death was a massive shock for anyone who loves music, although considering his circumstances it was perhaps not so surprising. The criminal charges pressed upon him sparked the beginning of his spiralled decline in his health. As soon as he started to depend on prescription drugs to merely get by, that was the time when there definitely was no way back, IMHO.
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Your Music Legacy will live on forever.
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