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12:50 PM ET, June 26, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Dies  —  We've just learned Michael Jackson has died.  He was 50.  —  Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him.  We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
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People.com:
Drugs and Alcohol: Jackson Family Attempted Vegas Intervention  —  As far back as 2006, members of Michael Jackson's family were terrified that his escalating dependence on prescription drugs had become a danger to his life - and attempted an intervention in Las Vegas.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family — Demerol Shot Caused Death  —  A close member of Michael Jackson's family has told us Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine — Demerol — and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM.  —  Family members are saying the dosage was “too much” and that's what caused his death.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Doctor — MIA  —  We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home — and the doctor is nowhere to be found.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson's home last night.  —  Cops are looking to interview the doc.
ETonline:
MICHAEL JACKSON: EXCLUSIVE LAST PHOTO  —  A source close to Michael Jackson tells ET that the international superstar and pop-music legend has passed away earlier Thursday afternoon.  He was 50.  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner's office tells ET that Jackson was transported from his residence in full cardiac arrest on Thursday.
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson is dead [Updated]  —  [Updated at 2:46 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson is in a coma and his family is arriving at his bedside, a law enforcement source told The Times.  —  Jackson was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Madonna 'Can't Stop Crying' Over Michael Jackson  —  Madonna  —  The sudden death of Michael Jackson jolted his friends and family, a second blow to the entertainment world after it lost another icon, Farrah Fawcett, just hours earlier.  —  “I can't stop crying over the sad news,” Madonna says.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids “Doing Fine,” With Grandmother  —  After Michael Jackson's sudden passing, the singer's three children “are doing fine,” says Brian Oxmon, the Jackson family attorney for 20 years.  —  “They are in the care of a nanny,” he tells Usmagazine.com, adding that they're staying with their grandmother, Katherine.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family Feared Morphine OD  —  Members of Michael Jackson's family told us the singer was given a “heavy dose of morphine” prior to his death, and family members were alarmed.  —  We're told Joe Jackson recently wanted to put Michael in a rehab facility in Palmdale …
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Latoya Jackson “Bruno” Cameo Cut Out Of Respect For The Late Michael Jackson  —  REUTERS/Kevork Djansiszen/Pool/Files (UNITED STATES OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)  —  In the wake the shocking death of pop music's beloved Peter Pan, the late Michael Jackson, a scene featuring LaToya Jackson …
Discussion: #gay
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Autopsy Has Begun  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner has started the autopsy on Michael Jackson.  —  Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran is performing the autopsy.  The Dr. was a star witness in the O.J. Simpson case.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Scene Mocking Michael Jackson's Family Cut From Bruno  —  Following the death of Michael Jackson, footage in the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy Bruno, in which sister Latoya Jackson is mocked, has been cut.  —  In the scene, LaToya is tricked into doing an interview with the fake Austrian fashion journalist.
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and Associated Press
TMZ.com:
Jackson Danced and Sang Last Night  —  We've learned Michael Jackson showed no unusual signs of distress — he was rehearsing his upcoming concert at the Staples Center in L.A. But, we're told, like other nights of rehearsal, Jackson was both hours late and lethargic.  —  We're told rehearsal went late into the evening.
Associated Press:
Autopsy planned after Jackson's sudden death
Discussion: X17 Online, Showbiz Spy and omg!
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Praises Michael Jackson's Genius
Discussion: PopSugar
Todd Leopold / CNN:
Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50
Discussion: STRAIGHT OUTTA NYC and Egotastic!
People.com:
Farrah Fawcett Dies of Cancer at 62  —  Farrah Fawcett, who skyrocketed to fame as one of a trio of impossibly glamorous private eyes on TV's Charlie's Angels, has died after a long battle with cancer.  She was 62.  —  Fawcett died at 9:28 a.m. PST at St. John's Heath Center in Santa Monica …
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Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
Discussion: TV Envy
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rep: Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal Never Ended Up Marrying
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jeff Goldblum Alive and Well  —  There's nothing really newsworthy about not being dead.  —  But as the world was busy reacting to news of Michael Jackson's sudden passing, someone in the blogosphere thought it would be a good idea to feed the beast and say that Jeff Goldblum had died.
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DailyFill.com:
Jeff Goldblum Lives!
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