Michael Jackson is dead, according to several news sources including TMZ and the LA Times.

The self-proclaimed King of Pop has reportedly suffered a massive cardiac arrest in his LA home and had stopped breathing by the time paramedics arrived.

Paramedics at the scene performed CPR on the 50-year-old, who was then transported to the UCLA Medical Center.

Wacko Jacko arrived in a deep coma, and attempts to resuscitate him have failed.

Jackson’s people have neither confirmed or denied the story at this stage.

We’ll obviously update this story when more detail is in.

P.S Congratulations to Sky for the best comment of the night: “The need to grieve will be coupled with the need to dance.”

Anyway, here is some video footage of Jacko being rushed to hospital.