Michael Jackson suffers massive heart attack, in critical condition; TMZ: Jackson dead
posted at 5:25 pm on June 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
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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katy the mean old lady
My world is imploding on the daily…Not much I can do about it, but I do what I have control over.
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:05 PM
I find that hard to believe.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I saw some good SouthPark reruns last night…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Sad, you think everyone wanted a piece of him when he was alive? Watch what happens next.
scalleywag on June 25, 2009 at 9:06 PM
FIFY
Nice attempt at obfuscation.
Geochelone on June 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Sorry… I just couldn’t resist.
BTW, Night Train is a fine album… I recommend it to one and all.
JohnGalt23 on June 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM
God, Geraldo is a self-serving ass.
Wellsy on June 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Depends on your perspective.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Hes not dead. Hes just hiking the Appalachian Trail!
Speedwagon82 on June 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM
I was surprised when some shall we say more conservative girls had no idea what gifts the morning could bring… And, no, they weren’t homeschooled. They were taught sex ed and all…
Then again, I’ve just found out how worried some girls can get when I’m moving their fully covered mattresses…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:08 PM
I was not referring to you, and did not read your previous post about the adopted child, which I feel is the same as a biological child. I was responding about someone else, sorry if it was not clear.
church on June 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
That’s what I like to see. Serial privaricators forced to backtrack. Being misunderstood and caught up in their own web.
And rightly so.
papertiger on June 25, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Don’t give the fans ideas…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:09 PM
It is your opinion that if Astaire allegedly did a tribute to someone, it makes them the the most popular entertainer ever.
Thanks for demonstrating how silly and inconsequential your arguments really are.
Give everybody else a break. Don’t pretend your opinions are fact in order to force them down other people’s throats.
Blake on June 25, 2009 at 9:09 PM
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2501914/Michael-Jacksons-last-moments.html
Demerol OD.
old trooper2 on June 25, 2009 at 9:09 PM
He never had a childhood, his life was set forth for him before he was born. He entertained people, brought joy to millions that liked his music.
Even those that don’t like him have to admit he was this day’s Elvis.
It was never proven he molested children but his fascination with children was odd. We will never know.
He came off as child like, obviously making up for his lost childhood.
Like Elvis I think we will find out he was an abuser of prescription drugs, he numbed his brain. Us “normal” folk can only guess the psycholigical strain of being on top and wanting to maintain that persona.
I feel for his kids. I feel for his fans.
FireBlogger on June 25, 2009 at 9:10 PM
pretty sure the happiest man on Earth now is Mark Sanford.
JohnBissell on June 25, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Holy Jesus!! Shooting up Demerol?!?!
Jacko, some habits are just best left to professionals. Where is Keith Richards when you need him?
JohnGalt23 on June 25, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I bet you sleep alone.
luvstotango on June 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Weird. I was as sheltered as they come as a kid, but my first real serious boyfriend was pretty open about things like that. He even told me about a dream he had about me. Even though I was a “wait ’till marriage” girl, I was flattered.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Very tragic, but for petes sake, there is real news going on.
ctmom on June 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Yeah, I think it’s better to be open about some of this stuff instead of pretending it doesn’t happen… You can still be a “wait ’till marriage boy/girl.”
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I remember having a massive girl crush on Farah Fawcett…I was 14 in 1976 and wanted to be just like her… I loved Lee Majors in the 6 million dollar man and was happy they were married and so sad when they divorced.
I remember dragging my boyfriend home early from a date the night that MTV played the whole Thriller video. My all time favorite Michael Jackson song is Billy Jean…I always felt so bad about what became of him…I spent so many hours dancing to his music.
I hope that they died in good standing with God meaning I hope they were both saved…
CCRWM on June 25, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I was on seven different pain meds after brain surgery and hip replacement (within months of each other). Surprised I survived. Not surprised MJ didn’t.
txag92 on June 25, 2009 at 9:14 PM
there are recent photos of his children, unmasked, on the Daily Mail and no way they are biologically his. Wait, someone will want a DNA and the kids will be screwed, more so than they already have been.
Willie on June 25, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Wrong. It can be proved in a variety of ways who had access to a computer and who posted. Stop digging.
You wouldn’t know a fact if it smacked you in your smug face. And, yeah, you’re already whining.
Blake on June 25, 2009 at 9:14 PM
watch troop-a-thon live.
ctmom on June 25, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Terry_Dyne on June 25, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
What is inconsistant>? What I said at the onset was that children that were not mine were in my bed.
Come on. I really did NOT want to disclose many of the personal tribulations of families because I wanted to keep that ‘sacred’. I denied that in comments later by giving the world a deeper story. Now, I did that knowing that nobody could find me, save HotAir Admins, who could easily track me down. No problem at all.
But I, now, want to remain totally anonymous beCAUSE I revealed a painful truth of extended family members.
Yes, I loved MJ. Yes, I do not want to believe the worst in him. Yes, I could be a foolish woman for NOT believing that, but I was here to say that ummmmm,yeah, kids sleep with adults all the time…withOUT it being sexual.
If MJ was a Pedo, yeah, F him.
But, he’s DEAD now. And being an artist, I feel strongly that his talent was lost in all of these allegations, mind you, never Proven. I may be naive. He may have been a wackjob.
I wish now that I had NEVER posted here. Just like ALL of my good friends say, “MJ is a perv and you’re a dumbass” LOL… I really am the only one in my circle to appreciate his creative genius and it pisses me off that it is clouded in heck like this.
I should have stopped at RIP MJ. I didn’t. I’m a woman..you know…an annoying hag that goes on and on and on…..
LOL
Typing here saves my husband the trouble. I do not hurt for you. lol..just sayin’…~
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:17 PM
luvstotango on June 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM
lol, I don’t…but good try, anyway!
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:18 PM
So keep it sacred!
Weren’t you offering phone numbers? Oh, no, J/K, J/K LOL
Oh, do try to keep the pain in… We wouldn’t want it to spew out on every post.
Try not to trivialize it.
Well, you could start by examining his life to see what he was… Just google him and find some images. Hey, it’s a free country, but that doesn’t mean YOU have to condone his behavior.
Whatever that means.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:22 PM
It’s already started. Media can’t wait to get a look at his cold dead body. Too bad he didn’t just go poof and disappear. They torment him even in death.
scalleywag on June 25, 2009 at 9:25 PM
SO SOMEONE WAS WITH HIM WHEN HE EXPIRED.
The “news” is all reporting he was alone, but later discovered to be not breathing.
And, agreed, it was a drug overdose if that’s what occured.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 9:26 PM
I am not going to comment on bridgetown, as I can’t go back and read a 1000 comments.
But what is the beef with Esthier? geez
Who ever said it earlier..this thread got bizarre.
I’m with Ms Molly time for a beer.
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:27 PM
One, a man who molested boys. The other, one whom boys in the 70s dreamed of molesting them.
Lou Budvis on June 25, 2009 at 9:28 PM
FACT: fred astaire did a tribute to bojangles..
FACT: what Fred astaire thinks of another entertainer means far more than what some dumba** on a message board says
FACT: you’re a stupid piece of trash.
right4life on June 25, 2009 at 9:28 PM
You know there are going to be Elvis Theories that he’s not really dead…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:28 PM
thanks for telling me what I think..what a stupid ASSumption…no surprise considering the source.
you must be in a great deal of pain…such arrogant stupidity has to hurt….
right4life on June 25, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Some people feel threatened by her… Dunno why…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM
I agree. It doesn’t have to be any big or weird thing.
For the record, I am married now. He’s been the only one.
You can prove that several people had access, and you can prove that several people could have posted. But that’s it, assuming you can even get that far. It’s not as though IP addresses can’t be faked, and not everyone even types on a personal computer.
All of this, because I dared to disagree with you. It’s amazing how thin your skin is. Honestly, you’re a fascination.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I guess shooting up Demerol is not forbidden within islam.
MaximusConfessor on June 25, 2009 at 9:32 PM
LOL. That one was right there waiting. Good pick up.
dedalus on June 25, 2009 at 9:33 PM
papertiger on June 25, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Still waiting for your apology. You got caught out and now you try to misdirect. How irritating am I to you? I am so pleased that I bother you so thoroughly. Keep reading my posts, I enjoy knowing they I get your goat every time.
church on June 25, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Dollar signs.
infidel4life on June 25, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Allah, you dirty dog, you know how to get the posts up there. You know all Palin Loyalists are going to say that this was a record breaker without using Palin… Me? Well, let’s just not turn into Huff-n-Puff…
Good job, AP
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Hate to break this to you, but I flipped over to TWC and even they were lamenting the passing of Jackson. And I know this has been mentioned, but why give camera time to Al Sharpton at a time like this?
brushman on June 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM
I believe that Princess Diana and Mother Theresa died within days of each other. And JFK and the great C.S. Lewis died on the same day.
As for MJ, he’s in a better place…or an infinitely worse place.
baldilocks on June 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM
papertiger on June 25, 2009 at 9:08 PM
By the way, when I make a mistake I apologize. Just like a real true grown up. Maybe you should try it, or maybe your religious bigotry is to deepit won’t allow you to make an aplogy for being wrong.
church on June 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:22 PM
I’m still anonymous and so is the victim.
It is sacred.
I revealed it only because I know it is..sacred.
They can still track me. I have no trouble with that. And knowing Michelle, she’ll look into it. Do you honestly think I’ve a problem with that?
If she has power to convict someone where I can’t, honey, I WELCOME it.
As far as I know the old man is still livin’ free and pretty. Bring HA ON~! I would Welcome the justice.
The comment about my husband was pretty self explanatory if you ask me…or him. He is giggling at me right now because of the ‘stir’ I’ve caused on a ‘blog’….come on man…
Truth is truth. and I ain’t skeeered of it!
:)
There is no ‘trivializing’ going on. I’m trying to Humanize it for you.
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:36 PM
urrr… *shudder*
Mother Theresa and the unmentionable in the same thread…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:36 PM
“Just as sad as 9/11″
Rusty Shackleford on June 25, 2009 at 9:37 PM
I like that take on it.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:37 PM
It’s because she makes sense.
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM
I don’t feel threatened, in fact I felt if she disagreed with me, she would at least respectful. I gather from her comments she is a few years younger then me but she always acts very mature and rational.
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Like I implied… You’re going to have to earn the trust. You are like that “friend” that I’d never tell my secrets to. You keep telling us you are after the truth… OK, keep on digging then… And don’t worry, I for one, don’t want to track you down.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I’m near speechless.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM
No, I know you aren’t…
I was referring to others.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Exactly.
Vashta.Nerada on June 25, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Yeah Farrah taunted all of us from that poster, with her feathered hair thrown back and hard nipples highlighting the red swimsuit.
The thing about both of them is that their passing forces us to see now their work as something clearly and forever in the past, and so too our youth recedes further and unambiguously into the distance.
dedalus on June 25, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Yeah… wow…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:42 PM
These folks just live in a fantasy world. Shaking my head is about all I can do.
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Typing here saves my husband the trouble. I do not hurt for you. lol..just sayin’…~
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Whatever that means.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Okay, I think the two of us have been pretty hard on Bridgetown. I think she has clarified her postion. She may be misguided or niaeve, as she says herself, but I no longer find her creepy. I’m gonna let her post in peace.
church on June 25, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Thanks.
This thread has been unreal. I didn’t even think it’d go on this long.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I know..
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Fox News totally diminished in my mind. between Shep (who totally sceeves me and I never watch) and Jerry Rivers, the coverage is total tabloid puke. I certainly expected better, much better
Willie on June 25, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Farrah’s right nipple sold 12 million posters. ;)
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I hear you. I’m in the same boat as you, honey. You think I’m going to trust YOU by reading some comments on a blog?
eye for an eye..lol…I hear ya. You don’t get ME, but I hear you loud and clear. No problem at all. I’m up to the task. Test me, babe. ;) Copy n paste me. And when you find me lying, I WANT you to declare it to the world. Have at it. Not only would it keep Me honest, but it’ll likely keep U honest as well. Party on~ Nobody loses.
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I remember reading back in June that Michael converted to Islam at a friends house in Los Angeles, officiated by an imam, and changed his name to Mikaeel.
I haven’t heard or read anything else about it… even today. So… was he or wasn’t he?
ronnyraygun on June 25, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I mean… really… I can’t even think of a more offensive comparison.
I doubt even Michael Moore could succeed at being more offensive if he really put his tiny brain to it.
Esthier on June 25, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Sad as 9/11???? WTF is wrong with people in this country?!!!
I agree with what Hornet said earlier- this celebrity worship is sick (paraphrasing)
Good GOD!
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:46 PM
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I thought the same thing, it was as if OBAMA himself was killed. Media culture hell we are in. Journalists are pathetic.
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:48 PM
The worst thing is that everyone (OK, not everyone, just every lefty) wants their own little 9-11 moment. It makes them feel warm and fuzzy and part of something. They look for anything (Katrina???) to compare to 9-11… I’d respect them more if they were just honest and said it was a sad day instead of comparing it to something that clearly is not in the same category.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I can’t even think of a more offensive comparison.
Well said
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Hey, ratings are ratings…. and Rupert Murdoch gotta eat too. :)
JohnGalt23 on June 25, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Good grief, whoever is speaking that heresy about 9/11 needs to get a grip.
It’s interesting, though. I’ve thought of Michael Jackson as nothing but a freak (at best) for quite a few years now. But, as they show all these old clips, it’s nice to remember what an amazingly talented and handsome young man he was before he got his freak on.
califcon on June 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Just think what the left will say when North Korea eventually becomes part of the free world (Yes, I believe this day will come…)
I hope they don’t compare it to 9-11…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM
The worst thing is that everyone (OK, not everyone, just every lefty) wants their own little 9-11 moment. It makes them feel warm and fuzzy and part of something. They look for anything (Katrina???) to compare to 9-11… I’d respect them more if they were just honest and said it was a sad day instead of comparing it to something that clearly is not in the same category.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I had to run out to the store. What is this 9/11 comparison stuff?
church on June 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Media and our culture. Walks hand and hand. It is disturbing to me.
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:51 PM
LOL, that’s great, and probably very true.
mbs on June 25, 2009 at 9:51 PM
http://deadspin.com/5302689/michael-jackson-dies-chad-johnson-says-its-just-as-sad-as-911
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:52 PM
This has to be driving Lil’ Kim absolutely freakin’ nuts.
BallisticBob on June 25, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I remember where I was when Kennedy died. I was in kindergarten and shocked when I came home my dad was home from work (that was the shocking part) and on the TV (black & white) there was the president on a stretcher. . .I remember where I was when the Beatles broke up, 13 years old on the phone on a summer day. . .. I remember where I was on 9/11 with my 13 year old son only miles away in northern NJ on a perfect September day. . . I don’t think this ranks as a day I’ll remember like that.
Willie on June 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM
BallisticBob on June 25, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I have heard of her, and heard some of her filthy lyrics but I don’t understand why it would drive her nuts? Why?
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Michael Jackon’s death has done the unthinkable. It has prevented Keith Olberdouche from making crude sex jokes about a Republican for a whole night!
Speedwagon82 on June 25, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Sanford sighs heavily
Kim huffs and puffs
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:54 PM
He was referring to Kim Jung Il
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Wrong kim, me thinks.
He’s ronry…
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:51 PM
So disturbing that I fought with people about MJ’s death.
THAT is sad. ANYthing to distract from Reality, eh?
Oh, but don’t get me wrong. I sent all of my “representatives” numerous emails and faxes about the bills that are up for votes…..that they probably didn’t even freakin’ read….ugh…
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Don’t forget Letterman. He’s going to light a candle for his brother tonight…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
http://deadspin.com/5302689/michael-jackson-dies-chad-johnson-says-its-just-as-sad-as-911
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Yep, that’s just pathetic. And he plays for my team.
church on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:54 PM
LOL- you know what I thought right? Sorry, music was on the brain.
bazil9 on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I turned it off 2 hours ago. I can only imagine the puke-inducement I’ve missed
infidel4life on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Are you taking any bets on which one they’ll air tonight?
Laura in Maryland on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
+1000
Everyone is getting pissy tonight for no reason.
Beer and onion rings for everyone.
BakerAllie on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Aaaawww, there was a brawl and no one invited me? Now I’m miffed.
Laura in Maryland on June 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Yeah, I get confused sometimes too.
I don’t think Comedy Central would… but if the writers of South Park were in charged, I’d go with the Michael Jackson ones… Oh, that’d be priceless.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Exactly. Remember the man for that. He rocked the world. The whole world. How many people can say they did that? He was unique and original and shined. And then success got the better of him, like it does so many.
scalleywag on June 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Oh, and don’t be stupid like me and turn on your radio on the commute home tonight. Every single station was playing MJ and the DJ’s were having fits over this. Even the alt rock channel. Very tiresome, glad I keep audio books in the car.
BakerAllie on June 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Can we get back to things that matter?
jediwebdude on June 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM
BakerAllie on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
lol, virtual onion rings are just Not the same…
here…have some fried green tomatoes, No! I just can’t wait for the harvest….
:)
bridgetown on June 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Even NRA radio is talking about this guy. I hope this isn’t still dominating radio and TV tomorrow. I know Greta, Nancy, and Geraldo will be all over it. But I hope talk radio doesn’t fall into covering this.
church on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
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