Michael Jackson Has Died

The LA Times reports:

Pop star Michael Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson’s home around 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The parademics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told The Times.

MSNBC is reporting that his father said that Jackson had a heart attack. There is not much information, although the family is gathering at the hospital.

Update [2009-6-25 18:7:51 by BooMan]: TMZ says he’s dead.

Update [2009-6-25 18:11:6 by BooMan]: LA Times (per MSNBC) says he is in a coma.

Update [2009-6-25 18:22:44 by BooMan]: LA Times now says Jackson is dead. I prefer to think of him as a boy.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.