King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has died at the age at 50. He is believed to have stopped breathing at his Los Angeles home yesterday afternoon. With him at the time was his personal physician who attempted to rescuitate him, as did the paramedics on arrival. He was then taken to UCLA Medical Centre where a team od Emergancy Doctors and Cardiologists attempted to restart his heart for around an hour, before declaring his death yesterday (Thursday), a little after 2pm.

RIP Michael Jackson
His body has been taken for autopsy so the cause of death can be identified.
Jackson has faced many health problems in his lifetime, and when his show’s were recently rescheldualed, it was sepculated that his poor health was the reason for it, although sources claimed it to be due to the complexity of the staging.
The singer was due to play 50 concerts in the UK this summer. Its is currently unknown as to whether his gruelling rehersal schedule played a part in his sudden collapse.
His brother, Jermain, has spoken at at press conference about his death. He has said that it is belived Micheal suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Bel Air and doctors worked as hard as he could to bring him back. He added, “The family request that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time. And Allah be with you Michael always. I love you.”
Jackson is survived by his mother, Katherine, father, Joseph and eight siblings - including Janet, Randy, Jermaine and La Toya Jackson. He also has three children - Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II, who famously are masked.
Several tributes have been laid, including some from several celebrities including, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. Fans gave been gathering outside his home and the hospital where he passed away to pay tributes, and light candles and say prayers. His 1982 smash album Thriller, is currently occupying the number 1 bestseller on website Amazon, and his followed by 14 of his other records, making in total his work occupping the top 15 slots.

MJ’s Thriller record
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said the robbery and homicide team was investigating Jackson’s death because of its “high profile”, but there was no suggestion of any suspcious circumstances.
Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Indiana. He started of his career in the Jackson 5, alongside 4 of his brothers. Following on fromthis, he has a highly successful solo career, where he scored seve number ones in the UK with hits such as Bad and Billie Jean. Other achievements include him winning a total of 13 Grammy awards and having the biggest selling album of all time - Thriller - which shifted 65 million copies according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
As well as facing several high profile health problems anf financial restraints, Jackson was arrested in 2003 on charges of molesting a 14-year-old boy, but after a 5 month trial, he was found not guilty.
He will be missed by many, and as one fan has put it “the world will mourn for him”.