By: Vickie J. Rubinson
Music icon Michael Jackson whose fame spanned from his childhood with the legendary Jackson 5 to a superstar solo career that earned him the nickname "King of Pop," died today at a Los Angeles hospital, a source close to the family told FOX news. He was 50.
Debra Opri, a former Jackson family attorney, confirmed the singers death after other media reported he had fallen into a coma. He reprtedly was taken by ambulance at 12:30 p.m. local time to UCLA Medical Center where he died at 3:15 p.m.
Multiple reports said he had gone into cardiac arrest, though the official cause of death wasn't immediately known. A news conference is expected later today at the hospital, where fans have gathered to pay tribute to the singer.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980's when he was popular music's premiere all-around performer,a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
Music icon Michael Jackson whose fame spanned from his childhood with the legendary Jackson 5 to a superstar solo career that earned him the nickname "King of Pop," died today at a Los Angeles hospital, a source close to the family told FOX news. He was 50.
Debra Opri, a former Jackson family attorney, confirmed the singers death after other media reported he had fallen into a coma. He reprtedly was taken by ambulance at 12:30 p.m. local time to UCLA Medical Center where he died at 3:15 p.m.
Multiple reports said he had gone into cardiac arrest, though the official cause of death wasn't immediately known. A news conference is expected later today at the hospital, where fans have gathered to pay tribute to the singer.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980's when he was popular music's premiere all-around performer,a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
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