Here are the titles and opening paragraphs from various newspapers from around the world the day after Michael Jackson Died in his home in Los Angeles, CA.
"Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50."
"Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life. A flash mob was held outside Liverpool Street station just after 6pm on Friday. The crowd cheered and held Jacko pictures in the air as…"
According to Sky.com, "Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life. Fans outside London Liverpool Street station dance in tribute to the King of Pop At a "flash mob" gathering held outside Liverpool Street…"
According to the Guardian, "
It would certainly rank fairly low down my own list of Michael Jackson classics – give me something from Off the Wall anytime of the day - but it is often forgotten that his somewhat cloying environmental anthem Earth Song was actually his…"
The sudden death of Michael Jackson is drawing crowds of tourists and changing the itinerary for celebrity tour operators and museum exhibits in Los Angeles. Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, near Grauman's Chinese Theatre...
Kanye West has paid a simple tribute to Michael Jackson on his official website. Accompanied by a picture of the star, West wrote: "Thank you for everything Mike." The rapper, who remixed Jackson's hit 'Billie Jean' last year, joins the ...…
50 Cent is the first artist to pay tribute to Michael Jackson in song since the King of Pop died Thursday . Fif released the first two records from his mixtape Forever King on Friday morning (June 26). The first, "Respect It or Check It…
Michael Jackson's death dominated news bulletins, radio airwaves and social networking sites the world over on Friday as tributes poured in for a man called the "King of Pop" and "natural heir to Elvis."
Metro Detroiters gathered around the Motown Historical Museum last night to honor the late pop legend Michael Jackson, who got his start in Detroit's infamous "Hittsville U.S.A." building. Motown founder Berry Gordy released a statement…
Two Canadian choreographers who worked with Michael Jackson remember the King of Pop as "dance royalty," a modern-day Fred Astaire whose signature moonwalk move was sheer magic. Calgary's Sean Cheesman danced alongside Jackson in…
Los Angeles -- Pop star Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles Thursday after falling into a deep coma, his family said. He was 50. Jackson had gone into full cardiac arrest at his home and paramedics were unable to revive the eccentric…
Though Fox had the best coverage of Thursday night, tabloidy and informative, I got so fed up hearing Geraldo Rivera calling Michael Jackson "post-racial." There was nothing post-racial about Michael Jackson's life or death. I'm stunned at
Michael Jackson's rise was meteoric. His talent was discovered as a small boy. Once he found the spotlight, he never left it, in good times and bad. He was the "King of Pop," dominating the world stage for decades, a master showman who for…
Did Michael receive Demerol?
LOS ANGELES, CA - A close member of Michael Jackson's family says Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine and the injection he received yesterday morning could have killed him, according to reports
In the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was the world's most popular entertainer thanks to a series of hit records -- "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Thriller" -- and dazzling music videos. He owned a statue of Marilyn, studied Chaplin and married
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Coroner has completed an autopsy of singer Michael Jackson and may issue a statement later today. The official results won't be released for six to eight weeks after all the toxicology and other test…
LOS ANGELES — For his legions of fans, he was the Peter Pan of pop music: the little boy who refused to grow up. But now he is gone. Michael Jackson, whose quintessentially American tale of celebrity and excess took him from musical boy…
1958: Born Aug. 29 in Gary, Ind. He is the seventh child of Joseph and Katherine Esther Jackson. 1969: In Los Angeles, the Jackson 5 debut as Motown's newest act. In December, the group's single "I Want You Back" hits No. 1 on the Billboard…
Child Abuse Accusations, Court Battles, Settlements with those who sued him and binge spending combined to put the pop star into debt.
It's a shame that Michael Jackson's personal, legal and financial problems long ago overshadowed his music, because he once was one of the most electrifying stars pop music had ever seen. At his artistic height in the '80s, Jackson's...
— A newspaper reports the doctor whose car was towed from Michael Jackson's house is a cardiologist who practices in California, Nevada and Texas. A woman who answered the phone Friday at Dr. Conrad C. Murray's clinic in Houston…
Thriller (1982) was Jackson's masterpiece; it was also his curse. It won him unprecedented adoration: No one—not Frank Sinatra, not Elvis Presley, not the Beatles—commanded as large a global audience. But it was also a commercial and…
Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died at...
The death of Michael Jackson was the topic of conversation Thursday evening in Dallas, whether it was at a bar, church or a bus stop. More than 100 people gathered at a candlelight vigil and celebration of Jackson's life in a parking lot…
King of Pop Michael Jackson died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital where he was rushed around 1 p.m. PT by paramedics. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to…
1970 - Jackson and his brothers are introduced on "The Ed Sullivan Show'' performing "I Want You Back,'' which becomes the first single from their debut album, "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5.'' It is the first time a pop band ...
