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Michael Jackson, superstar and legend in his own lifetime has died aged just 50.

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- Distressing 911 Phone Call from Michael Jackson’s House -

When the Fire Department paramedics arrived at the rented, Holby Hills home of Michael Jackson at around 12.26, the star was on the ground having suffered a heart attack, with his personal physician attending to him.

He had no pulse and was not breathing and all efforts were made to resuscitate him at the scene, but to no avail.

At 1.14, the star entered the emergency room at the UCLA hospital, where medical staff fought for an hour in a bid to save his life.

Family members at the hospital were distraught, frantically pleading: “Please save him” - “You have to save him”

Doctors at the UCLA Medical Center pronounced Michael Jackson dead at around 2.26 after he had slipped into a deep coma after suffering a full cardiac arrest at his home.

Whilst the world of music mourns, his shocked fans must be devastated and stunned at Michael Jacksons sudden and untimely demise.

Though to those who knew him, it was not so. Family and friends feared for Michael, and the cocktail of medication that he was on. In their minds this was a tragic accident that was waiting to happen.

But until the results of the toxicology report are revealed within the next 6-8 weeks, they are holding their tongues, but vow to speak out.

Michael was in a lot of pain due to damage to the vertebre in his back and pain to his leg after breaking it when falling off a stage. There was also the incident where he was badly burned whilst filming a Pepsi ad.

It is being reported that Jackson was in receipt of synthetic Demerol injections for this pain, a morphine substitue, and it is beleived that one was administered shortly before his death, at 11.30 by the elusive Dr. Conrad Murray.

The LAPD are now searching for the missing doctor who performed this procedure. His BMW car abandoned outside the Jackson home.

There was also evidence at the scene of a drug called Lidocaine which is often used to treat erratic disturbances in the heart’s rhythm.

‘Demerol is notorious for its use by drug abusers and people with addiction disorders, and a target for ‘criminal diversion’ where legitimate prescriptions find their way on to the black market. It is highly toxic, compared with others in this class, with side effects that include depressed breathing which can lead to respiratory arrest, shock and cardiac arrest.

Overdose symptoms range from blood pressure and heart problems to coma. Dangerous side effects such as breathing problems and coma can occur when taken at the same time as a number of other drugs, legal and illicit, including alcohol and tranquillisers. In some countries, including Australia, tight limits have been put on its use’.

‘Jackson wrote about the drug in his 1997 album Blood on the Dance Floor in a song entitled Morphine. “Trust in me, trust in me, put all your trust in me, you’re doin morphine. Demerol. Demerol. Oh God, he’s taking Demerol” - (daily mail)

When the EMTs attended they found evidence that someone had been performing CPR on Michael Jackson for “quite some time.” Medics also attempted CPR but were aware at this point that Jackson was in fact dead and they wanted to call the coroner to pick up the body.

Jacksons personal, live-in doctor demanded that they continue to try to revive him even though it was quite clear to them that he had gone. The decision was then made to take the body to the UCLA hospital.

Many bags of prescription drugs have now been seized by the investigating team from the $100, 000 per month, rented home of the late star. -

Thousands of his loyal followers congregated outside the Ronald Regan, UCLA Medical Centre, which is set in the grounds of the University campus, awaiting an official announcement of Michael Jackson’s death, which the coroner confirmed.

His body was flown, shrouded in white, by the Sheriffs helicopter to the coroners office. It was hard to imagine that beneath that lifeless, hospital sheet, lay one of the brightest musical stars of all time.

Crowds are flocking to the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY, to leave flowers. A place where Jackson gave one of his first performances, along with his brothers the ‘Jackson Five’.

Many too are arriving at the Holywood Walk of Fame to mourn the death of a musical legend.

Quincy Jones who collaborated with Jackson, producing the iconic album ‘Thriller’, which remains the best selling album of all time, said of him: “Michael Jackson was the consumate entertainer”.

The world wide web was at virtual standstill last night by the sheer weight of volume from the many searches being performed to try and find out if the awful news was true.

Social networking site Twitter crashed, as did entertainment site TMZ who was forefront at this tragic, breaking news story.

Google itself shut down, beleiving the volume of searches to be a virus attack. The Internet slowed down to a snails pace as more and more people became aware of the death of megastar, Michael Jackson.

Today, the day after his death, 70% of all Google searches are for Michael Jackson. The figures speak for themselves. The world is in mourning. -

Jackson has had quite a few health scares over the years. There were rumours that he needed a lung transplant, and more recently he has been undergoing treatment for skin cancer.

The gruelling rehearsals and the stress and pressure of the upcoming, mammoth 50 show dates taking in the 02 Arena in the UK must have been contributing factors to the fragile and delicate state of Jackson’s health and mind.

His addiction to prescription drugs was taking it’s toll. Out of the 45 rehearsals for his upcoming 50 shows, Jackson had only attended 2 sessions. Blame has been put on his inability to function that is down to his dependency on anti-anxiety and pain killing drugs.

It is reported that he was ‘just not able to pick himself up out of the painkiller stupor’ that he was in. The pain killers had taken over his life.

It was buzz on the streets that the thought of this was daunting to him and he is reputed to have said “I don’t know if I can live through so many shows”.

It was clearly a great worry to him. But financial pressure and the knowledge that the money to be accumulated from the dates would have put him back in front, which was a commitment that he had to see through.

Just when the world was eagerly awaiting his comeback and final curtain call, this sad news now heralds the end of an era.

His sister La Toya was seen rushing into the hospital crying after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Veteran film actress, of ‘National Velvet’ fame, and close friend, Elizabeth Taylor, dashed to the hospital to say her goodbyes.

The LAPD Homicide Department will be handling the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death. But they have stated “Do not read anything into that”.

It is quite customary in a high profile case such as this, for this procedure to be in place.

The autopsy takes place today. - But until official confirmation, the cause of death is stated: ‘unknown’.

The untimely and sudden death of Michael Jackson poses many questions…

“This is such a massive loss on so many levels - Words fail me”. -
Lisa Marie Presley (Ex wife, and daughter of the late Elvis Presley)

Michael leaves behind his three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II. -