R.I.P Michael Jackson - iPhlogger.com

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has died at young age of 50. As with his life, his death has come with a bit of controversy.

The report of his heart attack seemed to hit the wire from the infamous gossip site TMZ.com so there was some speculation as to the validity of of the news. Major news outlets were holding off on the story and those that DID report on it simply said that TMZ is reporting it so take it with a grain of salt.

Then word came down that Michael was a in a Coma, then ultimately that he was dead, via TMZ.com again.

CNN was one of the last major news outlets to report/conform that Michael was in fact dead. Have we really come to an age where TMZ has better news sources the CNN?

On top of all of this, Gossip Queen Perez Hilton originally posted on his shit rag of a site that Michael was probably faking his death in order to get out of the come back tour he was getting ready for in the UK. What a fricken jerk. First his will.i.am trash and now this. Apparently there is now some massive blow back on Perez and I think it's about time. Dude is a moron and deserves to fail publically and painfully. But enough about that dumbass.

Michael Jackson, with his Thriller music video helped ultimately to define what MTV was and became. He was an amazing entertainer and singer, regardless of what you feel about validity of all those lawsuits that hounded him in his personal life.

Rest in peace Michael Jackson. Your music talent will be missed but will last on forever.

A list of the top 10 most popular songs by Michael Jackson on iTunes. (as of 5/25/09)

- Scott