Michael Jackson dies 3:30 'The King of Pop' -- and one of the biggest pop stars in the world -- has died. CNN's Brooke Anderson reports.
Michael Jackson hospitalized Pop star Michael Jackson is rushed to a Los Angeles hospital.
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A.J. Hammer talks to Virginia Cha about the death of pop singer Michael Jackson.
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2009年06月26日
美國有線電視新聞網絡(CNN)周四下午證實，流行天王米高積遜當天過世。較早前，他在寓所昏迷被緊急送醫，後來宣告不治。
《洛杉磯時報》搶先報道，美西時間中午12時30分左右，米高積遜在家中昏迷，家人打電話報警，急救人員抵達時，發現他已經沒有呼吸。
CNN在下午證實，米高積遜已經死亡，享年50歲。消息傳出後，加州大學洛杉磯分校醫療中心外面湧來大批民眾。
部分娛樂媒體報道，米高積遜因為心臟病突發喪生，但這項消息尚未得到證實。
米高積遜1958年8月29日出生於美國印第安納州，幼年時期與哥哥們組成The Jackson 5合唱團出道，1980年代則是他歌唱事業顛峰時期。1982年，他的《Thriller》專輯創下年美國銷售2,600萬張、全球累計狂賣4,000萬張無人能及的紀錄。
1993年，在流行樂壇叱吒風雲的米高積遜捲入涉嫌性侵犯男童風波，雖然後來雙方在1994年以未透露數額的金錢賠償達成私下和解，但卻一直無法擺脫這宗事件對他演藝事業造成的陰影。
(CNN) -- Entertainer Michael Jackson died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, CNN confirmed.
Lt. Fred Corral, the Los Angeles County Coroner said Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. Thursday.
He also said Jackson was unresponsive when he arrived at the hospital.
Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, said he was told by brother Randy Jackson that Michael Jackson collapsed at his home in west Los Angeles, California, Thursday morning.
Family members were told of the situation and were either at the hospital or en route, Oxman said.
"I can only tell you that the family members are crying," Oxman said.
Fire Capt. Steve Ruda told CNN a 911 call came in from a west Los Angeles residence at 12:21 p.m.
Ruda said Jackson was treated and transferred to the UCLA Medical Center.
The music icon from Gary, Indiana, is known as the "King of Pop." Jackson had many No. 1 hits and his "Thriller" is the best-selling album of all time. 
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Jackson is the seventh of nine children in a well-known musical family. He has three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.
At the medical center, every entrance to the emergency room was blocked by security guards. Even hospital staffers were not permitted to enter. A few people stood inside the waiting area, some of them crying. iReport.com: Your Michael Jackson tributes
A large crowd was also gathering outside the hospital, according to video footage.
Outside Jackson's Bel Air home, police arrived on motorcycles. The road in front of the home was closed in an attempt to hold traffic back, but several people were gathered outside the home.
Jackson also had some legal troubles later in his career.
He was acquitted of child molestation charges after a media circus of a trial in Santa Maria, California, in March 2006.
Prosecutors charged the singer with four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 14; one count of attempted lewd conduct; four counts of administering alcohol to facilitate child molestation; and one count of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment or extortion.
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