LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted “King of Pop” who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world’s most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world’s most disturbing celebrity,
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world’s most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world’s most disturbing celebrity, has died. He was 50. A person with knowledge of the situation says Jackson died Thursday in a Los Angeles hospital. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Jackson was a uniter of Black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more onstage. ______ In photo: In this April 30, 2004 file picture, Michael Jackson speaks at a news conference after his arraignment at the Santa Maria, Calif. courthouse. (AP Photo/Pool, Stephen Osman) Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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