Michael Jackson is dead of a heart attack. For all his fame and fortune, he led a pretty sad life.
Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports including the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. CNN has not confirmed his death.
Jackson, 50, had been in a coma at the hospital, sources told CNN.
Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, said he was told by brother Randy Jackson that Michael Jackson collapsed at his home in west Los Angeles, California, Thursday morning.
I’d have to say he’s out of his misery now—and also unable to harm anyone else. I believe the accounts that he was abused by his father. Children of abusers have a high rate of abusing others themselves, and I believed the cases against Jackson.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t feel sadness for him.
On the other hand, his children may now actually have a chance to grow up normally.
Sad. Pathetic. Talented, yes, but ultimately—sad.