Michael Jackson Confirmed Dead at 50

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has just died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50 according to TMZ and the LA Times. He is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

The cardiac arrest occurred this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and when paramedics arrived he had no pulse. He was confirmed dead on the scene at 2:26 p.m.  When he arrived at the hospital, onlookers were shocked and started yelling "You've got to save him! You've got to save him!"

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