Michael Jackson, the sensationally(轰动的) gifted(天才的) 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(丑闻), died Thursday. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner(验尸官) for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation.
The circumstances of Jackson’s death were not immediately clear. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR(心脏复苏术,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation的缩写) and took him to the hospital, Ruda told the newspaper.