Goodbye Michael Jackson
This is a sad news to everyone, the legendary King of Pop Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon (US time) at UCA Medical Center, Los Angeles City, at the age of 50.
According to the news, Michael Jackson suffered from cardiac arrest that earlier afternoon at his rented house in Los Angeles. He was then got by Paramedics with no pulse and not breathing anymore. Michael Jackson became coma after being rush to the hospital and later on died at exactly 2:26 pm.
Please read the article below, courtesy of MSNBC, about Michael Jackson death story:
Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the “King of Pop” and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation.
The circumstances of Jackson’s death were not immediately clear. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to the hospital, Ruda told the newspaper.
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.
The public first knew him in the late 1960s, when as a boy he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the music group he formed with his four older brothers. Among their No. 1 hits were “I Want You Back,” “ABC” and “I’ll Be There.”
Ranked with Elvis, Beatles
He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched voice punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.“For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words,” said Quincy Jones, who produced “Thriller.” “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.”
Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music’s biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson’s death immediately evoked that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.
As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He surrounded himself with children at his Neverland Ranch, often wore a germ mask while traveling and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions.
“It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It’s as if he was trying to defy gravity,” said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a “disciple of P.T. Barnum” and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was “much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew.”
Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.
In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.
The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he had acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.
Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.
Comeback had been planned
Jackson was preparing 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. He was in rehearsals in Los Angeles for the concert, an extravaganza that was to capture the classic Jackson magic: showstopping dance moves, elaborate staging and throbbing dance beats.Singer Dionne Warwick said: “Michael was a friend and undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest entertainers that I fortunately had the pleasure of working with. … We have lost an icon in our industry.”
Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital as word of his death spread. The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson’s rented home, was roped off with police tape.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” a woman boarding a Manhattan bus called out shortly after the news was announced. Immediately many riders reached for their cell phones.
So many people wanted to verify the early reports of Jackson’s death that the computers running Google’s news section interpreted the fusillade of “Michael Jackson” requests as an automated attack for about half an hour Thursday evening.
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 sent to his telephone. “It’s like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died.”
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RIP MJ.
Yup! such a sad news… goodbye Mike Jax!
very sad news talaga mga bro..
It is such a great loss that a man with great talent like Michael Jackson dies. RIP King of POP
Anyhow, we know he’ll live forever.
yes indeed he will live forever
nakakalungkot naman ang pagkamatay nya. he will be remembered.
sobrang laking kawalan talaga sya..with such a great talent. Michael Jackson deserves the title of being the King of Pop
definetely he will be remembered.
thanks sa pagbisita mo batangyagit!
sir, got my first google earning $103.5 ng po..thanks sa tipz!
Sayang lang hindi natuloy yung world tour nya.. hindi ko man lang sya nakita in person..
ang lakas tlga ng impact ng king of pop.
bwat blog n punthan ko halos 2ngkol s knya ung topic.
May he rest in peace.
Kada kinocommercial ito sa TV, nalalast song syndrome ako sa You Are Not Alone song nya.
Para tuloy siyang buhay.
congrats sir lloyds..keep up the goodwork.
fave song ko rin yan ada.well ganun talaga buhay.
sikat kasi si King of Pop pero kung normal na tao lang yan walang impact yan joni..hehehe
sabi nga nila …yes we loose MJ but his songs will remain…
yes songs of MJ will remain forever specially in the hearts of many filipino fans.
Michael Jackson is my favorite pop artist ever since i was a child. He is truly the King of Pop and i am saddened by this news.
michael jackson is a very very talented person to the point that he rose as a pop icon. he would live forever in our history books and memories.
I love you michael jackson i love his song. we love you michael. GOODBYE
there would be no other King of Pop like Michael Jackson. he would always be the King.
Sayang at namatay pa si michael jackson na iniidolo sana ng lahat…