Fate of Jackson children unclear

The fate of Michael Jackson's three children remained unclear as reports raised the possibility of a custody battle involving the biological mother of the late star's eldest offspring.


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Legends who died young

Michael Jackson didn't want to be just a superstar. Like the Beatles, he wanted to be the biggest, the king. He wanted to topple the reigning man with the crown, Elvis. In life and in death, there was Elvis.

Here’s a look at others, including MJ, who died young.


ing of Pop Michael Jackson, died at the age of 50, due to cardiac arrest. Millions of his fans across the world are still in shock over his sudden death. Reports in media are afloat that the Legendary singer died apparently of a drug overdose still the cause of death is unclear.



Elvis Presley, who was referred to as The King of Rock 'n' Roll or The King, also died of drug overdose at the young age of 42. His death in 1977 evoked similar emotion across the world.



Marilyn Monroe, the legendary Hollywood star and her troubled life was cut short in 1962 at the age of 36 only. She is believed to have died because of drug overdose. She said: ''A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.''


Beatles star John Lenon was shot dead in New York at the age of 40 in 1980. He said: ''All we are saying is give peace a chance.''




And last on our list here is Heath Ledger who died from an accidental toxic combination of prescription drugs, was just 28. The actor is most remembered for his Oscar winning performance as Joker in The Dark Knight.

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Michael Jackson's doctor found

Dr Conrad Murray, who was present at the time of Michael Jackson's death and had gone missing since Friday, has been located. The Los Angeles Police Department's Charles Beck said the doctor was located and that he was co-operating with them in the investigations. Dr Murray was present at Micheal Jackson's house when the 911 emergency call was made. While the exact circumstances of his death remained unclear, early clues suggested he may simply have pushed his heart too far. Earlier, the police said they had towed the doctor's BMW from Jackson's home because it might include medication or other evidence, and a source familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that a heart attack appeared to have caused the cardiac arrest that led to the pop icon's sudden death. As grief over the King of Pop's death poured out from the icons of music and heartbroken fans, and the world came to grips with losing one of the most luminous celebrities of all time, an autopsy showed no sign of trauma or foul play to Jackson, who died at UCLA Medical Center after paramedics could not revive him. The AP source who said Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Jackson's brother Jermaine had said the pop singer apparently went into cardiac arrest - which often, but not always, happens because of a heart attack. Police had earlier stressed that Dr Murray, a cardiologist, was not a criminal suspect. "We think that he will assist us in coming to the truth of the facts in this case," Beck had said. The president of the company promoting Jackson's shows said Murray was Jackson's personal physician for three years. Jackson insisted Murray accompany him to London, said Randy Phillips, President of AEG Live. Phillips quoted Jackson as saying: "Look, this whole business revolves around me. I'm a machine, and we have to keep the machine well-oiled." Phillips said Jackson submitted to at least five hours of physicals that insurers had insisted on. On Friday, the autopsy was completed in a matter of hours, but it could take up to six weeks to infer an official cause of death while medical examiners await toxicology tests. No funeral plans had been made public. Jackson had remained out of the public spotlight during intense rehearsals for the London concerts, but those with access said he was upbeat and seemingly energized by his planned comeback. The worldwide wave of mourning for Jackson continued unabated for the man who revolutionized pop music and moonwalked his way into entertainmentlegend. (With AP inputs)

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Jackson's body released

The Los Angeles County coroner's office has handed back the body of pop star Michael Jackson to his family after the autopsy.

"Mr Michael Jackson's remains have been removed from the coroner's office. His remains have been taken to an unknown location at the request of his family. There's a security hold on the case so I can't disclose the location," Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.

The coroner's office had earlier ruled out any "foul play or external trauma" on Jackson's body after the autopsy. But the cause of death will only be determined after toxicology and other tests, which will take weeks, Coroner's spokesperson Craig Harvey said.

"We anticipate being able to close the case and issuing a final cause of death" after those tests are completed in "four to six weeks," Harvey said.

The autopsy on Jackson took a little over three and a half hours to complete and the body was released to the family as they decide on funeral arrangements, Winter told Sky News.

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Michael Jackson was murdered?

As the police continue their search for the doctor who injected Michael Jackson with Demerol, speculation is mounting that Jackson may have been murdered.

Reports are sketchy at this stage, but here’s what we do know: Jackson wasn’t in great health, but likewise no one expected him to die. We know that he was injected with Demerol before his death, and the 911 transcript states that the doctor who provided the injection was also with Jackson when he suffered his heart attack. A qualified doctor would know what an acceptable dose of Demerol is, and yet it would appear that he intentionally gave Jackson an overdose.

We also know that the doctor has done a runner, and can’t be found by police. Fleeing the scene doesn’t equate to guilt, but it certainly points in that direction.

Last but not least, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has advised that a determination of Michael Jackson’s cause of death following his autopsy has been deferred pending further tests, suggesting that the cause may not have been natural,.

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Tribute Song Exceeds 100,000 Plays

A tribute song to Michael Jackson featuring The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Usher, Mario Winans, Boyz2Men and other leading artists has resulted in an unprecedented number of downloads today from Box.net, the file sharing site we’ve been tracking for over 3 years.

The song was spread largely through social media: Diddy tweeted the link to his almost 1.3 million Twitter followers, making “Better On The Other Side” the most popular link on Twitter today by far (at the time of writing, it has almost 2000 retweets). While Box.net does not usually disclose its stats, we approached the company and received approval to make the numbers public.

The short of it: the tribute song will exceed 100,000 plays by the end of the day, a remarkable number.


The impact of the Jackson tragedy has been felt web-wide, of course: today Adam Ostrow explained how Yahoo News saw record levels of online activity around the event (see Michael Jackson’s Massive Impact), while at peak time yesterday more than 30% of Tweets mentioned the King of Pop. Jackson, it seems, continues to break records even after his passing.

Spike In Searches for MJ: Misled Google News As an Automated Attack

News about the death of pop star Michael Jackson broke the heart of millions. It was unbelievable when news was spread over initially on twitter and other sites and initiated a huge traffic for search engines. As word spread of his death, millions and millions of people from all over the world began searching for information about the pop icon. The following chart shows the meteoric rise in related searches around 3:00pm


Search volume began to increase around 2:00pm, skyrocketed by 3:00pm, and stabilized by about 8:00pm. As you can see in Google Hot Trends, many of the fastest rising search queries from yesterday and today have been about Michael Jackson's passing (others pertained to the death of another cultural icon, Farrah Fawcett). People who weren't near a computer yesterday turned to their mobile phones to check on breaking news. It was one of the largest mobile search spikes, with 5 of the top 20 searches about the Moonwalker.

The spike in searches related to Michael Jackson was so big that Google News initially mistook it for an automated attack. As a result, for about 25 minutes yesterday, when some people searched Google News they saw a "We're sorry" page as shown in below image before finding the articles they were looking for.



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