U.S. pop star Michael Jackson dies at 50 in Los Angeles

The 50-year-old former "King of Pop" was pronounced dead by doctors of UCLA Medical Center in the afternoon after being sent to the hospital by Los Angles Fire Department paramedics, the Los Angels Times reported on its website.

Devin Gales, a spokesman of the Los Angeles Fire Department, said paramedics responded to an emergency call for Jackson's home in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.     

 Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at the Bel Air estate the singer was currently renting, according to fire department officials.

 Jackson, who almost disappeared from the entertainment industry after his acquittal on child molestation charges in a 2006 trial, was actually in the midst of preparing for a series of 50 concerts in London.

When he announced the concert plan earlier this year, Jackson said they would be his final on-stage appearances; Kazinform cites China View.

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