Michael Jackson reported dead at 50

[ukste09]

linky - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm




Pop star Michael Jackson has been rushed to hospital in Los Angeles with suspected cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles Times reported that the 50-year-old singer was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home.
The paramedics performed CPR and took him to the UCLA medical centre, the newspaper says. Officials would not confirm if the CPR was successful.
The star was due to begin a series of comeback concerts with an appearance at London's O2 arena on 13 July.
He has a history of health problems and has not completed a concert tour in 12 years.
Michael Jackson's home is off Sunset Boulevard in Bel Air.

[Mark.B]

He isn't dead.

[HMBeaty]

Unconfirmed reports on TMZ entertainment website say the 50-year-old star has died.

It doesn't say anywhere that he's dead. At least not officially

[ukste09]

im not talking about elvis here

[Wayne Luke]

There are unconfirmed reports that he has died though. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=entnews

Seems legit.

[Onimua]

im not talking about elvis here

There's a number of conflicting reports. No one knows if he's alive or dead at the moment. Some say he died, but other sources are saying they were able to revive him and he's at the hospital.

[Trevor Hannant]

At the time of posting only one website is saying he's actually dead - no confirmation has been forthcoming...

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Sky-Live-TV

[cam2]

Not sure if this is credible. It is TMZ after all.

http://www.tmz.com/

[Trevor Hannant]

LA Times now reporting he's in a Coma!

Let's leave the speculation and wait until an announcement is made

[MRGTB]

Yeah, I would expect the BBC News to be one of the first to release information on their site if he was dead. But they are not saying it.

[Dean C]

Yeah, I would expect the BBC News to be one of the first to release information on their site if he was dead. But they are not saying it.

Pretty much all news agencies get their news off the main Reuters industry feed (not web feed). It's a complex live news scrolling system they use. Sky news occasionally show viewers the screen they see. Nevertheless, keep an eye on reuters for "official" news

[Wayne Luke]

Local Los Angeles broadcast news is stating that he was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived and they were not able to revive him during transport. Few dozen news crews parked in front of the hospital.

[Dean C]

LA Times reporting it now as well saying they've had official confirmation.

[Wayne Luke]

LA Times reporting it now as well saying they've had official confirmation.

Same on the local broadcast news. They are getting ready to have a press conference.

[Trevor Hannant]

And LA Times change their story again citing City and Law Enforcement sources...