BREAKING NEWS: Pop King Michael Jackson Dies
Thursday, June 25, 2009 (5:35 pm)
By Worthy News North America Service with reporting by Worthy News' Stefan J. Bos
LOS ANGELES, USA (Worthy News) -- Michael Jackson, who became known as 'the king of pop', has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.
His death came shortly after Jackson was rushed to the hospital, a fire department official said. Captain Steve Ruda said Thursday, June 25, that Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m.
The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda said. Jackson's reported death ended a successful career as best-selling artist of all time with his Thriller album, but also a troubled life that included a long trial in the 1990s over his alleged involvement in child abuse.
Anxious fans could be seen near the hospital and in front of his rented villa in Los Angeles.
His sudden death cut short plans of a major comeback with concerts plans in the United Kingdom and around the world.
NOT COMFORTABLE
Yet, the man who became a star at the age of 10, was never comfortable with being a 'king of pop', searching perhaps, some Christian outsiders would argue, for the King of Peace.
"Most kings are destined to be remembered as kings, not as the person they had been before ascending to power. Even though Michael Jackson earned recognition as the 'king of pop', the legacy he leaves is that of a boy prince," said Michael Ventre, a contributor for msnbc.com, the Website of the American network.
Jackson. he said, "was never comfortable in the adult world. Early on he recognized he would be the happiest in the land of Ferris wheels, cotton candy, docile animals and 24/7 playtime, and he clung to that life. He looked at film of the Jackson 5, circa 1968, noticed the front man was a kid, and wondered whatever happened to that boy’s childhood."
As Michael Jackson passed away Thursday, June 25, "It’s always sad when parents outlast their children. It’s even sadder when the inner child and the adult can’t decide who will go first," he added.
LOOKING BACK
Jackson often seemed to look back to his young life, which was reportedly marked by abuse, but also by major hits. At the tender age of 12, singing in his trademark high voice of startling maturity, his "I Want You Back" shot immediately to No. 1.
Along with his brothers, Jackson went on to score two hits in dizzyingly quick succession: "ABC" and "The Love You Save." .
The next single, "I'll Be There," proved Jackson could show tenderness and devotion as well as passion and ecstacy, music experts said.
Jackson finally emerged as a solo adult star, with 1979's "Off The Wall" and in the early 1980s sold tens of millions of albums with his peak hit "Thriller" a disc which remains the biggest selling album of all time.
Yet he later became increasingly lonely and frail, reportedly suffering of a rare skin disease and other ailments. His trial over alleged sexual abuse of minors, which he eventually won, also left its marks on Jackson, his friends and family members said.
STILL POWER
Jackson reminded the world again of his musical power as an artist with an exhilarating halftime performance at 1993's Super Bowl XXVII before a U.S. TV audience of more than 135 million.
However, not long after the Super Bowl, he talked about his troubled childhood, his virtiligo and other tabloid issues in a wrenching 90-minute televised interview with television star Oprah Winfrey. Later that year, he was accused of sexual abuse by a 13-year-old boy.
The stress of that situation led Jackson to become addicted to various painkillers and rather than stand trial, he ultimately settled with the boy's family for $22 million, observers said.
His reputation never fully recovered, even when he married singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley later that year. They kept their Dominican Republic ceremony secret for nearly two months, and had an amicable parting two years later.
HIS STORY
Jackson's 82-concert HIStory World Tour in 1996 was seen by 4.5 million fans. It was his biggest ever, and also his last. It was also during the tour that he married Deborah Rowe, a dermatologist nurse with whom he had two children —Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. They divorced in 1999, with Rowe giving Jackson full custody rights.
In 2002, Jackson had a third child, Prince Michael Jackson II, who he said was conceived via the artificial insemination of an unidentified surrogate mother. He raised eyebrows after he dangled the baby over a hotel room balcony.
The following year, he was charged with nine felonies relating to the molestation of a 14-year-old.
These charges came after a documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, showed him holding hands and discussing sleeping arrangements with the boy.
JACKSON ACQUITTED
Jackson was acquitted of all charges at a highly publicized trial five months later and he left the United States to live in Bahrain as a guest of Sheikh Abdullah, a member of the royal family who had paid Jackson's legal fees.
The superstar constantly struggled with his finances after the 2003 trial. However despite the controversies, for his fans he remained a king of pop, and visionary, urging to 'heal the world' in another song that captivated young and old.
He reportedly died with family members near his bed side in hospital, leaving behind many memories and questions over a remarkable but complicated man. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Jackson passed away just hours after Actress Farrah Fawcett, who gained international fame from the TV-series “Charlie’s Angels”, died on Thursday, June 25 as she lost her battle against cancer. She was 62.
“I am sorry to say our Farrah has passed to a better place and left the pain and confines of her bed behind,” her publicist said in a brief statement. “She is free to be the woman we all knew and loved. So Few have touched so many. You all keep Fighting the Fight,” the statement said.
Michael Jackson has died at age 50.
LOS ANGELES, USA (Worthy News) -- Michael Jackson, who became known as 'the king of pop', has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50.
His death came shortly after Jackson was rushed to the hospital, a fire department official said. Captain Steve Ruda said Thursday, June 25, that Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m.
The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda said. Jackson's reported death ended a successful career as best-selling artist of all time with his Thriller album, but also a troubled life that included a long trial in the 1990s over his alleged involvement in child abuse.
Anxious fans could be seen near the hospital and in front of his rented villa in Los Angeles.
His sudden death cut short plans of a major comeback with concerts plans in the United Kingdom and around the world.
NOT COMFORTABLE
Yet, the man who became a star at the age of 10, was never comfortable with being a 'king of pop', searching perhaps, some Christian outsiders would argue, for the King of Peace.
"Most kings are destined to be remembered as kings, not as the person they had been before ascending to power. Even though Michael Jackson earned recognition as the 'king of pop', the legacy he leaves is that of a boy prince," said Michael Ventre, a contributor for msnbc.com, the Website of the American network.
Jackson. he said, "was never comfortable in the adult world. Early on he recognized he would be the happiest in the land of Ferris wheels, cotton candy, docile animals and 24/7 playtime, and he clung to that life. He looked at film of the Jackson 5, circa 1968, noticed the front man was a kid, and wondered whatever happened to that boy’s childhood."
As Michael Jackson passed away Thursday, June 25, "It’s always sad when parents outlast their children. It’s even sadder when the inner child and the adult can’t decide who will go first," he added.
LOOKING BACK
Jackson often seemed to look back to his young life, which was reportedly marked by abuse, but also by major hits. At the tender age of 12, singing in his trademark high voice of startling maturity, his "I Want You Back" shot immediately to No. 1.
Along with his brothers, Jackson went on to score two hits in dizzyingly quick succession: "ABC" and "The Love You Save." .
The next single, "I'll Be There," proved Jackson could show tenderness and devotion as well as passion and ecstacy, music experts said.
Jackson finally emerged as a solo adult star, with 1979's "Off The Wall" and in the early 1980s sold tens of millions of albums with his peak hit "Thriller" a disc which remains the biggest selling album of all time.
Yet he later became increasingly lonely and frail, reportedly suffering of a rare skin disease and other ailments. His trial over alleged sexual abuse of minors, which he eventually won, also left its marks on Jackson, his friends and family members said.
STILL POWER
Jackson reminded the world again of his musical power as an artist with an exhilarating halftime performance at 1993's Super Bowl XXVII before a U.S. TV audience of more than 135 million.
However, not long after the Super Bowl, he talked about his troubled childhood, his virtiligo and other tabloid issues in a wrenching 90-minute televised interview with television star Oprah Winfrey. Later that year, he was accused of sexual abuse by a 13-year-old boy.
The stress of that situation led Jackson to become addicted to various painkillers and rather than stand trial, he ultimately settled with the boy's family for $22 million, observers said.
His reputation never fully recovered, even when he married singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley later that year. They kept their Dominican Republic ceremony secret for nearly two months, and had an amicable parting two years later.
HIS STORY
Jackson's 82-concert HIStory World Tour in 1996 was seen by 4.5 million fans. It was his biggest ever, and also his last. It was also during the tour that he married Deborah Rowe, a dermatologist nurse with whom he had two children —Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. They divorced in 1999, with Rowe giving Jackson full custody rights.
In 2002, Jackson had a third child, Prince Michael Jackson II, who he said was conceived via the artificial insemination of an unidentified surrogate mother. He raised eyebrows after he dangled the baby over a hotel room balcony.
The following year, he was charged with nine felonies relating to the molestation of a 14-year-old.
These charges came after a documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, showed him holding hands and discussing sleeping arrangements with the boy.
JACKSON ACQUITTED
Jackson was acquitted of all charges at a highly publicized trial five months later and he left the United States to live in Bahrain as a guest of Sheikh Abdullah, a member of the royal family who had paid Jackson's legal fees.
The superstar constantly struggled with his finances after the 2003 trial. However despite the controversies, for his fans he remained a king of pop, and visionary, urging to 'heal the world' in another song that captivated young and old.
He reportedly died with family members near his bed side in hospital, leaving behind many memories and questions over a remarkable but complicated man. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Jackson passed away just hours after Actress Farrah Fawcett, who gained international fame from the TV-series “Charlie’s Angels”, died on Thursday, June 25 as she lost her battle against cancer. She was 62.
“I am sorry to say our Farrah has passed to a better place and left the pain and confines of her bed behind,” her publicist said in a brief statement. “She is free to be the woman we all knew and loved. So Few have touched so many. You all keep Fighting the Fight,” the statement said.
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wow, that sucks. oh well nobody really cared about him anyway. he was a child malester and he already looked like he was dead, so it doesnt really matter. so long MJ.
Sorry to dissapoint all of you whohave been trashing Michael Jackson…but since his death the boy who accused Michael has confessed that he made the whole thing up simply doing what his father asked him. You can check it out on you tube…..YES!!!! The truth has come out
Michael Jackson’s story and life is very sad, actually. He was truly a victim of stardom, pulled into a world no one is prepared for, especially not a child. He lost his childhood before it began and was expected to function “normally” in an adult’s world of fame and fortune with one exception, that being his inability to have any control over his own life’s decisions, since he was so young. He was a victim most especially of his father and of the public. He was taught that perfection and image were the gods to seek after and given his amazing talent, he did what he knew how to do.
I have to believe that in his adulthood, his many strange behaviors and decisions were his child/adult responses to the disfunction of his growing up years. It’s as if he was rebelling against his blackness, his maleness and his authorities while at the same time, trying to reinforce his committment to the innocence of his childhood, as he understood it. Yes, it was all done in a way that was most unacceptable but that seems to be the way his need for control over his life manifested itself.
The heart of God loved Michael every bit as much as He loves you or me. Michael was searching all his life for love in all the wrong ways and places. As Christians, we should have a heart of compassion not of judgment for people like Michael. I did not like or agree with most, if not all of what he did but if our judgments are purely superficial, then we are also children who have not grown up emotionally or spiritually. God’s heart is one of compassion and we should be able to feel that same heart that He has for others, if we are truly His followers and His Spirit is in us.
Jesus was always criticized for eating with and hanging with the so called sinners of that time. He was God in the flesh, showing us the Father’s heart toward the lost. It was the Religious of that day who faulted Jesus for His associations. It is Jesus, however, who will fault us for our judgments toward others. We are NOT their judge and never will be and we will be judged as we judge others, according to the Lord’s prayer example given by Jesus. He and He alone is to judge. Our hearts should be broken for our fellow man, especially when there is evidence of pain in their lives and this man was a classic example.
May God forgive us all for our judgments and grant us His mercy in our ignorance.
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Only God knows what really happened,I do not believe that Michael would hurt a child. He would even have his own niceces and nephew come and spend the night. Michael was abused as a child not only by his father,but who knew what happened to him when his brothers and him had to go to different places and perform their music.I just hope that Micharl was sexually molested when he was little. Michael will be missed and forever in our hearts.
HI I forgot to proofread my statement I meant to say that I hope that Michael was not sexually molested when he and his brothers had to perform at the different clubs when he was little. I do not believe that he would hurt a child,he would have his own niceces and nephew spend the night.Michael was abused as a child as well as his siblings by his father.Michael will be missed and forever in our hearts.
MJ claimed association with the Jehovah’s Witness cult. Once, my sister answered the door to some Jehovah’s Witness ‘missionaries’ and was asked in a very cheery tone, “Do you know anyone who is a Jehovah’s Witness?”. She replied, ” Yeah, I know one: Michael Jackson.” Her reply sent them on their way.
JWs are different religion but wouldn’t I characterise them as Cult. They live in the world but consider themselves as no part of the world. You can leave when you want to leave. Just like other religions you are disassociated for not believing as they do. I think the mental stress of having had close ties with people and then to be “kicked out” or censured and no one talks or interacts with you but your Family could be seen as a abusive act, at least mentally.
Michael left the religion a long time ago and was rebuked for his Thriller video by the religious body because it was thought to be Satanic. He apologised and pulled video from play for a while. But later left JWs and studied other beliefs including Islam. If I recall only one of the sisters and the mum are still JWs.
Funny response your sister gave. I am surprised that they did not still speak to her, that is uncharacteristic of JWs to let that turn them away, unless they felt some sort of aggressive conversation would ensue. -M.
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