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Singer Michael Jackson dies in LA | |
(11 minutes later) | |
Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50. | |
Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. | Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. |
He was rushed by ambulance to a local medical centre, but his death was announced shortly afterwards. | He was rushed by ambulance to a local medical centre, but his death was announced shortly afterwards. |
The star, who had a history of health problems, had been due to begin a series of comeback concerts in the UK on 13 July. | The star, who had a history of health problems, had been due to begin a series of comeback concerts in the UK on 13 July. |
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Concerns were raised last month when four of the concerts were postponed, but organisers insisted the dates had been moved due to the complexity of staging the show. | |
A spokeswoman for The Outside Organisation, which was organising the publicity for the shows, said she had no comment at this time. | |
Uri Gellar, a close friend of the star, told BBC News: "I'm devastated - it's very, very sad. | |
"I'm still trying to hold on to the glimmer that it's not true. It's too surreal for me to absorb that Michael is no longer with us." | |
DJ Paul Gambaccini added: "There's no doubt [his] records will be listened to for decades to come. | |
"There will be millions of people in the world who will have extreme emotional reactions." | |
Paramedics | |
US media reports said paramedics were called to the singer's house in Bel Air at midday. | US media reports said paramedics were called to the singer's house in Bel Air at midday. |
They performed CPR on Jackson and rushed him to the UCLA medical centre. | They performed CPR on Jackson and rushed him to the UCLA medical centre. |
Crowds have begun to gather outside the facility, whose emergency centre has been roped off by police. | Crowds have begun to gather outside the facility, whose emergency centre has been roped off by police. |
Jackson began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5. | Jackson began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5. |
He then went on to achieve global fame as a solo artist with smash hits such as Billie Jean and Bad. | |
Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. | |
But the singer had been dogged by controversy and money trouble in recent years, becoming a virtual recluse. | |
He was arrested in 2003 on charges of molesting a 14-year-old boy, but was found not guilty following a five-month trial. | |
The star had three children, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II. | |
He is survived by his mother, Katherine, father, Joseph and eight siblings - including Janet, Randy, Jermaine and La Toya Jackson. |