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Jackson Family — Demerol Shot Caused Death  —  A close member of Michael Jackson's family has told us Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine — Demerol — and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM.  —  Family members are saying the dosage was “too much” and that's what caused his death.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Dies  —  We've just learned Michael Jackson has died.  He was 50.  —  Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him.  We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
TMZ.com:
Debbie Rowe — She Gets Custody if She Wants  —  Debbie Rowe is poised to take full custody of the two children she bore for Michael Jackson.  —  It has been widely reported Debbie Rowe gave up her parental rights to Paris and Michael Jr. That is not true.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Doctor — MIA  —  We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home — and the doctor is nowhere to be found.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson's home last night.  —  Cops are looking to interview the doc.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids “Doing Fine,” With Grandmother  —  After Michael Jackson's sudden passing, the singer's three children “are doing fine,” says Brian Oxmon, the Jackson family attorney for 20 years.  —  “They are in the care of a nanny,” he tells Usmagazine.com, adding that they're staying with their grandmother, Katherine.
ETonline:
MICHAEL JACKSON: EXCLUSIVE LAST PHOTO  —  A source close to Michael Jackson tells ET that the international superstar and pop-music legend has passed away earlier Thursday afternoon.  He was 50.  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner's office tells ET that Jackson was transported from his residence in full cardiac arrest on Thursday.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Madonna 'Can't Stop Crying' Over Michael Jackson  —  Madonna  —  The sudden death of Michael Jackson jolted his friends and family, a second blow to the entertainment world after it lost another icon, Farrah Fawcett, just hours earlier.  —  “I can't stop crying over the sad news,” Madonna says.
Mark Greenblatt / Associated Press:
Houston doctor with Michael Jackson when he collapsed  —  HOUSTON — 11 News has learned that a Houston doctor was in Michael Jackson's Southern California home when he collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest.  —  A medical assistant at the Acres Home Heart and Vascular Institute confirms …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — The 911 Call  —  TMZ has just received a tape of the Michael Jackson 911 call made yesterday at 12:21 PM from Michael's house in Holmby Hills, Ca.
Discussion: iVillage and The Awl
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Scene Mocking Michael Jackson's Family Cut From Bruno  —  Following the death of Michael Jackson, footage in the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy Bruno, in which sister Latoya Jackson is mocked, has been cut.  —  In the scene, LaToya is tricked into doing an interview with the fake Austrian fashion journalist.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family Feared Morphine OD  —  Members of Michael Jackson's family told us the singer was given a “heavy dose of morphine” prior to his death, and family members were alarmed.  —  We're told Joe Jackson recently wanted to put Michael in a rehab facility in Palmdale …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Autopsy Has Begun  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner has started the autopsy on Michael Jackson.  —  Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran is performing the autopsy.  The Dr. was a star witness in the O.J. Simpson case.
Discussion: PopEater and Perez Hilton
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson is dead [Updated]
Guardian:
Michael Jackson: LaToya scene pulled from Bruno before US premiere
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Latoya Jackson “Bruno” Cameo Cut Out Of Respect For The Late Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson / TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson 911 Tape On the Way
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Eric Ditzian / MTV:
Michael Jackson's Autopsy Results Could Take Weeks
Discussion: Perez Hilton
CNN:
Police searching for Michael Jackson's doctor
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Praises Michael Jackson's Genius
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