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Kerrigan · Jun 25, 2009, 05:48 PM

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Evidently he died of cardiac arrest today. He was 50. RIP

Andy8 · Jun 25, 2009, 05:51 PM

Thrilling indeed.

Face Ache · Jun 25, 2009, 05:52 PM

I blame it on the boogie.

His last words to the paramedics were "Ya wanna be starting something? Ya gotta be starting something".

A sad messed up life.

RIP.

Kerrigan · Jun 25, 2009, 05:53 PM

I'm guessing it was either over-exertion from rehearsal, or suicide.

Atheist · Jun 25, 2009, 05:53 PM

It seems he was destined to die relatively young.

dcmacdaddy · Jun 25, 2009, 05:55 PM

I'm gonna call Fake! unless we see pictures from the autopsy, embalming, and the casketing.

I betcha he would just love to disappear from his current life and its attendant legal/financial problems. A fake death would be a great way to go about that.

lexapro · Jun 25, 2009, 05:55 PM

Hey, my thread was first!

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...n-almost-dead/

Kerrigan · Jun 25, 2009, 05:56 PM

They were both posted at 5:48

analogue SPRINKLES · Jun 25, 2009, 05:58 PM

Shame. Amazing singer and dancer.

Jawbone54 · Jun 25, 2009, 05:58 PM

An end to a sad, troubled life.

It's easy to look at his more recent pictures and think "freak," but it's difficult to feel much more than pity for him when you see his childhood (which he didn't have) pictures.

brassplayersrock² · Jun 25, 2009, 06:00 PM

rip mj

SSharon · Jun 25, 2009, 06:00 PM

It makes sense that after passing people discuss his life, but I for one was only interested in his music. All of his personal quirks aside, he was an amazing artist and performer.

Phileas · Jun 25, 2009, 06:01 PM

Amazing artist, amazing performer, sad and lonely life. RIP Michael.

Jawbone54 · Jun 25, 2009, 06:05 PM

I just text(ed?) some of my friends the news. One of them replied simply with "Awesome." He's not joking.

I have a feeling a lot of people are going to share that reaction. They'll cite his bizarre behavior, accusations of pedophilia, and just downright creepy treatment of his children. I'm just wondering if we'll ever know the truth about the pedophilia.

::maroma:: · Jun 25, 2009, 06:07 PM

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but has it been confirmed he's dead? I'm reading that he's just been "treated and transferred".

Kerrigan · Jun 25, 2009, 06:10 PM

No, there are conflicting reports. Now someone is saying that he's in a coma.

Michael Jackson is in a coma [Updated] | L.A. Now | Los Angeles Times

SSharon · Jun 25, 2009, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by ::maroma::

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but has it been confirmed he's dead? I'm reading that he's just been "treated and transferred".

Neither the NY times or CNN is reporting that he is dead. I don't mean to sounds pessimistic, but I don't think we are about to hear a miraculous survival story.

lexapro · Jun 25, 2009, 06:12 PM

He's not dead, yet. Let's all march over here:
http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...n-almost-dead/

::maroma:: · Jun 25, 2009, 06:13 PM

Well, people suffer cardiac arrest and live through it all the time. Just ask Dick Cheney. (I know, some would argue whether Dick Cheney is alive or dead...)

Dakar V · Jun 25, 2009, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by lexapro

He's not dead, yet. Let's all march over here:
http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...n-almost-dead/

Dude, give it up.

Kerrigan · Jun 25, 2009, 06:13 PM

lol, dude I wouldn't worry about whose thread is getting more replies.

Doofy · Jun 25, 2009, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I just text(ed?) some of my friends the news. One of them replied simply with "Awesome." He's not joking.

Uh oh. Time for some new friends.

TheoCryst · Jun 25, 2009, 06:16 PM

Yeah, I'm not calling "dead" until someone with a little journalistic clout confirms it. But sad nevertheless.

lexapro · Jun 25, 2009, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Dude, give it up.

I am not a dude!!!

Doofy · Jun 25, 2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by lexapro

I am not a dude!!!

Prove it. We need pics.

lexapro · Jun 25, 2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Prove it. We need pics.

NO!

Face Ache · Jun 25, 2009, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

I'm gonna call Fake! unless we see pictures from the autopsy, embalming, and the casketing.

I'm pretty sure he was embalmed in 1983.

SSharon · Jun 25, 2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by TheoCryst

Yeah, I'm not calling "dead" until someone with a little journalistic clout confirms it. But sad nevertheless.

TMZ isn't good enough for you?

::maroma:: · Jun 25, 2009, 06:24 PM

CNN now reporting he's in a coma.

lexapro · Jun 25, 2009, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by ::maroma::

CNN now reporting he's in a coma.

See, he's not dead yet! Only "almost dead".

Doofy · Jun 25, 2009, 06:29 PM

Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV (whatever that is) is reporting "A law enforcement source told the LA Times that Jackson was declared dead Thursday afternoon after arriving in a deep coma". Sourced from CBS.

Ghoser777 · Jun 25, 2009, 06:30 PM

L.A. Times says he's dead.

Shaddim · Jun 25, 2009, 06:30 PM

Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50 - Music- msnbc.com

I have mixed emotions about the guy, but it's true that he was very emotionally disturbed. For that, I feel remorse over his passing.

Captain Obvious · Jun 25, 2009, 06:31 PM

ABC news said he is dead too.
It trumped Farrah's coverage which seemed like a more tragic death to me.

kylef · Jun 25, 2009, 06:34 PM

MSNBC, LA Times, ABC, TMZ - dead
CNN - coma
BBC - either

Hmm..

Doofy · Jun 25, 2009, 06:35 PM

RIP Jacko. You might have been a bit of a weirdo but there's no denying your ability to entertain. Cheers for the two gigs.

SSharon · Jun 25, 2009, 06:36 PM

Looks like all the major news outlets have caught up and are in agreement that MJ has passed.

Railroader · Jun 25, 2009, 06:37 PM

You guys are jekrs. Lexapro's thread is mucho cooler. You guys can suck his dirty socks.

::maroma:: · Jun 25, 2009, 06:37 PM

CNN is now saying he's dead.

Eriamjh · Jun 25, 2009, 06:41 PM

Ed McMahon, Farrah, and MJ.

That's three.

Stogieman · Jun 25, 2009, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by lexapro

See, he's not dead yet! Only "almost dead".

Quick, someone get Miracle Max.

kylef · Jun 25, 2009, 06:44 PM

BBC now confirm his death also.

Shaddim · Jun 25, 2009, 06:49 PM

YouTube - michael jackson billy jean

Back before he was so ****ed up. I saw him in concert some 20 years ago, and it was just incredible.

I'll just remember him this way.

maxx9photo · Jun 25, 2009, 06:51 PM

This will be the biggest funeral for a celebrity of all time, bar none!.

residentEvil · Jun 25, 2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by maxx9photo

This will be the biggest funeral for a celebrity of all time, bar none!.

more then elvis or di?

James L · Jun 25, 2009, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by ::maroma::

Well, people suffer cardiac arrest and live through it all the time. Just ask Dick Cheney. (I know, some would argue whether Dick Cheney is alive or dead...)

all the time... no. Occasionally, yes.