Michael Jackson has died
 

full story here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm


oops

link without the eeks ^^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm

It doesn't say anywhere that he's dead. At least not officially

I heard on the radio but it is not yet confirmed.

Noooooooooo! I got tickets!

He has died confirmed by BBC News aged 50 :( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm

What?? Fake or true??

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Yes, it's true. I watch my TV.

I can't believe it :(

he looked sooo young :(

That is a shame man, he may have been weird toward the end, but in his prime he was an outstanding performer, and an icon.

RIP Thriller.

Yup.

Front page of my site updated accordingly.

RIP to a legend.

The "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, has died, aged 50.

Found in his bel air rented mansion unconcious and not breathing, he was rushed to hospital, where, to the sadness of people worldwide, he never regained conciousness.

He started out as a boy, in the Jackson 5, and lead 90% of his life in stardom, even with all the controversy, he is the biggest selling artist in the last 3 decades.

He was set to do 50 concerts in london later this year, concerts which he will sadly never be able to make.

RIP

My favourite song: YouTube - Michael Jackson - Earth Song

So sad, i Remembered Michael from my childhood and he was a great performer, didn't rate him much oer the last 10 -12 years but nevertheless a sad end to what was the worlds greatest pop star

RIP

Never really cared for jacko, never liked him after the dangling baby off the balcony incident. As freddie mercury said, another one bites the dust.

Not a great fan, did like Thriller tho. RIP Jacko.

I feel sad for him really.. I loved his musics when I was young. sad end:( feel sorry for his fans who are about to attend his concert in London.

Very Sad, I heard it this morning when i got up, a great performer and there was a Michael Jackson song for everyone, I remember him mainly from the 1980's

Heres a coundown to the final minutes of jacko's life, First time US Time, second UK time.

How the news of Michael Jackson's final hours broke...

12.21pm (local LA time) (8.21pm BST) - Paramedics respond to a call at Jackson's home. He was not breathing when they arrived but had a personal physician with him. The paramedics performed CPR.
As this was happening: TMZ.com report Jackson, 50, suffered a heart attack and paramedics were unable to revive him

1pm (9pm) - Star's father Joe Jackson tells E! News 'he is not doing well.'

1.14pm (9.14pm) - Jackson arrives at hospital. A team of doctors attempt to resuscitate him for more than an hour.

1.35pm (9.35pm) ? Jackson is in a coma and his family arrive at his bedside. Sister LaToya Jackson runs into the hospital sobbing.

1.45pm (9.45pm) - Hundreds of fans gather outside the hospital, anxiously waiting for news.

1.50pm (9.50pm) - 'He had a heart attack,' father Joe Jackson tells E! News by phone from Las Vegas. 'He is not OK.'

2.26pm (10.26pm) - Jackson is officially pronounced dead.

2.35pm (10.35pm) ? Fire official tells LA Times that Jackson is in hospital. This is then reported by Associated Press

2.44pm (10.44pm) - TMZ.com breaks news Jackson has died, leading Google to crash.

3.27pm (11.27pm) ? AP reports that a person with knowledge of the situation says Michael Jackson has died

4.25pm (12.25am) - CNN reports Jackson has died after confirmation from coroner's ofifice

Jermaine Jackson holds a press conference at the hospital and confirms Michael died after having a heart attack

In the early hours Jackson?s body is transferred to L.A County Coroner's Office.
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RIP :(

Google crashed?

what I like about him? he always pushed the limits of his techniques, he perfected his style and was a real show man...

like a person? 20 years ago I should had told him: drop the act...


p.s. Thanks for changing the title of the thread to something more respectful, few ppl try to diminish others accomplishments, I just hope they can crush google when they die :D

Google and Twitter apparently :eek:

updated the homescreen of my Storm accordingly....

http://bb.roeiboot.com/wallpaper/320...rm_walking.jpg

Personally I would Like to see the concerts go ahead.

I know the star of the show won't be there, but it could be like a tribute, The life of a Great Performer. They could have all the Music, Dancers, Impersonators, and a great celebration of his life, even his family could make an appearance.

Theres a lot of people that have put their soul into getting the concerts ready for the 8th July, The dancers, The stage hands, The singers, everyone involved with it.

Go ahead do the show, and let the money go to his 3 kids

What a brilliant way to finish, for what was one of the Greatest Entertainers the world's ever known.

This You Tube Clip, just abouts sums it up and the reasons the "Show Must Go On"!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUK-o...e=channel_page

You can also see more Videos and some behind the scene clips from the Michael Jackon Live Website http://michaeljacksonlive.com/

Long Live the King

;)

Rumours starting now that he might have OD'd on medicine. See also http://www.tmz.com/

Looks like he did ...

Apparently The Doctor that gave him the Injection has done a runner :eek: Police are searching for him :eek:

Thanks for that Site Marco, very interesting :)

TMZ is the site that first reported MJ as dead.

Thanks whoever renamed the thread. More respectful this way than "Wacko Jacko is dead"

yes not the thread has a respectable title :) :up:

I was really sorry to hear about the news this entire week. The Loss of Ed McMahon at 86, Farrah Fawcett at 60 and Michael Jackson. They have all contributed to the industry in wonderfully talented and gifted ways. Farrah and Michael died much to young.

Not sure if you guys knew but TNZ has just released a copy of the 911 tape


Click on the picture on the TMZ site http://www.tmz.com/

RIP Mike. King of Pop!

Like someone else said, I was not too thrilled about his last years i.e. magical times in neverland lol and the baby over the balcony stunt but before his ideals and skin color changed he was very talented, one of the best dancers the world will ever see.

Michael Jackson set to be embalmed at the O2 Centre after missing the deadline for cryogenic freezing :eek:

Michael Jackson will live on as a 'plastinated' creature preserved by German doctor Gunther von Hagens.

Von Hagens has caused controversy with everyone from the Pope to the chief rabbi in Israel with his practice of embalming corpses with preserving polyurethane.

Yesterday, he declared: Von Hagens said that he spoke with representatives of the Jackson family 'many months ago' and it was agreed that his body will be plastinated and placed next to Bubbles, his late pet monkey who was plastinated a number of years ago and is exhibited at The Body Worlds & Mirror Of Time exhibition at the O2 Centre in London.
Von Hagens also confirmed it was one of Michael's final requests to be reunited with Bubbles.

'There is no better place than to do this at the venue where Jackson was due to perform his world record 50-date tour,' said a spokesman for Von Hagens.

He added: 'Von Hagens has hinted that a moonwalk pose would naturally be favoured. 'It is hoped the exhibit will be unveiled towards the end of July.'

It was widely believed that the singer, who died yesterday from a heart attack, was interested in having his body frozen in the hope he could later be brought back to life.
However, it is now too late for his wish to be granted as the freezing process - cryonics - must be initiated almost immediately after death but an autopsy on Jackson's body still needs to be carried out.

:eek:

His personal life was a mess, even though I never bought the molestation accusations. Too much opportunism involved on everyone's part. But no matter what you end up talking about, you always end on the fact that he was a great entertainer. No one put on a show, or made a video like him. His fame was his curse more than a blessing. I'm not ashamed to admit, I'll miss him. His songs comprised almost half of the stuff on my MP3 player. I'm chagrined that another of my childhood icons is gone, as I was very much into Micheal, Luther, Barry, Ray. Gone Too Soon, indeed.

Pity I'm too fat to do the moonwalk with any credibility anymore. But back in the day, I remember when everyone had the red jacket. Crap, I just remembered my brother even had the Jheri Curl.

I did an avatar set on my site, since I'm not good with tributes. Only thing I could think to do: http://www.cogonline.net/forums/showthread.php?t=53244

Has anyone seen his house? Its enough space for a big mall.

The house he was renting where he died costs $100,000 a month rent :eek:

Heres the latest

Jackson Family Doesn't Trust Michael's Doc

Michael Jackson's family has its suspicions about Dr. Conrad Murray and what went down on the day Jackson died.

A source close to the family feel Dr. Murray should not be cleared of any wrongdoing just yet. The family requested a second autopsy to find out what the last drug Jackson took was. We're told the family feels once those results are known, a criminal investigation will take place.

We're also told the family is questioning Dr. Murray's abilities as a doctor. In the 911 call, the caller says Dr. Murray was performing CPR on Jackson on a bed; CPR is routinely performed on a hard surface.

"If you're a doctor, how can you not know how to do CPR?"

Makes you wonder???

I'm not a big fan of Michael Jackson himself but a couple of his songs were pretty good. Him being dead doesn't affect me in the slightest bit.

Theres Rumours now that the his children may not be his, Michael has always stated that his skin condition is due to an illness thats why he went white, but his children born to a white mother would be half cast, and not white european. :eek:

Michaels mother is now saying she wants custody of the kids, But his ex wife Debbie Rowe, is now saying that Michael wasn't even the father :eek:

Kinda makes you wonder :erm:

Granted they'd probably do DNA testing to make sure they were his kids but if they didn't she'd be one dumb +++++ to say they weren't his.. He's still got money somewhere and will continue to make more since he's dead so it'd be going to the children. Oh well..

This is really getting old. Yes, the man (or whatever you want to call it) sang some good songs, but all in all, the man(?) was a pervert. Plain and simple.

condolences to the family of Michael