Michael Jackson has died...cardiac arrest
 

Pop singer Michael Jackson in coma after cardiac arrest, CNN reports.

LA Times and TMZ report that he has died.

Sky News are reporting he's died.

Edit: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sho...cording_To_TMZ

Wow.

Oh christ.

If he truly has passed on then R.I.P.

Rest in peace.

That really sucks if true.

I remember being 6 or 7 years old and having a bath right before the world premier of the "Bad" video. It's strange that I remember that from my childhood, but I was a huge fan. It was and still is a Halloween tradition to watch "Thriller"

I think Micheal Jackson was the only artist of all time where any thing he released became an event, not just an album release.

Only TMZ has reported it, i'd probably wait for at least one other source.

Michael Jackson Reported Dead at 50
 

Michael Jackson Dies
Posted Jun 25th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff

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.

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.

Sky are being very careful how they are covering this so far, by only quoting TMZ.

Ed McMahon and Fara Fossett died recently too. Is it just me, or do rather famous people usually die in threes?

Regardless of whether he's dead... this is quite shocking news.

What... the ****ing hell? God I hope this isn't true. :(

The reports from TMZ are unconfirmed.
Other reports are saying he's in a coma.

****ing TMZ isn't always the most reliable source.

Los Angeles Times are running the coma story.

Yahoo! Music as well

It's official.

Michael Jackson has died. L.A Times from city and law enforcement source.

TMZ is owned by Time Warner and is a fairly reliable source for a gossip rag. The mainstream press will await confirmation either from someone from the Jackson family or the UCLA medical staff. The treatment staff summoned the entire family to the hospital which usually only happens if the patient dies or is brain dead and life supports.

It's pretty much official, folks. The LA Times is also reporting Jackson is dead.

MSNBC too. :(

Oh me :(

It's been a really bad week. For the second time in 32 years we must utter the phrase "The King is Dead." Goodbye Michael.

Never heard that before, it's probably just you.

Damn someone bet me to it. I was just watching on BBC News 24 and they were only sourcing from an LA Times magazine but five minutes ago they confirmed he was dead. Only 50 year old as well. Im not a fan of his music, but I do respect him as an artist. RIP Michael.

What's the celebrity body count for this month? June has taken David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farah Fossit and Michael Jackson. This is a really bad month.

:-(

People die every day man, just because their celebrities doesnt make a difference.

This is ultimately saddening. ;/

Uh, yes it does. 'Celebrities' usually have legions of fans and admirers outside of their family and friends who will be deeply affected by their death. See the difference?

some would say he died many years ago, really I'm not all that shocked... like when Anna Nicole died. I am truly saddened though, I remember watching Billy Jean when it first aired on MTV... speaking of which, they better pay him the biggest tributes in history he made them what they are.

yes, let's all just think of the scores of children he could have sexually abused if he was still alive.

Farrah Fawcett

Fawcett

sad but true.

I'm wondering why you quoted my post for this, considering it doesn't relate to anything I said.

Keep it on topic guys.

Use the Michael Jackson thread for that please.

Sorry, I didnt mean it to come across in a disrespectful way. Yes obviously, celebrities have a lot more publicity. I was just making a point (to Sonace) that many, many people die every single day.

The devastating thing is now all our Michael Jackson jokes won't be funny anymore.

Never thought they were.

I was just thinking that, but at the same time Michael Jackson jokes kind of got old a while ago.

no, there's just a 24-hour suspension of them.

afterward they get even FUNNIER.