Michael Jackson Dead at 50

[Heath Ledger]

Death comes in threes....Farrah this morning...is he next?

This is now the 4th major celebrity dead this month

Carradine
Ed McMahon
Fara Fawcett
M.J.

[timvp]

This is now the 4th major celebrity dead this month

Carradine
Ed McMahon
Fara Fawcett
M.J.

Hanging yourself by your junk puts you into a separate category.

[SpursStalker]

Where does it say it was an overdose?

One of the earlier links that were posted.

[Bukefal]

CNN says he died now too, but cnn did not confirmed it yet. just la times.

[Bukefal]

One of the earlier links that were posted.

Yeah, they started with saying that he overdosed. but i dont know.

[sonic21]

I'm watchin live footage right now and damn there's a lot of people around the hospital...damn thats what you call a legend.

[Das Texan]

This is now the 4th major celebrity dead this month

Carradine
Ed McMahon
Fara Fawcett
M.J.

what timvp said.

[ShoogarBear]

I don't want this to sound wrong, but considering the trajectory of his life, part of me is glad I didn't have to see a 75 year-old Michael Jackson.

[IronMexican]

This is almost too hard to believe.

[jcrod]

Hanging yourself by your junk puts you into a separate category.

I'm keep trying to stop myself from laughing.

[LuvBones]

RIP Michael Jackson

[Heath Ledger]

I guess that is your best lame attempt at humor.

[timvp]

I don't want this to sound wrong, but considering the trajectory of his life, part of me is glad I didn't have to see a 75 year-old Michael Jackson.

Yeah, 50 years is pretty impressive, all things considered. I never had him pegged as someone who was going to grow old.

[cornbread]

MJ was the greatest. Today's pop artist can't even compare to his level of talent or popularity(in the 80's).

RIP

[sonic21]

CNN playing Jackson Five "I want you back"

[mrsmaalox]

50 year old black male dead of cardiac arrest is not that unusual Didn't he also have lupus?

[Thunder Dan]

he was one of my celebrities in the "Who is the biggest living celebrity" thread...I actually think he may have won but I can't remember

[Libri]

New York Times is also confirming his dead.

[bigzak25]

RIP Michael.

[EricB]

CBS reporting it now as well.

Damn.

[duncan228]

I was in the record business when Thriller came out. It did amazing things for the industry. It was one of the first to cross from the R&B charts to the Pop charts, due to Eddie Van Halen's solo on Beat It. The sales were outrageous, everyone bought it. MTV was new, the videos from Thriller were unlike anything we'd seen.

He had a lot of personal issues we may never understand, but his talent was incredible.

[DBMethos]

RIP to a true legend.

[sonic21]

[EricB]

I was in the record business when Thriller came out. It did amazing things for the industry. It was one of the first to cross from the R&B charts to the Pop charts, due to Eddie Van Halen's solo on Beat It. The sales were outrageous, everyone bought it. MTV was new, the videos from Thriller were unlike anything we'd seen.

He had a lot of personal issues we may never understand, but his talent was incredible.

Yeah I barely remember the thriller video with him turning into a beast, and thinking at the time "wow how did they do that!"

I remember though Beat it coming out as a kid, and it just being constantly requested time and time and time again.

Unreal.

[Scola]

wow, never saw this coming. He was only 50. What was cause of death? Medication overdose?