R.I.P. King of Pop

Can't believe he was 50. Controversial character he may be, but you can't deny his talent and its hard not to sympathise with his "tragic".

R.I.P. Michael Joseph Jackson
(August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

MSNBC's slideshow tribute on MJ (LINK)

Jermaine Jackson, brother: "My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday June 25th 2009 at 2.26pm. It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home.

"Our family requests that the media please requests our privacy at this tough time. And may Allah be with you Michael, always. Love you."



Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights campaigner and close friend: "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of colour way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama."

MJ's signature moonwalk dance -->

(The moonwalk or backslide is a dance technique that presents the illusion that the dancer is stepping forward whilst actually moving backward. The dance move gained widespread popularity after being performed by Michael Jackson on the 1983 television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, and was considered his signature move. The moonwalk has since become the best known dance move in the world.)