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Michael Jackson Dead at 50

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2009 4:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – Michael Jackson died today after suffering cardiac arrest at home and arriving at the hospital in a deep coma, report TMZ and the Los Angeles Times. The King of Pop, 50, was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital this afternoon after collapsing. A police rep said he was not breathing when paramedics arrived; they performed CPR and took him to the UCLA Medical Center.

After years of being tabloid fodder, Jackson had been preparing for a comeback. He had rented a home in Bel Air and was rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London. Jackson is survived by three children, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.


The ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles.
The ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson.   (AP Photo)
Michael Jackson is seen in a March photo.
Michael Jackson is seen in a March photo.   (AP Photo)
Michael Jackson is seen in a March photo.
Michael Jackson is seen in a March photo.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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paul123
Jun 27, 2009 4:49 AM CDT
Sorry dr. demento, you're wrong and insane. How do you figure I drew first? I made a comment about the topic, totally unreleated to you or anything you have said on this thread, and you followed with the castration comment. What an ass you are, I'm not bitching, just saying. Some other guy, 2-bits called you a troll too. You lose again DOUCHE BAG.
npkimmey
Jun 26, 2009 12:30 PM CDT
And don't forget David Carradine...
luluzz
Jun 26, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
Does anyone know about the mother of Blanket, his third child? Debbie Rowe, the mother of the first two is inconsolible right now. (sp) He was the strangest and most famous man in the world. He had a sad life, and I do believe he loved those little boys he slept with more than he should have. But I loved to watch him dance.

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