Michael Jackson Dies

[tjw61]

Michael Jackson Dies
Posted Jun 25th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff

We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

[Chief]

Oh my god! Just watching this on the news now. Strange guy but a massive loss to music!

[ken]

THE horrifying state of pop superstar Michael Jackson in his final days can be revealed by The Sun today.

Harrowing leaked autopsy details show the singer was a virtual skeleton — barely eating and with only pills in his stomach at the time he died.

His hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds — believed to be the result of injections of narcotic painkillers, given three times a day for years.

And a mass of surgery scars were thought to be the legacy of at least 13 cosmetic operations.

Experts found the distressing evidence of Jacko’s physical decline while investigating his startling death in Los Angeles last week.

The examination showed the 5ft 10in star — once famed for his on-stage athleticism — had:

PLUNGED to a “severely emaciated” 8st 1oz (112 pounds). It is understood anorexic Jackson had been eating just one meagre meal a day.

Pathologists found his stomach empty aside from partially-dissolved pills he took before the painkiller injection which stopped his heart. Samples were sent for toxicology tests.

LOST virtually all his hair. The pop pin-up was wearing a wig when he died and pathologists said little more than “peach fuzz” covered his scalp.

A scarred section of skin above his left ear was entirely bald — apparently the result of a 1984 accident when his hair caught fire as he filmed an ad for Pepsi.

SUFFERED several broken ribs as frantic rescuers pumped his chest after he collapsed in cardiac arrest. Four injection sites were found above or near to Jacko’s heart.

All appeared to result from attempts to pump adrenaline directly into the organ in a failed bit to restart it.

Three of the injections had penetrated the heart wall — causing damage — but a fourth missed and hit one of the 50-year-old star’s ribs.

The autopsy also found unexplained BRUISING on Jackson’s knees and on the fronts of both shins. And there were CUTS on his back, indicating a recent fall.

The King of Pop’s once handsome face bore a network of plastic surgery scars, while the bridge to his nose had vanished and its right side had partially collapsed.

As inquiries into the tragedy last night focused on the star’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray, a source close to the Jackson entourage said: “Michael’s family and fans will be horrified when they realise the appalling state he was in.

“He was skin and bone, his hair had fallen out and had been eating nothing but pills when he died. Injection marks all over his body and the disfigurement caused by years of plastic surgery show he’d been in terminal decline for years.

“His doctors and the hangers-on stood by as he self-destructed. Somebody is going to have to pay.”

Cardiologist Dr Murray was thought to have given Jackson the final injection of painkiller Demerol.

He is facing serious questions about his resuscitation attempts, which began when he started CPR as Jacko lay unconscious on a bed. Basic first aid guidance says patients must be face-up on a hard surface before compressions.

Experts yesterday expressed amazement that a trained cardiologist could have made such an error, potentially wasting vital minutes.

Additional damage was believed to have been caused by oxygen masks and tubing inserted during resuscitation attempts. But in an ironic twist, the probe found Jacko was recovering well from skin cancer — with an op to shave cells from his chest a total success.

A second autopsy demanded by the Jackson family was carried out at a secret location on Saturday after the first ruled out foul play.

Family friend Rev Jesse Jackson said the family were deeply suspicious about what caused his death.

Dr Murray was hired just 11 days ago by AEG Live — the firm masterminding Jacko’s 50-date residency at London’s O2 Arena, which was due to start next month.

Sources claimed the family were preparing a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the cardiologist.

Detectives were unable to find the doctor at Jackson’s home and his car was taken away for analysis as police sought him for questioning. He surfaced late on Friday and was quizzed over the weekend.

The Sun told on Saturday how Jacko had developed stage fright for the first time and was terrified of performing the comeback gigs.

Aides claimed the ailing star even believed he would be KILLED if he pulled out on health grounds. We also revealed he was taking a potentially toxic cocktail of drugs.

Sources last night said prescriptions for drugs for patients other than Jacko were found at his home. Those patients were due to be quizzed.

[tjw61]

Coroner: "Shocking" Jackson Autopsy Report Is Bogus
Today 10:10 AM PDT by Marcus Errico


INFdaily.com
"The Shock Findings of the Michael Jackson Autopsy," screams the headline.

"No food just pills in his stomach, bald, bruised, his ribs broken by CPR, 4 needle wounds near his heart..." blares the subhead.

Rubbish, says the coroner.

Hours after London's Sun tabloid claimed that it had obtained a leaked copy of the currently sealed Jackson autopsy, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office insists the supposed big scoop simply isn't.

"The report that is being published did not come from our office," said Assistant Chief Ed Winter. "I don't know where that information came from, or who that information came from. It is not accurate. Some of it is totally false."

The coroner's office conducted an autopsy on Friday but said the findings were inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests, which could take up to two months.

At the request of Jackson's family, the star's body was released to a private pathologist Friday night for a second autopsy.

"The [Sun] report did not come as a result of our autopsy, or of the private autopsy," Winter said.

The tabloid story, immediately picked up by the New York Post and several gossip sites, claimed the 5-foot-10 Jackson weighed only 112 pounds at the time of his death and had evidence of drug injections over his ravaged body.

"Our [autopsy] report's not even done" said Winter, adding that the coroner cannot release any information on the state of the body because "it's on a security hold."

The family has not yet announced funeral plans, but indicated over the weekend that it was hoping to have simultaneous memorials around the world in honor of the fallen King of Pop.

[ken]

they fooled me and drudge

[tjw61]

And a lot more, I guess it's what we all thought it'd be.....

[Zen_ish]

It sounded kind of fishy to me because they interviewed the dancers that he was practicing with EVERY DAY for his up coming show. (two crying hot chicks)
It would be kind of hard to dance every day without being in pretty good shape.
But I think with his OCD type of attitude he probably tried so hard it gave him a heart attack. (he was 50 after all)

[Chief]

50's not that old mate

[jadelee]

Feel sorry Jackson died, he was to young...

[eve]

This is really sad for his fans and family!

[ken]

If I dig the hole will they bury him already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[tjw61]

Gotta wait for recycling day!!!