The LA Times is now reporting that Michael Jackson has died. CNN is reporting that CBS has reported his death as well. CNN still has not officially confirmed his death. Most every TV network has now said he has died, but that the reports are unconfirmed. This story is now on the front page of nearly every news organization website in the world. Wolf Blitzer reporting live on CNN is repeating that he has died, as live aerial shots from UCLA Medical Center show thousands of people arriving to the hospital to pay tribute.
A spokesman for the family, Brian Oxman just made a reference to “prescription drug abuse” as the cause of the situation, he continued on to say “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”. He made this statement less than 10 minutes ago on CNN. Oxman can be seen in the picture below to the left of Jackson.
The social networking websites are flooded with people reacting to the news, famous and not so famous. Here are a few noteworthy tweets that have been coming in:
The social networking sites like twitter and facebook, as well as sites like TMZ.com and Perez Hilton’s hugely popular blog have come to a slow pase. Hundreds of thousands of tweets and facebook status updates about Jackson have been pouring in over a very short time. TMZ.com reported the news first, and soon after was overloaded, and unaccessible. Second, the LA Times reported the news, and then that site went down. We took screen shots immediately when the story broke, which you can see below:
This is definitely one of those “Where were you at when…” moments that only happens a few times in a lifetime.
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