The king of pop Micheal Jackson has died at the age of 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. Paramedics were called to the singer's home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre.
Speaking on behalf of the Jackson family, Jermaine said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success.
Jackson, who had a history of health problems, had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in the UK, beginning on 13 July.
Concerns were raised last month when four of Jackson's planned comeback concerts were postponed, but organisers insisted the dates had been moved due to the complexity of staging the show
Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time.
Tributes from the world of music and film have already flooded in from celebrities including Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley.
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written by Habbie, June 26, 2009
written by Habbie, June 26, 2009
Many of us how have lost a big friend.(still cant belive it) cuz that how i see MJ. and i hope he will get the peace and rest which he mist in this world. RIP Michael. we will always mis u and u will always BE THE KING OF POP.
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written by Patrick Matsiko, June 26, 2009
written by Patrick Matsiko, June 26, 2009
In MJ we have lost a world music star. I first knew about MJ in the first half of the 1980s when his Break Dance was the hit. We had fan with his music and style of dance. It will be difficult to forget him in living memory.
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written by CHRIS MUHUMUZA, June 26, 2009
written by CHRIS MUHUMUZA, June 26, 2009
Oh God! its unbearable that my biggest artist has passed on! Songs like 'Heal the World', I will be there',Black or white' put him in a different class! He is truelly a legend and may the almighty rest his soul in eternal
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written by native son, June 27, 2009
written by native son, June 27, 2009
for those who grew up during other generations you must have missed all what music means.MJ was the complete package, IT will advance but no musician will ever be like Mj.
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written by native son, June 27, 2009
written by native son, June 27, 2009
There will never be another talent like MJ.Many people aresaying what a perfomer,what an icon.The truth is he was a boy that God blessed with the most angelic voice.He was a beautiful human being. I remember all those days at club Clouds and tropicana 110. Micheal rest in peace.
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written by Mudago, June 29, 2009
written by Mudago, June 29, 2009
MJ is a legend of the times,many of us shall miss his talent,let him RIP
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MJ nanny is just crazy
written by RITA, June 29, 2009
written by RITA, June 29, 2009
why is she talking now???
LONDON, UK -- In a new interview with the UK's Sunday Times, Grace Rwaramba - Michael Jackson's longtime nanny - has revealed intimate details of her life with the private star and his three children.
"I miss my babies," Grace told the newspaper on Sunday, adding that for Michael's children, "I was the only mother they knew."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood Remembers Michael Jackson
She worked with the pop star for 17 years before being fired recently - and not for the first time, in what she described as a cycle of debt and prescription drug use that took them from Bahrain to Ireland to Germany to New Jersey until Michael landed in Los Angeles to rehearse for a planned tour.
"I just got a phone call that Michael is in such a bad shape. He is not clean. He has not shaved . . . His nails . . . He is not eating well," she said of a call prior to Michael's death on Thursday. "I used to do all this for him. They are trying to lure me to go back. But each time it happened before, he got rid of me. Then he made promises if I would come back. All these promises . . . After few days, it was the same abuse all over again."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Michael Jackson: The Life Of An Icon
A source close to the Jackson family told Access Hollywood on Sunday that "everybody is shocked, upset and hurt" that Grace has made these revelations.
Among Grace's charges were that Michael mixed prescription drugs, and she had to pump his stomach more than once.
"He always ate too little and mixed too much," she said. "I had to pump his stomach many times... He always mixed so much of it. There was one period that it was so bad that I didn't let the children see him."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Michael Jackson: The King Of Pop
At one point, she said, she held an intervention with his sister, Janet, and his mother, Katherine.
Beyond that, Michael's last years were plagued by a mounting debt - and Grace alleged that Michael had tried to frame her over his finances.
"When [Sheikh] Abdullah sued Michael last year, Michael said in the beginning, 'Oh, I never got money from him,'" she said, explaining that the Sheik, the son of the king of Bahrain, had been paying Michael for services he never rendered through her bank account. "He tried to frame me that I took the money."
"There was no money," she added, citing Michael's massive expenditures - a trip to the birthday party of Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei, and the purchase of antiques in Florence, Italy, among others. "Michael had no idea about money."
And even when it came to his planned 50-date run of performances at the O2 Arena in London this July, she said Michael didn't realize what he'd gotten himself into.
"He said, 'I signed only for 10.' He didn't know what he was signing. He never does!"
On the home front, Grace, who said she served as the children's de facto mother, noted that they were uncomfortable around their father and disliked the masks he made them wear in public.
"When Michael was around, they froze," she said. "He didn't like me hugging them. But they needed love. I was the only mother they knew... I [was] getting phone calls that they [were] being neglected. Nobody is cleaning the rooms, because he didn't pay the housekeeper."
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LONDON, UK -- In a new interview with the UK's Sunday Times, Grace Rwaramba - Michael Jackson's longtime nanny - has revealed intimate details of her life with the private star and his three children.
"I miss my babies," Grace told the newspaper on Sunday, adding that for Michael's children, "I was the only mother they knew."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood Remembers Michael Jackson
She worked with the pop star for 17 years before being fired recently - and not for the first time, in what she described as a cycle of debt and prescription drug use that took them from Bahrain to Ireland to Germany to New Jersey until Michael landed in Los Angeles to rehearse for a planned tour.
"I just got a phone call that Michael is in such a bad shape. He is not clean. He has not shaved . . . His nails . . . He is not eating well," she said of a call prior to Michael's death on Thursday. "I used to do all this for him. They are trying to lure me to go back. But each time it happened before, he got rid of me. Then he made promises if I would come back. All these promises . . . After few days, it was the same abuse all over again."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Michael Jackson: The Life Of An Icon
A source close to the Jackson family told Access Hollywood on Sunday that "everybody is shocked, upset and hurt" that Grace has made these revelations.
Among Grace's charges were that Michael mixed prescription drugs, and she had to pump his stomach more than once.
"He always ate too little and mixed too much," she said. "I had to pump his stomach many times... He always mixed so much of it. There was one period that it was so bad that I didn't let the children see him."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Michael Jackson: The King Of Pop
At one point, she said, she held an intervention with his sister, Janet, and his mother, Katherine.
Beyond that, Michael's last years were plagued by a mounting debt - and Grace alleged that Michael had tried to frame her over his finances.
"When [Sheikh] Abdullah sued Michael last year, Michael said in the beginning, 'Oh, I never got money from him,'" she said, explaining that the Sheik, the son of the king of Bahrain, had been paying Michael for services he never rendered through her bank account. "He tried to frame me that I took the money."
"There was no money," she added, citing Michael's massive expenditures - a trip to the birthday party of Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei, and the purchase of antiques in Florence, Italy, among others. "Michael had no idea about money."
And even when it came to his planned 50-date run of performances at the O2 Arena in London this July, she said Michael didn't realize what he'd gotten himself into.
"He said, 'I signed only for 10.' He didn't know what he was signing. He never does!"
On the home front, Grace, who said she served as the children's de facto mother, noted that they were uncomfortable around their father and disliked the masks he made them wear in public.
"When Michael was around, they froze," she said. "He didn't like me hugging them. But they needed love. I was the only mother they knew... I [was] getting phone calls that they [were] being neglected. Nobody is cleaning the rooms, because he didn't pay the housekeeper."
Related Content from AccessHollywood.com:
PLAY IT NOW: Michael Jackson's Death: What Really Happened?
PLAY IT NOW: What Will Happen To Michael Jackson's Kids?
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Be compassionate
written by RITA, June 29, 2009
written by RITA, June 29, 2009
This nanny (Grace Rwaramba) is so heartless, why didnt she call police when MJ needed help, why is she talking now is it about the money . Nowonder MJ fired her black Ass.
So, for those who loved him, pray for him, and for the others(like the Nanny), don't forget that none of us is perfect. We all shall be judge one day. Be compassionate.
May God forgive him, bless his soul and grant him peace and happiness.
So, for those who loved him, pray for him, and for the others(like the Nanny), don't forget that none of us is perfect. We all shall be judge one day. Be compassionate.
May God forgive him, bless his soul and grant him peace and happiness.
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written by Amoki, June 30, 2009
written by Amoki, June 30, 2009
:shock: Born a star, Lived a star, Died a star... Peace Rest in his Soul
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