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RIP, Moonwalker

The King of Pop passes at age 50.

And thus comes a (temporary, at least) end to nearly 30 years of Michael Jackson jokes. TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson has died after suffering cardiac arrest earlier today. As weird and sordid as his life story became, Thriller will remain a significant piece of pop music perfection to me, and there's never been a hint of irony in my assertion that Michael Jackson's Moonwalker is one of my favorite games for the Sega Genesis, or any console. His impact on music and pop culture in general cannot be understated.


UPDATE:
TMZ, and by extention, myself may have jumped the gun on this one. I know this ain't exactly hardcore video-game news, but stay tuned for confirmation...
UPDATE #2: OK, there's confirmation from the LA Times and CNN . That's gonna do it, folks.
UPDATE #3: I'm not going to suggest that anyone ignore the fact that the past 15 years or so of MJ's life have been defined by controversy, inexplicable behavior, and some pretty damning testimonials about his potentially unsavory tastes, but arguing about it on the internet doesn't seem terribly productive. Instead, I hope we can all find common ground in the fact that there's no shortage of evidence that I'm an idiot.
 

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Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ.

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Just like Ryan said, atleast we're now spared of all those terrible Michael Jackson jokes. 

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It hasn't been confirmed but the press sure are acting like he's dead. I reckon it's probably true.

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Apparently Farrah Fawcett is dead too. 

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Oh wow, twitter actually crashed. Next up, Facebook and MySpace.

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@RiddleBrother said:
" @Rhaknar said:
" @smaddeys said:
" IT HASNT BEEN CONFIRMED YET STOP SAYING RIPs "
yes it has been confirmed "
Where? Without footage, it's fiction. "
Footage? What footage do you want?

Anyway, here is LA Times confirming the announcement of death (which I heard Wolf Blitzer refer to on CNN.)
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@super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being.
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@Arkthemaniac said:
" This got 100 posts in less than a half hour. That's damn fast. "
Thats slow actually. Twitter has 2000 tweets a minute on this topic
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RIP

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Wow, didn't see this coming at all. Great musician and sad how his life ended up. Hopefully reports just got ahead of themselves.

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He is dead. He was in a coma earlier, but died.
There is a whole story on it on CBS news.

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@Stang said:
" @super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being. "
Once again, there's no proof that any of those allegations are true. And if you want to talk about that shit, do it somewhere else.
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RIP

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No, he's dead. All the stations are saying he IS dead, not in a coma now.

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@TheKidNixon said:
" @RiddleBrother said:
" @Rhaknar said:
" @smaddeys said:
" IT HASNT BEEN CONFIRMED YET STOP SAYING RIPs "
yes it has been confirmed "
Where? Without footage, it's fiction. "
Footage? What footage do you want?

Anyway, here is LA Times confirming the announcement of death (which I heard Wolf Blitzer refer to on CNN.) "
It's a saying, a turn of phrase.
But yeah, as of 3 minutes ago, NYtimes updated saying that AP had confirmed it. Good enough for me. TMZ, however, is not to be trusted. Thanks for point me to something more reliable.
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3:35 PM, california.
I dont know if hes already dead, But their saying that on CNN.
Either way, who can belive anything that TMZ says.
If the news were up 2 them, theyd report that obama is crying right now, and planing to name this day michale jackson day.

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I guess I'm the only one who doesn't care  if he is dead or not mainly because he never played a part in my childhood as a musician and because he raped little kids.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! He

s really dead....fuck!
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CNN in Spanish confirmed it

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I dare someone to find something positive to say about him besides his music career, or something sympathetic to say other than about his childhood.


My inital reaction was, "Good."

My mother's initial reaction was, "You know, I always wanted to ask child molestors something: are they born or made?" When she tried to continue that line of thinking, I left the room.
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R.I.P. Michael Jackson.  You truly were the King.  There has never been or will ever be anyone like you.


Go and moonwalk in heaven, Mr. Jackson.  You've earned it.
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And its official now.  He has passed.

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It is confirmed that he is dead.

Sources include TMZ, L.A. Times, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC, etc.

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All the people in his pedo case were money hungry leeches.  The guy was weird as hell the last few years nobody can deny that but he was innocent.

RIP Mike, thanks for the good tunes.

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@Milkman said:
" @Stang said:
" @super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being. "
Once again, there's no proof that any of those allegations are true. And if you want to talk about that shit, do it somewhere else. "
Who are you again? I am entitled to my opinion. If you don't like it, ignore it. Genius idea, isn't it?
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@Canberra said:
" Confirmed. he has been added to the recent death list on wikipedia "
The ultimate source of truth and nothing but.
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His death is confirmed.

Sources include but are not limited to BBC, AP, TMZ, L.A. Times, Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC.

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@JackiJinx said:
" I dare someone to find something positive to say about him besides his music career, or something sympathetic to say other than about his childhood.

My inital reaction was, "Good."

My mother's initial reaction was, "You know, I always wanted to ask child molestors something: are they born or made?" When she tried to continue that line of thinking, I left the room.
"
Then your Mum should learn not to follow the media like a sheep.
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@Canberra said:
" Confirmed. he has been added to the recent death list on wikipeadia "
lol, it's on Wikipedia so it has to be true. BBC is still reporting that he's been taken to hospital and not confirming his death. LA Times is pretty reliable, though, I imagine.
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@Stang said:
" @Milkman said:
" @Stang said:
" @super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being. "
Once again, there's no proof that any of those allegations are true. And if you want to talk about that shit, do it somewhere else. "
Who are you again? I am entitled to my opinion. If you don't like it, ignore it. Genius idea, isn't it? "
How is that an opinion? You're saying that one person's death is more important than another. The guy is dead. Show some respect and grow up.
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Seriously though, greatest of all time.  I really hope humanity can find out as a whole why he got so messed up.  Reveal a pedophile or something.

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I don't know that this is necessary on Giant Bomb because the community here has always been fantastic but:

ignore the trolls. Please.

Thank you.

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@Stang said:
" @Milkman said:
" @Stang said:
" @super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being. "
Once again, there's no proof that any of those allegations are true. And if you want to talk about that shit, do it somewhere else. "
Who are you again? I am entitled to my opinion. If you don't like it, ignore it. Genius idea, isn't it? "
Then keep it to yourself. There was no proof he was a pedophile and just because he was weird means he wasn't a decent person? Get the hell out of here.
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CNN reported him dead.

RIP MJ, You were one of the greatest.

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I'm watching the coverage of CNN right now but I'm blasting some "Man In The Mirror" right now.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO   R.I.P.  Everyone should play Moonwalker in his name.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Also Farah Fawcett Died today.


God what a deperessing day.

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Alot of places are now confirming death as opposed to still being in a coma, really sad as I used to be a fan.

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BBC has just confirmed.

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No one will ever have the same impact on pop music that he did. RIP MJ

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Not to make fun but they can make a wak statue over at Madame Tusseaud with his really face. Creepy.

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@JackiJinx While I fully expect the media to make a full 180 on Jackson and report on him as if he was one of the greatest people, not just entertainers, ever alive, I think there is a certain line of good taste that rejoicing in someone's death crosses. Especially someone's death that others have stated A) was never actually convicted and B) had severe abuse issues as a child.

You are fully welcome to your opinions of Michael Jackson, but please refrain from gloating or celebrating his death in front of people who might be mourning. Thanks.
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Rest in peace Michael. Childhood Idol and one of the few acts I really really hoped to see in person one day.

Killed by the media over a 15 year long period.

See you in the next life :'(

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May he rest in piece. He may have became rather weird, but he should rest in peace.

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd KILL anyone who touched my child in a inappropriate way and spit on any money offered to me, the idea that Micheal was busy raping kids left and right and noone minded and none of the kids ever spoke out about it at some point is ridiculous.

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BBC have just confirmed it. The BBC doesn't confirm anything unless it's 100% definite. It's confirmed.

I don't know what to think of his death. On one hand I hope the paedophile is dead. On the other, he's done some fantastic music, and it would be a sad loss to the music industry. It's a weird mix of emotions.

In other news, twitter seems to be struggling under the stress of this discussion.

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@Milkman said:
" @Stang said:
" @Milkman said:
" @Stang said:
" @super_machine said:
" Wow its true. The internet is going to explode. The triple celebrity thing is true. Ed Mcmahon, Fara Faucet and MJ. "
Makes me sick that this guy is getting more attention then Fara Faucet, a truly decent human being. "
Once again, there's no proof that any of those allegations are true. And if you want to talk about that shit, do it somewhere else. "
Who are you again? I am entitled to my opinion. If you don't like it, ignore it. Genius idea, isn't it? "
How is that an opinion? You're saying that one person's death is more important than another. The guy is dead. Show some respect and grow up. "

If I don't respect the person when they are alive,  why the hell should I care when they are dead? Did I like his music when I was a kid? Yes. Do I admire him as a person? Hell no.

/end converstaion
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I've never actually felt sad when some celebrity dies, this time I do.  That's kinda weird. It's confirmed and all over the news though.  It's a sad day.  Even if you didn't like him you have to appreciate what he did in his musical past.  RIP.

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[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.]