Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michael Dies..............

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael ...

American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his 'Dangerous' tour in Bangkok. , the 13-time Grammy-winning musician and internationally known cultural icon, died in Las Angeles Thursday after falling into cardiac arrest. He was 50.

Paramedics rushed Thursday afternoon to Jackson' rented home in the tony neighborhood of Holmby Hills. Jackson couldn't be resuscitated on the scene and was taken to the UCLA Medical Center. Jackson arrived at the hospital in a coma and was pronounced dead at approximately 2:30 p.m., a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said.

Throngs of paparazzi, television journalists and fans swarmed the hospital's parking lot shortly after Jackson arrived. The crowds grew after news of his death broke out, clogging traffic around the hospital.

It was assumed that the pop singer would die one day, but not this soon.........Our sincere condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of the entertainer, or sent. May God, place his hand on all that survived............and my his soul rest in peace.


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