The singer and composer Michael Jackson, 50, died today, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. The doctors of the hospital of the University of California confirmed the death of the singer, who had come to the place in deep coma.

According to the doctors, Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home in Holmby Hills. Michael received a cardiopulmonary massage still the ambulance and followed direct to the hospital of the University of California, which is two minutes from the house of the singer. The singer was preparing his return to the stage for a series of 50 concerts in London, from the July 13, with all tickets sold out.

The demand for his shows was so great that dozens of extras presentations were added when it was discovered that hundreds of tickets appeared in the online auction sites like eBay, in the midst of criticism of how the sales was being made. According to calculations of Billboard, the singer could take home more than $ 50 million with the shows.

In May this year, was also a rumor that Jackson was suffering from skin cancer. According to The Sun, the doctors had diagnosed signs of the disease in his body and cells that could cause skin cancer in his face, but the news was denied then.

A record label from U.S. wanted to prohibit that Michael Jackson could return to the stage and threatened him. The Allgood Entertainment Inc, New Jersey, alleging that had contract with the singer so he could not present until 2010. The assessors of the artist, however, were not concerned about the possibility of a lawsuit that create barriers to shows.

Jackson is still the “King of Pop” to his legion of fans, despite his behavior and his sometimes bizarre appearance in recent years. He has sold around 750 million records, won 13 Grammys and is seen as one of the greatest pop artists of all time.

Via: Los Angeles Times.