Michael Jackson suffers a heart attack

KittyeeTrix

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-rushed-to-the-hospital/

It has been reported that Michael Jackson has suffered a heart attack today and is not doing so well

Devastator

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KittyeeTrix

Devastator wrote: »

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insightful:rolleyes:

admiralofthefleet

apparently he is dead

tk123

Sky news are confirming it now that he's dead! A min ago they said they couldn't... His poor kids

Lollipops23

yup TMZ are the only people to confirm it. dreadfully sad,say what you like about him,the man was a genius:(
get the feeling this is one of those times that everyone will remember where they were when they heard Michael Jackson died. RIP.

xanthor

A little part of me wonders if his death was somehow faked so he could skip out on his debts.

Not sure how his legacy will be seen.

niceirishfella

Watching Sky news - Sad if its true. Feck, he was a musical genius.

Aidric

Really sad news, I love his music. A flawed genius.

dragona

But is he dead or not??? CNN not said a thing

Mad Dog

Conflicting stories here, is it true or not?

Dr. Baltar

Regardless of whether he was a paedophile or not, that man was a genius when it came to music. I'd be disappointed if he were dead.

jobucks

sky news saying now that he's in a coma

Davy

Everything seems to be unconfirmed at the moment, the dead part came from TMZ site

jobucks

they've just confirmed

wayne040576

They're confirming it now.

Guy:Incognito

Sky News saying he's dead now.

dragona

LA Times confirms he is dead
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html

notmyname79

R.I.P a legend, very sad

Alzar

RIP MJ - truly a great artist

Al.

jobucks

the 1st concert i was ever at and to date probably the best... BAD '97 Cork, brill artist, an awful shame.

therewillbe

Death of one of Musics LEGENDS.I remember waiting up for the Thriller video back in the day.It was worth it.

MissMacMacMac

R.I.P MJ xx

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therewillbe wrote: »

Death of one of Musics LEGENDS.I remember waiting up for the Thriller video back in the day.It was worth it.

The fifteen or twenty minute short film.

Legend he was.

jennie23

R I P

Deki

sad:( only 50
R.I.P.

Zynks

A sad day. RIP.

watna

Very sad. My friend had tickets to see him in london and was so excited about it.

starbelgrade

Is it safe to let the kids out again?

CorkMediaGroup

jobucks wrote: »

they've just confirmed

it seems to be the day for the passing of legends Charlies Angels Star Farrah Fawcet has also passed away in a santa monica hospital she was diagnoised with anal cancer back in 2006

may they both RIP

aoife2k

Quite sudden yeah, but he was kinda dead to me anyway, not really a shock. Sad for his own kids to lose their Dad... even tho he was a little bit 'odd'...

R.I.P

therewillbe

Des wrote: »

The fifteen or twenty minute short film.

Legend he was.

Ye ,Was it on Ch 4 or mtv at 11 0 clock at night.A Friday I think.So long ago now.

Devastator

Devastator wrote: »

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Last edited by Stargal; Yesterday at 22:59. Reason: No trolling please

WTF? will you edit out any negative comments left about gary glitter when he does the decent thing and dies?


somehow I doubt it! Now that he's dead that ends the secrecy agreements he paid all his millions upon millions of dollars to teenage boys stops right?

johnmacward

As much as he was eccentric, slightly dotty, a little infantile and other things, those are the things that make me feel bad for his death.

I feel he was a lost person, slightly mentally unstable and it's all down to upbringing, the public eye, the pressure of the life of Mick Jackson, and for that we can blame his father's viciousness, the media's overt curiosity and prying eyes and the fact that those combined things (among many others for sure) set out the path of his life and ended up bringing this day.

therewillbe

Ah sure the world is full of weirdos but it doesnt make them less talented in their different fields. Cobain,morrison,Ian curtis,Elvis etc etc

johnmacward

I agree with Devastator, everybody can have their views about Michael Jackson or anyone for that matter.

therewillbe

Dont you just love DEMOCRACY

johnmacward

therewillbe wrote: »

Ah sure the world is full of weirdos but it doesnt make them less talented in their different fields. Cobain,morrison,Ian curtis,Elvis etc etc

I absolutely agree and I'd probably say that the more insane and eccentric you are the more creative you ultimately are - in your mind their are NO boundaries, you just go with what you feel disregarding what others might be thinking about you.

I think he was a genius and what I am saying is, now thats he's died I'm forced to think about his life and the things that come to mind are these eccentricities and this instability he constantly lived through. When he was alive the only headlines to appear we're about ho w strange he was and ask anybody there opinion about Michael Jackson in recent years when he wasn't making music and they'll say "He's an odd fellow, he made great music, but he's so odd" - Now watch how everybody will try to reconcile and remember the good stuff and how the negativity will disappear and sympathy and understanding will pour forth, and I think it's because everybody knows he had a very rough life and now that the life is gone it's time to contemplate the entire thing. It's a pity we don't do that while the person is alive, we might actually solve some of the problems of the world.

Stargal

Devastator wrote: »

WTF? will you edit out any negative comments left about gary glitter when he does the decent thing and dies?


somehow I doubt it! Now that he's dead that ends the secrecy agreements he paid all his millions upon millions of dollars to teenage boys stops right?

No, you can say what you want (within reason) but your post with just one word slagging him off contributed nothing to the discussion and was reported by some of the other boardsies, so I snipped it.

If you want to talk about all the bad things he did then go on ahead, but don't just leave a one-word post insulting him. This isn't AH.

Guy:Incognito

therewillbe wrote: »

Dont you just love DEMOCRACY

Who said boards is a democracy? It very much isnt.

Devastator

Stargal wrote: »

No, you can say what you want (within reason) but your post with just one word slagging him off contributed nothing to the discussion and was reported by some of the other boardsies, so I snipped it.

If you want to talk about all the bad things he did then go on ahead, but don't just leave a one-word post insulting him. This isn't AH.

My post was not "just one word slagging him", I said "He's a scumbag", alright after hearing the updated news it should have been "He was a scumbag", but I'll stand by my opinions.

Johnmacward - you seem to hint that because he had a "rough life" people will forgive him, or forget about what he done. Have your life been a bed of roses? Has mine? Had anyone on this board's been full of the joys of spring every day? Probably not!! Reckon any of us could get away with what he did? naaaaahhhhhhh, cause we're(well not me anyway) rich!

drunken_munky52

Im gutted. Growing up with Michael Jackson's music and moves influenced me as much as as anything else. Now that hes gone, its like a huge void has appeared that will never be filled. I will miss you Jacko, but Il never forget...

Now I knew how fans of Elvis felt when their legend died.

Podge2k7

I'm only after logging onto boards to see this.I'm in complete shock.MJ was a musical genius and a proper legend.He will always be remembered.

RIP:(

watna

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Grow up.

Please report the post if you have a problem with it. Don't take the thread off topic.

Blazer

RIP...he was a musical genius alright...definitely the paedophile allegations etc turned a lot of people of him.
Anyway great loss to music...can't believe he was 50 though...thought he was younger than that.

Stargal

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Ok, the mods have been talking about how best to let this thread proceed without upsetting/angering any fans, while at the same time allowing people to freely discuss Michael Jackson however they feel fit.

We'll allow any comments about him (either positive or negative) as long as they follow the usual rules of the forum charter. Any jokes will just be deleted - this isn't the best place for them. There's a broader discussion about Michael Jackson going on in the After Hours forum so feel free to check that out if you want a discussion of a different tone.

If anyone's got any comments on this then sent a Private Message to me or watna (the mods of the forum). And don't forget to report any post that you think is dodgy.


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SoWatchaWant

He's not a bad musician, but he's a very weird and creepy man who's better off dead. Good riddance tbh

leggo

Just did up this blog. Mods feel free to delete if seen as inappropriate...but I think it deserves to be said...

It was during a gig in Radio City this evening, watching a band perform a great cover of 'Zombie', when a friend turns around to me. "Michael Jackson's dead," she said. Wow. Try as I might...the only thought that filled my mind was "Good enough for him..."

And, hours later, as I sit here watching Sky News I still find it hard to shake that feeling.

There will of course be the "Too soon!" contingent. The same people who were pissed when I refused to consider Heath Ledger, Katy French and Chris Benoit heroes at the times of their deaths. But, in his death, Michael Jackson has forced all of us to evaluate our feelings on him as a performer and a person. And it's important that...like Katy French...we don't let some fond memories of him delude us into considering him a hero.

I'll be the first to stand up and speak his merits. I write this article as a big fan of Michael Jackson's collection. He is one of an extremely elite group of enigmatic musicians, fitting comfortably onto the same list as Messrs Sinatra, Lennon and Pressley.

From his cheeky-chappy persona as frontman of The Jackson 5, to re-inventing the art of dance with 'Thriller', to forever filling our heads with the iconic imagery of 'Earth Song'...Jackson changed and modernised both modern pop music and celebrity as we know it. That much can NOT, and shouldn't, be understated. Every musician today, in some shape or form, owes a small debt to Jacko.

And never has there been a more apt personalisation of the word 'enigma'. Jackson's eccentricities won him the hearts of billions, the minds of the media and a ridiculous fortune.

However, we must not forget the dark side of Jackson's enigmatic side.

Like all fans of Jackson's music, when disturbing rumours abounded of his personal indiscretions...I tried to rationalise it in any way possible. No matter how damning the evidence or how consistent the stream of people with bones to pick with him was: we don't know the full story. This, for all we know, could be one giant conspiracy thought up by a group of twisted, money-hungry, despicable people just out to earn a buck by soiling the name of an innocent millionaire. Even if parts of the stories we hear are true...is there no way that we can just separate Jackson the man from Jackson the musician and still appreciate his genius?

Then an intriguing documentary aired on Channel 4 in 2007 proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back.

'Michael Jackson: What Really Happened...' saw Jackson fan, Jacques Peretti, delve into the life of Wacko Jacko in an attempt to separate man from myth. He obtained several key interviews with those closest to Jackson throughout his turbulence...and revealed some startling truths that made ridicule of Jackson's pleas of innocence.

Never before had I heard the story of Jackson paying off several parents to allow their children to attend a private party with him, in his hotel room, hours before an award ceremony. When Jackson left for the ceremony, the maids cleaning the rooms found paintings in the room made out of human fesces.

To repeat: Jackson paid off these parents to let their children come to his room and draw paintings made of ****.

There is no doubt that, once the first wave of allegations about his after hours activity emerged, many jumped on the bandwagon. There is no doubt that a lot, perhaps even most, of what we've seen or heard in the media about him is completely baseless and untrue.

But these sick, twisted stories are so vile that it only takes one truth to make this 'enigma' into a crude, despicable pervert. There are no two ways about it. I don't care who this offends: child molestor's do not deserve anything more. You cross a line when you commit these acts that there is NO coming back from. No matter what you have done in your life, no matter if your body is still warm after you've deceased. Child molestor's are evil, sick individuals and there is no defending them. ESPECIALLY if he chose to re-offend after being acquitted.

What I found somehow even more disturbing, however, than the stories we're all familar with was the testament of one Bob Jones. For those who aren't familar with him, Jones was the manager of Jackson for the 17-year period when the pop star was at the height of his fame.

Jones had nothing to gain from his testimony. He wasn't pushing a new artist and desperately attempting to stay relevant. He is a musical genius in his own right, minted and retiring. Giving this interview would have done him as much harm as good.

In the interview, Jones dispelled the belief that many of us had of Jackson as this innocent, tortured, misguided soul. He noted how Jackson was aware of the media furore his antics was causing...how he realised that the more eccentric he acted, the more coverage he got, the more records he sold and the more money he made.

You only TRULY see a person's true colours, their 'soul' so to speak, when there's money or women on the line. Jones was Jackson's money man. And Jones didn't see a person mentally stunted from a poor upbringing...he saw a very shred, self-aware individual who knew EXACTLY what he was doing.

Here was a man who would deliberately go out in public and do things that would easily see some random nutcase arrested and sentenced to some heavy prison time...and he did it because he knew he could get away with it. He didn't care about his fans. If he did then he wouldn't put them through such heartache. Jackson cared about success, wealth, fame and all of the sick benefits and immunity that came with it. He wasn't a boy trapped in a man's body. He was a fully grown and mentally capable man behaving like a spoiled child.

The documentary ended by revealing how Jackson couldn't shift even his best known memorabilia in auction and how even the lowest scale venues wouldn't pay to have him perform anymore. This was in 2007.

In 2009, enough time had apparently passed to forget that this man had molested children. An extravaganza of a tour was announced in London and tickets quickly sold out. Jackson had, despite years of deserved financial torment, successfully managed to bide his time and was now looking to set up a comfortable retirement fortune with his final tour.

Until Thursday 25th June, when his unconscious body was found having suffered cardiac arrest. And he was pronounced dead upon arrival at an LA hospital, aged 50.

I'm an atheist...but if there was ever a sign of divine intervention, this was it.

If there is a god, he decided today to act and say "Enough is enough."

Michael Jackson didn't deserve a second chance. He didn't deserve to live out his days spending millions at his pleasure. You don't get that luxury once you cross the line that he had. So pardon me if I don't shed a tear on this historic day.

Michael Jackson: don't rest in peace. Beat it.

Keany

LoLth: please dont post insults about posters. attack the post not the poster. thanks.

KittyeeTrix

It's only right that posters can say as they please, I am slowly learning not to get sucked into arguments with other posters here on Boards........

MJ was a legend and will always be remembered as a legend by some groups and will be remembered as a paedo by others...
Personally, I grew up in the MJ era and can remember being sat in front of MTV waiting for the world premiere of "Bad". The highlight of the year used to be waiting for the next Jacko video to be released..
MJ was not convicted to my knowledge of any wrongdoing and so I am not entirely sure what to believe, and therefore am not comfortable with labelling him a "paedo" !!!!! That's my opinion, please be totally entitled to whatever you all think- good or bad (no pun intended):)
Maybe, we will never know, but today I am gonna remember the MJ the pop star who most of us in the '80s and early '90s danced around our bedrooms to and tried in vain to recreate the Moonwalk

RIP- Your music and talent will be missed

Mink

The media will regurgitate any wild sh1t they hear to sell papers & don't have any qualms about bringing down amazing artists with damning twisted lies.

I, personally, don't believe maybe 99% of the stuff written about the man.

He was odd but he was incredible. I can't believe he's gone, it's such a loss to the music/performing world.