Michael Jackson Rushed To Hospital After EMT's Perform CPR

By Frank James

Update 5:45 PM: TMZ.com is now reporting that Michael Jackson has died of "cardiac arrest." NPR is now trying to confirm this as well.

Update 5:33 PM: TMZ.com has a photo that it indicates is of Jackson being wheeled on a stretcher into the hospital. They also write this:

We just got off the phone with Joe Jackson, Michael's dad, who says "he is not doing well."

The Los Angeles Times is reporting the pop star Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital and that he wasn't breathing when paramedics arrived at his location. Paramedics had to perform CPR.

Here's the report:

Pop star Michael Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home around 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The parademics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told The Times.


The news comes as Jackson was attempting a comeback after years of tabloid headlines, most notably his trial and acquittal on child molestation charges.