Michael Jackson Passes at 50: The World Mourns

Michael Jackson Passes

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, collapsed at his Bel Aire home around noon today. His staff members tried to give him aid, but he was unresponsive. They called 911 as a "person was not breathing,". Los Angeles Fire Capt. Steve Ruda, declined to ID the singer by name.

CPR was already in progress by someone at the home, by the time the ambulance arrived. The "person not breathing" was then transported to UCLA Medical Center. Michael Jackson's family gathered at the hospital.

"He had a heart attack," father Joe Jackson told reporters by phone from Las Vegas. "He is not OK."