The pop star suffered cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills mansion. He was in L.A. rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London.
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The pop star suffered cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills mansion. He was in L.A. rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London.
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As everyone has undoubtedly heard by now, Michael Jackson died today, June 25, 2009. He was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in his rented Holmby Hills mansion around 12:20 p.m. Pacific Time. While rumors and speculation swirled around his condition, the predominant rumor was that he had died of a heart attack. His brother, Jermaine Jackson, made the announcement of his death came about 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
At the height of his career, Michael Jackson was the most successful music star in the world. However, in recent years, his music had taken a back seat to his eccentricities and accusations of child molestation. He became more reclusive as time went by. He is reported to have been approximately $500 million in debt at the time of his death. His annual income was approximately $19 million per year from royalties and is said to have been worth approximately $1 Billion in assets. He was planning a comeback of sorts, scheduling a tour in the United Kingdom. Some suggest that the stress of his already frail physical condition, his debts and attempting to prepare for this comeback tour probably contributed to his death. There is also speculation that he might have been over medicated and that might have been a contributing factor to his death.
All of these questions will hopefully be answered when the investigation and autopsy are completed. Jackson’s body was flown from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, to the L.A. County Coroner’s Office late this afternoon. The Michael Jackson autopsy has been expedited and is scheduled for tomorrow morning
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LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
His 1982 album "Thriller" _ which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" _ is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.
At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.
As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.
"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."
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