Michael Jackson has died from cardiac arrest

June 25, 2009-A 911 call was received at 12:21pm and EMS arrived at the Jackson home at 12:30pm. Para Medics confirmed that Michael Jackson did not breathe and performed CPR. Michael Jackson had apparently suffered cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre.

Paramedics tried to revive him. When they arrived at Michael's home, Michael had no pulse and they were not able to get his pulse back.

His home in Bel Air is 2 minutes from the UCLA Medical Center.

UCLA Medical Center is to give a news conference shortly.

UPDATE: Los Angeles Times and AP report that Michael Jackson has been pronounced dead at 3:15pm PDST.

His family has been arriving at UCLA hospital to pay their final respects. His mother arrived 10 minutes after Michael was pronounced dead.

His long time friend Elizabeth Taylor was also rushed to the hospital to pay her last respects.

Michael Jackson's brother confirmed during a statement that Michael died at 2:26pm PDT, 25 June 2009.

The body of Michael Jackson left by helicopter from UCLA Medical Centre at 6:35pm to move to the coroners office. They have expedited the autopsy, which took place between 7 am and 3 pm on 26 June, 2009.

Jackson, 50, died as he was attempting a comeback after years of tabloid headlines, most notably his trial and acquittal on child molestation charges.

In May, The Times reported that Jackson had rented the Bel-Air residence and was rehearsing for a series of 50 sold-out shows in London's O2 Arena. Jackson had won the backing of two billionaires to get the so-called "King of Pop" back on stage.

His backers envisioned the shows at AEG's O2 as an audition for a career rebirth that could have ultimately encompassed a three-year world tour, a new album, movies, a Graceland-like museum, musical revues in Las Vegas and Macau, and even a "Thriller" casino. Such a rebound could have wiped out Jackson's massive debt.
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