美国著名流行歌星迈克尔·杰克逊25日因心脏病发作在洛杉矶的一家医院去世。

美国《洛杉矶时报》网站援引当地警方的消息称，杰克逊当天下午因心脏病发作深度昏迷被送入洛杉矶加州大学医疗中心，不久该中心的医生正式宣布这位50岁的前流行乐坛巨星不治身亡。

另据中国网报道美联社、洛杉矶时报等多家外媒消息，北京时间26日5:26(洛杉矶当地时间25日14:26）左右，著名歌星迈克尔-杰克逊因心搏停止在送往医院后死亡。

据CNN信源称，现年50岁的杰克逊在送往医院后一直处于昏迷状态。当地验尸官随后宣布杰克逊在洛杉矶当地时间25日14:26（北京时间26日5:26）死亡。

杰克逊的家庭律师布赖恩-奥克斯曼称，迈克尔-杰克逊的兄弟兰迪-杰克逊告诉他杰克逊实在美国时间周四早晨在西洛杉矶病倒的。目前，杰克逊家人都已得到了该消息，他们或已在医院或赶往医院的路上。在医疗中心，所有通往急诊室的入口都被保安人员封住了。甚至不允许医院的工作人员进入。有几个人站在候诊区内，其中一些人在哭泣。

据急救人员史蒂夫-鲁达说,他们在洛杉矶当地时间25日12:21（北京时间26日3:21）接到西洛杉矶的紧急电话。他说杰克逊得到治疗并被转送到加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心。当被问及病人的具体病情时，他称，根据联邦隐私法，他不能谈论此话题。

杰克逊--这位印地安纳加里的音乐偶像，被称为“流行音乐之王”。他有许多一流的经典曲目，“Thriller”是其中最畅销的专辑之一。据悉，他出生在一个有九个孩子的著名音乐家庭，排行第七。他有三个孩子，迈克尔王子一世、帕里斯和迈克尔王子二世。

It has just been confirmed that Michael Jackson has passed away at age 50. Michael, who bursted into stardom at the tender age of 11 by way of his group the Jackson 5 that consisted of his brothers, was gearing up to take to the stage at the O2 arena in London for what he called his last tour ever.

Michael collapsed and went into cardiac arrest earlier today in his Beverly Hills home. When paramedics arrived to his residence he was reportedly not breathing. He was then rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform a 50 show gig at the O2 arena kicking off on July 13th, 2009.

Michael made headlines earlier this year when his co-star Ola Ray in his legendary Thriller video reportedly was preparing to take him to court for back royalties.

Michael is survived by his three younger children, Prince Michael Jackson, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II.