Michael Jackson has died at age 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center, NBC News has confirmed.
Los
Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the L.A. Times that
Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and CPR
was performed.
TMZ.com reported that he may have suffered cardiac arrest.
Jackson
had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July
13 running until March 2010. The singer, whose hits included “Thriller”
and “Billie Jean,” had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the
past two months.
The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within minutes of going on sale in March.
His
lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million,
which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, makes him one of the
most successful entertainers of all time.
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