Michael Jackson dead at age 50

The King of Pop Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50 after going into cardiac arrest early Thursday afternoon on the eve of his comeback tour in London.

Author: Trinibeat | Date: June 2009

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Michael .I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life, It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference, gonna make it right. Jackson collapsed at his home in West Los Angeles on Thursday morning at around 12:22 pm after suffering a cardiac arrest and slipped into a coma. The 1982 Thriller album singer which sold over 50 million copies and is still never outsold to this date, had no pulse and was unconscious when paramedics arrived at his Bel Air mansion. Michael never regained consciounsness after arriving at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles in full cardiac arrest, despite doctors trying to resuscitate him for over an hour. He was pronounced dead at 2:26pm Californina time.

Various websites have been reporting that the cardiac arrest may have been triggered by a cocktail of seven different prescription drugs according to latest reports coming out of Los Angeles.

Michael is the seventh of nine children and is survived by his three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.

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Evidence that emerged during his child molestation trial four years ago revealed that he suffered from a long-standing addiction to powerful prescription pain-killers. He'd started taking them in the mid-1980s to cope with a lower back problem aggravated by performing. There was no indication that he ever stopped.

Source: independent.co.uk

A source inside the hospital told us there was "absolute chaos" after Jackson arrrived. People who were with the singer were screaming, "You've got to save him! You've got to save him!"

Source: TMZ.com

Paramedics were administering CPR en route in the ambulance after answering a call to his Holmby Hills home, according to Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda. Crews reached his home at about 2:30 (CST).

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Fire Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home at 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and took him to the hospital, Ruda told The Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times

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Patricia St Louis - 27 June 2009
He's moonwalking in heaven now & that tour he scheduled...it's going to be put on there too :) R.I.P
Lynnel Small - 26 June 2009
The king of pop. Thank you for everything. beat it beat it .....just beat it
Bade Ade - 26 June 2009
A very sad day. MJ R.I.P.
Patricia St Louis - 26 June 2009
The WORLD has truly lost one of its BEST...R.I.P. Michael Jackson...u will be missed by all, remembered by all, forgotten by none...
Roxanne Glaud - 26 June 2009
RIP King of Pop! There will be no other as your music survives generations! Unfortunately, so much money to be made by the media and 'friends' of yours - they will not 'leave you alone'! Be blessed! Roxie
Christopher Glasgow - 26 June 2009
May Michael Jackson finally rest in peace. The world will miss the Thriller.