Legendary “King of Pop” Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest today. He was 50. Michael is seen with Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie in this 1973 photo of The Jackson 5. Read: MICHAEL JACKSON DIES
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A young Michael is pictured with TV host Ed Sullivan.
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Michael Jackson poses with brother Randy in the heyday of The Jackson Five.
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Jackson starred in the 1978 musical ‘The Wiz.’
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Michael Jackson, with full Afro, is pictured in 1977.
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Michael is shown in this 1988 photo, his appearance drastically different from ten years prior.
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Jackson performs in LA in 1988 while on the Bad World Tour
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Jackson poses with a bulldog and his beloved chimp Bubbles.
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Jackson is pictured in the video for his hit song ‘Beat It.’
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Jackson meets with president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan in 1984.
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Jackson performs during a 1993 concert.
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Britney Spears performs with Jackson in 2001 at Madison Square Garden.
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Jackson caused a media firestorm when a photographer snapped him holding a child, allegedly his, over the balcony railing of a third floor window in Berlin.
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Jackson gets playful with a photographer during a break in a trial where he was being sued for $21 million for break of contract over two concerts.
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Jackson performed during a DNC benefit concert in 2002 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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Jackson displays his right arm, showing bruises he said he got from rough treatment from jailers in Santa Barbara. He said he was locked in a feces-smeared restroom for 45 minutes after he asked to use the restroom, and that his shoulder was dislocated. He’d been arrested and booked on child molestation charges in 2003.
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Jackson walks with his two children, Prince and Paris, at a Sharper Image in Beverly Hills. The store closed down for Michael and fans surrounded the place for two hours in 2003.
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Jackson appears in court in 2005 in California for his child molestation trial.
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Jackson gestures outside the courthouse where he was on trial for child molestation charges.
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Jackson visits an undisclosed location in Dubai with Emirati car racing champion Mohammed Bin Sulayem. Jackson moved to Dubai after his molestation trial.
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Jackson holds his award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in 2006, where he was awarded a Legend Award.
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Jackson performs “We Are the World” during the World Music Awards at Earl’s Court in London.
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Jackson, with his face covered in bandages, shops at a Barnes & Noble near his Las Vegas home in 2007.
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Jackson visits a Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas two days before his 50th birthday.
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Michael Jackson performs in concert circa 1990.
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The “King of Pop” leaps mid-air while performing during the Democratic National Committee’s “A Night at the Apollo” benefit concert in New York in 2002.
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Jackson does his signature grab while on stage at the world-famous Apollo Theater.
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A young Jackson while on his 1987 “Bad” World Tour in Tokyo, Japan.
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A flashback to the the iconic pop star in 1983 in London.
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Jackson performs on stage in 1990 in London.
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The gold-suited Jackson dances on stage during his 1996 “HIStory” world tour concert in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Jackson waves to fans as he arrives for court in 2004 in Santa Maria, CA.
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Jackson performing during his concert at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel stadium his “HIStory” tour in Europe.
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The pop artist glitters on opening night of the Jacksons’ “Victory Tour” in 1984 at LA’s Dodger Stadium.
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Waving to the cameras, the pop superstar carries his Grammy Legend Award with a black-gloved hand after the 1993 annual awards show.
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The legendary Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson hold one of the two awards the pop icon won at the 1993 American Music Awards.
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Brazilian fans attempt to touch Michael Jackson during the filming of his 1996 video “They Don’t Care About Us” in Salvador, Brazil.
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Jackson performs during his “Dangerous” tour in Bangkok.
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Jackson finds a quiet corner while visiting Israel’s sacred Masada.
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A bare-chested Jackson films his “They Don’t Care About Us” video to the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
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Jackson escorts then-wife Lisa Marie Presley to greet the children at his Neverland Ranch in LA.
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A posed portrait of a very young Michael Jackson.
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A Jackson 5 portrait: (left to right) Tito, Jermaine, Michael, Jackie and Marlon Jackson.
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A Jackson 5 portrait: (left to right) Marlon, Jackie, Michael, Jermaine and Tito Jackson.
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Michael Jackson performing with The Jackson 5.
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A 1972 Michael Jackson in London.
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Jackson poses with his 2006 MTV Video Music award in Tokyo, Japan.
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Jackson performs an explosive halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 in Pasadena, CA.
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Jackson receiving the Diamond Award during the 2006 World Music Awards in London.
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The pop superstar performs for thousands of Israelis during his “Dangerous” tour in Tel Aviv.
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Jackson performs during the Democratic National Committee’s “A Night at the Apollo” benefit concert in 2002.
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Jackson dances across the stage during the “Night at the Apollo” concert.
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Michael Jackson punches the air after announcing his upcoming tour – the pop icon had 50 scheduled concerts in London, which were scheduled to begin on July 13. The concerts all sold out within hours of the tickets going on sale.
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Michael Jackson performs at NY’s Madison Square Garden for his 30th Anniversary Celebration show.
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Michael Jackson performs his signature move during his 30th Anniversary Celebration concert at Madison Square Garden.
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Jackson is joined on stage by his brothers during the 30th Anniversary celebration show in NYC.
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Jackson during his 1988 “Bad” concert tour in London.
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Jackson in gold-colored greaves in 2000.
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Michael Jackson waves to fans after his child molestation trial at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in 2005.
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Legendary “King of Pop” Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009 from cardiac arrest. He was 50. Read: MICHAEL JACKSON DIES
