Michael Jackson hospitalized

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital, a fire department official told the Los Angeles Times. Capt. Steve Ruda said Thursday 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 told the newspaper.

L. Londell McMillan, a lawyer for Jackson, did not have any information. Messages left for other Jackson associates were not immediately returned.

The hospitalization was first reported by the Web site TMZ.

The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson's rented home, was roped off Thursday with police tape.

News trucks were gathered, helicopters flew overhead, and orange cones were laid out to redirect traffic.

"We have no statements as far as transporting Michael Jackson," Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales said.

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Associated Press entertainment reporters Derrik Lang and Anthony McCartney and special correspondent Linda Deutsch in Los Angeles and music writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in New York contributed to this story.

You do know, he died in the hospital... right?

I don't weally like him but I feel sad when somewone dies

EDIT: Shut it shadow...

I must say it's sad that he died but he had a well spent life. I think he was only 50 but he was one of the worlds most famous people and a huge sensation all over. Like I said Michael Jackson lived well, rich, and famous for quite some time.

In my opinion, he was a weirdo. However, he had a massive influence on the music world and I'm sure we could all grow up, die, and come back to life, never to find someone who could do all that he did. XD