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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.
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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson is dead [Updated] — [Updated at 2:46 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson is in a coma and his family is arriving at his bedside, a law enforcement source told The Times. — Jackson was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
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.
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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.
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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Latoya Jackson “Bruno” Cameo Cut Out Of Respect For The Late Michael Jackson — REUTERS/Kevork Djansiszen/Pool/Files (UNITED STATES OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT) — In the wake the shocking death of pop music's beloved Peter Pan, the late Michael Jackson, a scene featuring LaToya Jackson …
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People.com:
Drugs and Alcohol: Jackson Family Attempted Vegas Intervention — As far back as 2006, members of Michael Jackson's family were terrified that his escalating dependence on prescription drugs had become a danger to his life - and attempted an intervention in Las Vegas.
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.
Access Hollywood:
Universal Pulls LaToya Jackson Scene From ‘Bruno’ Premiere In Los Angeles — Bruno,Michael Jackson,TV One,Movies,Deaths,Celebrities — In the wake of Michael Jackson's sudden death, a scene featuring LaToya Jackson in Sacha Baron's Cohen's new comedy “Bruno,” has been cut from the film prior …
X17 Online:
FIRST PIX: MICHAEL JACKSON RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL! — Michael Jackson arrived at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles at 1:10pm this afternoon after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrest approximately two hours ago. Captain Steve Ruda of the Los Angeles Fire Department told the LA Times …
msnbc.com:
Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50 — Newspaper reports pop star wasn't breathing when ambulance arrived — msnbc.com staff and news service reports — Michael Jackson has died at age 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center, NBC News has confirmed.
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Celebs React to Michael Jackson's Death
Celebs React to Michael Jackson's Death
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Michael Jackson — Cardiac Arrest
Michael Jackson — Cardiac Arrest
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TMZ.com:
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.
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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.
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 …
People.com:
Farrah Fawcett Dies of Cancer at 62 — Farrah Fawcett, who skyrocketed to fame as one of a trio of impossibly glamorous private eyes on TV's Charlie's Angels, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 62. — Fawcett died at 9:28 a.m. PST on Thursday at St. John's Heath Center in Santa Monica …
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Daniel Radcliffe Breaks Free — Daniel Radcliffe has an ambition that might surprise you. — “Ultimately, I really want to do a bungee jump,” he tells me over Diet Cokes in a Manhattan café. He grins. “But not for a while.” — No, not for a while.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jeff Goldblum Alive and Well — There's nothing really newsworthy about not being dead. — But as the world was busy reacting to news of Michael Jackson's sudden passing, someone in the blogosphere thought it would be a good idea to feed the beast and say that Jeff Goldblum had died.
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