Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, Has Died

Celebrity gossip site TMZ.com reported minutes ago that pop singer Michael Jackson has died after suffering cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles residence around noon this afternoon. He was fifty years old. ABC News reports that Jackson was not breathing and had no pulse when paramedics arrived. He was rushed to UCLA Medical Center while CPR was performed, but doctors were unable to revive him. The news comes just weeks before Jackson was schedule to perform a series of fifty sold-out concerts at London’s O2 Arena.