Life in pictures: Michael Jackson (II)
2009-06-26 05:51:27 GMT2009-06-26 13:51:27 (Beijing Time)
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Pop icon Michael Jackson, pictured in 2002, died after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world. AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary
File photo of Michael Jackson leaving the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria, California in 2005. Jackson lived as a virtual recluse following his 2005 acquittal on charges including child molestation and plotting to kidnap his young accuser. AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary
Michael Jackson (right) and actress Elizabeth Taylor are seen here in Beverly Hills, in 2000. Celebrities and stars around the globe have been overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they learned of the sudden death of Jackson. Taylor, one of Jackson's closest and longstanding friends, was "too devastated" to issue a statement, her spokesperson said, according to People. AFP/File/Lucy Nicholson
Michael Jackson performing at the National Stadium in Singapore, marking his 35th birthday in 1993. Celebrities and stars around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson. AFP/File/Roslan Rahman
Michael Jackson (L) performs on stage with Britney Spears during his "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert in New York's Madison Square Garden in this September 7, 2001 file photo. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25, 2009. He was 50. REUTERS/Pool/Files
Pop icon Michael Jackson, pictured in 2002, died after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world.