Michael Jackson suffers massive heart attack, in critical condition; TMZ: Jackson dead
posted at 5:25 pm on June 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
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He wasn’t breathing when the paramedics got there and he’s in “really bad shape” in the hospital according to a family member. Apart from feeling instinctive human sympathy for his suffering, I’m not sure how to react. He’s super famous — yet mostly famous at this point for being a walking freak show. He’s had a tough life psychologically — but might very well be a child molester. In a sense this is huge news, yet in another sense I’m not sure why anyone would much care these days. I’ve completely lost my news bearings!
Stand by for (hopefully happy) updates.
Update: A sentiment we can all hopefully agree upon: “Thriller” was a simply dynamite album.
Update: RIP.
Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.
Let the overdose speculation begin.
Update: Writes Jim Treacher of Jacko’s and Farrah Fawcett’s demise, “How many more icons of my youth can we lose in one day? Stay strong, Hasselhoff. Stay strong.”
Update: As of 6:10 ET, TMZ’s still the one and only news outlet I know that’s reporting Jackson died. Then again, they were also the first to report that he’d had a heart attack so their sources presumably are solid. Even so, the LA Times claims Jackson’s in a coma. If TMZ jumped the gun, it’ll be a journalistic blunder for the ages.
Update: OK magazine is also reporting he died. Interesting how the celebrity gossip sites are way ahead of the legit news organizations.
Update: Sad confirmation from the LA Times that he is indeed dead. What a scoop by TMZ.
Update: Still the best video ever, but then a Romero fan would say that. Click the image to watch.
Update: Needless to say, this is going to be one interesting autopsy.
Update: I wonder which multimillionaire talking-head cable news anchor will be the first to complain that they have to cover this story, as if it’s beneath them.
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how old is he now?
offroadaz on June 25, 2009 at 5:26 PM
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LimeyGeek on June 25, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Which part of him?
Chuck Schick on June 25, 2009 at 5:27 PM
About 50 I think.
Disturb the Universe on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Prayers to the family at this difficult time.
Even walking freakshows have families.
He was rather young (~51) so this is probably a side effect of over-medication.
Nethicus on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Love him or hate him, the guy’s an icon, so I guess he’s worth a furrowed brow and a “Wow! That’s awful!” I’ve always felt bad for his kids; I’ll feel worse for them if he dies.
aero on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Bingo.
Fletch54 on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
How about the new Pew poll? Sure Alluhpundit won’t be posting it as his man Romney just isn’t up to snuff with “Republicans”. Would have thought such with “Conservatives” but not Republicans.
Fav Unfav
Palin 73 17
Romney 57 18
Newt 55 22
That’s an ass kickin’!
jmell7 on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Yep, Thriller was a dynamite album.
jimmy2shoes on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
51. Though, parts of his body may very well be younger, so…
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Actually, when you look at the “Big Picture;” ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Eh… when it came out my brother bought it for me and I really wanted the Cindy Lauper album instead. I’ve never gotten over that.
myrenovations on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Nope, he’s always gonna be that young kid from the record I cut off the back of my Alpha Bits box.
A, B, C… easy as 1, 2, 3…
Skywise on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
God bless Michael.
Hang on brother – life is a precious gift – I hope yours is extended.
jake-the-goose on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
And I thought white women live the longest.
LevStrauss on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
I don’t see a reason to joke about a guy who may be about to die just because he was weird. It wasn’t cool with Teddy Kennedy, so it isn’t cool here either.
My two cents.
I hope he recovers swiftly.
MadisonConservative on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Prayers for MJ and his family!!!
Not sure how to react? Wow. You are way too cynical and hardened for your age. Wait, I don’t know how old you are. Sad at any age.
Peace to MJ and especially his family.
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Hard to feel bad for a child molester. Sorry, just the way I roll.
silenced majority on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
His heart gave out because it was the last thing left of his body that was organic; pull it out and put a battery pack in its place and everything will be fine.
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
This proves one thing: Michael Jackson and Barack Obama are the same person.
year_of_the_dingo on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Link?
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
This is a sad day for the entertainment world. We have announcements of Farrah’s passing, and now a potentially tragic story of Michael Jackson;s health. Geesh, coupled with all of the political madness, it’s hard to have a happy smile today.
smartsy on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
No
Mark1971 on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
High Anxiety!
Performance worries,maybe!
canopfor on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
He’s a good dancer. Especially like the Thriller spinoffs from weddings to Chinese prison yards.
That’s all I’ve got.
tru2tx on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
I don’t think we can handle Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson in one day….this would wipe Iran’s news off the map.
HawaiiLwyr on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Pew Poll link
http://people-press.org/report/524/republican-favorability
jmell7 on June 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM
BNO News: Father of Michael Jackson tells TMZ.com the pop star is “not doing well.” His mother is en-route to the hospital.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Two icons in one day. Regardless of the freakshow that is MJ, I hope he survives for his children’s sake. As for Farrah, RIP!
txag92 on June 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Indeed.
Ian on June 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM
I was never a fan by any stretch, but I respected him as an artist right up until he adopted that mile high messiah complex and started cutting his face off.
Still, hope he pulls through.
CurtZHP on June 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
How many weeks of “What a SAINT this man was” and how everyone else now should hang their heads in shame and blah blah blah….
Yes, Allah, Thriller was just so very very dynamite.
Marcus on June 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
There is a sadness I feel about Jackson. I think he is/was stuck at the emotional levels of a 10 year old. He was used by his father, completely cut off from the real world, and didn’t learn how to cope with life.
Good luck Michael.
portlandon on June 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
The moonwalk was cool, after that……pffft.
omnipotent on June 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Sorry for his family. He was indeed odd, and possibly a child molester.It is in Gods hands now if it is time for him to go. God will be his judge.
sandee on June 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
So sad to hear about Captain Eo.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Guess he’s going to have to put that babysitting job on hold.
heshtesh on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
He has his share of genetic risk factors. I doubt he was the picture of health. Under CPR on arrival to hospital. Not looking good.
keebs on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Especially given the adolescent attention span of the average news consumer.
CurtZHP on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Ha. That’s funny!
Oh, your serious?!
BowHuntingTexas on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Oh, that’s just with Republicans. No surprise. Unfortunately, many of our primaries are open and GOP voters don’t decide the president. Palin still has almost as many against her as with her, and the media hasn’t even been on its bashing bandwagon as much as of late.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Where is the Jesus Juice???
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
sums it up…
right2bright on June 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
god, i feel the exact same way. it’s shocking, but he’s a freak… he’s a legend, but he’s a freak….he’s a father, but still a freak.
He did put out some great hits, though.
sarainitaly on June 25, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Any kids found at the home. Might explain the heart attack.
GarandFan on June 25, 2009 at 5:34 PM
They always go in 3s. Ed, Farah, and now possibly Michael. Prayers for all their families in their time of need.
Torch on June 25, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Liked it. I liked “Off the Wall” even better.
Saw him at MSG on 9/10/2001. Very good show. Slash came out for the guitar solo on “Beat It”.
Went to bed around 5AM after the show. In a few hours the city and the world was a very different place.
dedalus on June 25, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I think he gave that up when he converted to Islam.
Disturb the Universe on June 25, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I hate to be a wet blanket…but I didn’t like it. On the other hand, I really liked the Jackson 5. ABC 123!
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Michael Are You OK?
So, Michael Are You OK?
Are You OK Michael?
Michael Are You OK?
So, Michael Are You OK?
Are You OK Michael?
Michael Are You OK?
So, Michael Are You OK?
Are You OK Michael?
You’ve Been Hit By
You’ve Been Hit By -v A Smooth Myocardial Infarction
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Still a music icon, and still terrible for him and his family, including his young kids.
brak on June 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Call me cruel, but I can’t muster any sympathy for him. He should have been in prison long ago.
And I’m so tired of the celebrity-obsessed culture.
irishspy on June 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Why don’t u go to hell. I hate hateful people like you. A man is in critical condition. Disgusting.
Chudi on June 25, 2009 at 5:36 PM
What about the warm milk, cookies and bedtime stories? It’s really charming, ya know.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Who didn’t see this coming sooner or later…there was a time though…
d1carter on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Bah, Farrah Faucet dies and we’re reporting on Michael “I like boys” Jackson nearly dying?
If Farrah doesn’t make it onto Hotair, why does this guy?
PastorJon on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
He’s a cunning predator that picks kids from shonky homes so they and their parent(s) will never be believed.
LimeyGeek on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Seems I recall he had some strange dietary habits but can’t remember precisely what they were.
a capella on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Very strange guy, but Off the Wall and Thriller were damn good albums.
BuckeyeSam on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
He made millions with his talent for music, then spent it paying off parents of the children he molested at his pajama parties when he was 40 years old.
I don’t wish him dead, but I can’t muster any sympathy.
fogw on June 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
I blame global warming.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I concede the point about Thriller tho…..classic stuff
LimeyGeek on June 25, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Sh’mon to the after-life!
/sarc
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 25, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Karma, baby. Karma
AW1 Tim on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
I am not sad for the man he has come to be. But I am oddly moved by this news.
The Race Card on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Regarding Thriller…..Meh….and growing up on 60’s/70’s rock, listening to a little boy singing “Just call my name and I’ll be there” and other manly hits was if anything amusing.
With that said, he’s in my prayers……
Patrick S on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
i wish my
blackwhite brother all the best.youngO on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Converting to a new religion can do that to you sometimes.
Americannodash on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
My prayers for his family, his children, and his troubled soul…….
………. Maybe God will give him a second chance.
Seven Percent Solution on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
I wondered the same thing. Perhaps it’s because she has been ill for a long time, and no one expected him to have a heart attack.
Disturb the Universe on June 25, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Faucet and possibly Jackson die and the media are all over it. Darrell Powers died on June 17th. Were you aware of that? Or are you asking “Darrel who?” Not surprised, who of the 3 did no lead a self-centered life. Who of the 3 risked one hell of a lot for the benefit of others? And who, in the end, gets the most notice and attention? Just my perspective.
GarandFan on June 25, 2009 at 5:40 PM
So will Michael’s father Joe Jackson make more money with Michael Dead or alive?
Elvis…
Marilyn…
Joplin…
Morrison…
“Pull the plug.”
portlandon on June 25, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Her passing wasn’t a surprise. She’s had cancer for a while and there were countless stories about her on the verge of death. Jackson suffering a massive heart attack is a bit surprising.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Thriller ROCKED!
Show of hands…who knows the Thriller dance?
ramrants on June 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM
He’s a criminal, a pedophile, has gotten away with it, and has never expressed one iota of remorse. He is allowed to continue with his strange obsession with children. He is a potential danger to any male child. I don’t feel sorry for him one bit.
Blake on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
People die every day, his death should carry no more weight than anyone else, regardless of his career. We have real heroes dying on the battlefield who the media ignores, for them I mourn. Michael Jackson? Not so much.
echosyst on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
holy shit, he died.
i’m stunned….
sarainitaly on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
I used to love Michael Jackson. His music was wonderful. He definetely went off the deep end.
Frances on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Well, you know what they say, celebrity deaths come in threes. First Eddie Mac, then Farrah. Looks like MJ is closing the loop.
Being from Indiana, I always had a soft spot for the Jacksons.
SoCalBoiler on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Can’t say I feel much. I firmly believe he is a pedophile so if I’m right his kids would be better off without him.
church on June 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Shifty. I loved the Band of Brothers series. What a remarkable bunch of men.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Hey, I’ll take Farrah over Jackson any day. I thought she was great when she played the crazy lady who shot her kids so she can be with her boyfriend. Great performance.
Blake on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
TMZ says he died
sandee on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
How Billie Jean changed the world
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/12/popandrock
DaveO on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
TMZ Breaking: Jackson has died.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Indeed. I’m watching Beck right now on DVR (a few minutes behind live) and he’s been talking about what the WSJ calls the biggest tax in history:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124588837560750781.html
It’s bad enough that we’re sitting here allowing a fascist, socialist dictator destroy this country and mold it in to something it was never meant to be. It’s bad enough that we keep allowing yet another “nail in the coffin” each week, making it increasingly impossible to EVER recover from what is being done.
But now we’ve got yet another GIGANTIC nail being pounded in… And we’re talking about this irrelevant freak that may or may not even be human at this point.
Wake up folks. I don’t think have a chance of saving this country at this point, but if we allow this “cap-and-tax” crap to pass, we’re making certain that this is indeed the beginning of the end of the United States of America.
Beck provides these numbers for the House switchboard:
202-225-3121 and 202-224-3121
RightWinged on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
didn’t he convert to Islam, incidently where Pedophilia is ok per the Prophet?
jp on June 25, 2009 at 5:43 PM
AWESOME. First cassette tape I ever got.
portlandon on June 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
I don’t wish death on anybody, but the guy is a child molester. These kids are better off being raised by someone else. Although since the people who surround Jackson have obviously aided and abetted his abuse of children, I don’t hold out much hope that they’ll have the best interest of these kids at heart.
Thriller was fantastic, though.
patriette on June 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Yeah, he’s gone.
Sorry to hear it…though I think the media will treat this like the death of Princess Di…which won’t do him any favors.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Michael Jackson is a towering figure in popular music (and dance, for that matter), on par with the Beatles and Elvis. Simple as that. If he has committed grave crimes, he will be punished for them.
Best wishes and prayers for his recovery.
spmat on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
RIP, michael and farrah. that’s all that needs to be said.
homesickamerican on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Not a single tear.
Wishing him a speedy deliverance to hell – oh the irony.
LimeyGeek on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
me too! We didn’t have cable, but my mom let me and my sister stay up late one night so we could see “Thriller” on Friday Night Videos.
The 1980s. Best. Decade. Evah.
patriette on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
I always thought he was an idiot, and the prospect of him molesting children made me angry and disgusted, but -some- of his work was good.
He was too freaky to stay on this planet however. Adios.
Spiritk9 on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
oh, and both “off the wall” and “thriller” were AWESOME!
homesickamerican on June 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM
That ship has sailed, unfortunately.
amerpundit on June 25, 2009 at 5:47 PM
RIP Michael Jackson. Thank you for some really great music.
elduende on June 25, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Bummer! Not my favorite anything but an American icon of my childhood. RIP.
NTWR on June 25, 2009 at 5:47 PM
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