June, 2009

Michael Jackson died this afternoon after suffering a heart attack at his L.A. home this afternoon. Michael’s big brother Jermaine Jackson read a statement to the media during a press conference at Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles this evening. Jeremaine told the press that a team of doctors at the medical center tried to resuscitate the King of Pop for more than an hour before he was pronounced dead.

“My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, at 2:26 p.m.” an obviously distraught Jeremaine told the media gathered outside the hospital shortly before 6:30 PM.

“It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until the results of the autopsy are known.”

He continued: “The personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate my brother. As did paramedics who transported him to the hospital.”

“Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m., a team of doctors, including emergency phsyicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of one hour and they were unsuccessful.”

“Our family requests that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time, and may Allah be with you Michael, always,” Jeremiah said before walking away, visibly shaken.

Pop music legend Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles this afternoon and some of today’s biggest stars took to their Twitter pages to remember the late international icon.

“Oh man. Can’t believe it. RIP Michael Jackson.”
– “Weird Al” Yankovic
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“Dazed in the studio. A major strand of our cultural DNA has left us. RIP MJ”
– John Mayer

“I will be mourning my friend, brother, mentor and inspiration. He gave me and my family hope. I would never have been me without him.”
– MC Hammer

“Music will never be the same.”
– Kim Kardashian

“I can’t believe. The most amazing entertainer of all Time just left. I just can’t understand. We Will always love you Michael.”
– Gilles Marini

“Remember the first time you saw him moonwalk? RIP Michael Jackson.”
– Alyssa Milano

“Official. Michael Jackson dies at 50. Speechless.”
– Rob Thomas

“We just cued up ‘Wanna Be Starting Something’ in the office. What a great song.”
– Diablo Cody

“Michael Jackson was my inspiration. Love and blessings.”
– Miley Cyrus

“The world has lost an amazing man. A man that cared, and loved and gave everything he had for others. Michael I love you!”
– David Blaine

“Omg I’m bawling right now. Michael…”
– Jordin Sparks

“Very sad about king of pop. I feel weird.”
– Carson Daly

“No f***ing way.”
–Lily Allen (Typically)

“Praying for the Jackson family.”
– Nicky Hilton

“NO OMG… Sending my love and prayers out to Michael and his family.”
– Lindsay Lohan

“RIP, sending love and light to family and friend but especially his kids… I plea to the press to respect his wishes of maintaining the anonymity of his children.”
–Ashton Kutcher

Michael Jackson is survived by his parents Joe and Katherine, his eight sibilings, and three children; Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and 6-year-old Prince Michael II.

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Music mogul Quincy Jones, who worked with the late Michael Jackson on numerous music and film projects throughout the ’70s and ’80s, has issued a statement on the passing of the child star turned King of Pop.

Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 50 years old.

“I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words. Divinity brought our souls together on ‘The Wiz’ and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the ’80s. To this day, the music we created together on Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication. He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”

While news of Michael Jackson‘s death came as a shock to many, inside sources have revealed that the King of Pop “had doctors visiting him daily.”

Michael went into cardiac arrest Thursday afternoon and was rushed to UCLA Medical Center around 1pm. His personal physician was with him at the time and accompanied him to the hospital.

At approximately 1:14pm when he arrived at the hospital, doctors and emergency personnel performed CPR and tried to resuscitate him, but were unsuccessful. He was announced dead at 2:26pm.

The cause of his death is still unknown, but an autopsy is scheduled for this coming Friday afternoon. Michael was transferred from UCLA Medical Center to the coroner’s office via a Los Angeles Sheriff’s helicopter shortly after 6pm.

Although Michael had his comeback tour scheduled for this summer, he spent most of his time in seclusion with his three children.

“The children are always home. They are home schooled. Michael is the only one that leaves the house when he needs to go somewhere,” the source reveals.

“His house is eco-friendly, there are no carpets because he is highly allergic,” adding that most of the house has “wooden floors.” The source also tells that reports of the house being filled with children’s statues “are false.”

While Michael’s life was overshadowed by controversy in recent years, the star will remain the King of Pop for generations to come. Family, friends, fans, and celebrities alike are mourning two great losses today. First Farrah and now Michael. Leave your condolences for the family below. You’ll both be missed terribly! It’s a dark day in Hollywood today.

The news of Michael Jackson‘s death very well may be the biggest story of the year, let alone the day.

The world is in a state of shock over the death of the King of Pop, especially since it came just a few hours after the death of Farrah Fawcett.

Within minutes of news breaking of Jacko’s death, several websites came to a crashing halt–Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and AIM, to name a few.

It’s not surprising, since anytime anything happens in Hollywood, celebrities don’t hesitate to update their statuses. The sites all still worked, but at extremely slow paces.

The last time this happened was when Barack Obama was sworn into presidency.

Pop icon Michael Jackson will always be remembered for his talent, but his career was also overshadowed by controversy.

Michael’s success was colored with accusations of child molestation in 1993 and 2005. The latter case went to court and Jackson was found not guilty.

His then lawyer Mark Geregos is speaking to Hollyscoop.com about the loss of his client, the legendary, Michael Jackson.

“What a horrible, horrible tragedy. Our hearts go out to Katherine, Joe, Jermaine, Randy, Janet, LaToya,, Tito, Grace and the kids,” Geragos told Hollyscoop.com exclusively.

It’s truly a sad day in Hollywood. Michael will never be forgotten. His music will always live on and his spirit will never leave the world of entertainment. RIP Michael.

According to multiple reports, Michael Jackson had a heart attack Thursday, June 25 in his home in Los Angeles. Paramedics were called to the house, and they arrived shortly before 12:30 p.m. Michael wasn’t breathing, so the paramedics began performing CPR. He was then taken, by ambulance, to UCLA Medical Center.

Around six p.m. tonight, TMZ confirmed Michael Jackson’s death. They claim Michael suffered cardiac arrest, and that the CPR performed on Michael at his home was unsuccessful. Michael’s body was taken to UCLA, where he was pronounced dead.

Michael Jackson was one of the biggest celebrities in the world. He sold millions of albums, entertained millions – if not billions – of people, and inspired countless others. He is survived by his three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., 11, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 10, (both with second wife Deborah Rowe), and Prince Michael Jackson II, 6. It was known that he was in poor health in the past few years, but it’s shocking and terribly sad that he died so young. Prayers to his family, his kids, and his fans. Rest in peace, King of Pop.