Open Thread: Michael Jackson Edition

“So does anyone know the cause of death for MJ?”

No, I don’t think so, not officially. The news said that the LA coroner will be doing the examination today, and that ‘maybe’ there would be a statement late today.

But it sounds like it was meds/drugs, to me from what Oxman said, and the discussion of recent injuries.

Kens…so far, no.

he had been rushed in full cardiac arrest after collapsing at his nearby rental home.

Few details were known about the circumstances surrounding Jackson’s death, but the entertainer was reportedly unconscious and not breathing by the time he arrived at UCLA Medical Center, and doctors were unable to revive him.

Brian Oxman, a spokesman for the Jackson family, told CNN on Thursday the family had been concerned about his health and had tried in vain to take care of him for months.
“Michael appeared at rehearsals a couple of times, he was very seriously trying to be able to do those rehearsals,” Oxman said of Jackson’s preparations for a series of 50 concerts that were scheduled to begin in London in July.
“His use of medications had gotten in the way, his injuries which he had sustained performing, where he had broken a vertebrae and he had broken his leg from a fall on the stage, were getting in the way,” Oxman told CNN.
Authorities have scheduled an autopsy for Friday. But they cautioned it could take weeks to determine a cause of death, which will likely have to wait for the return of toxicology tests. Those tests will determine if Jackson had any drugs, alcohol or prescription medications in his system.

I doubt he had much to do with the day-to-day care of his kids & they’ll be well looked after. Hard to tell if his death were as sudden for them as it was for the rest of us. In London, the O arena is going to lose millions because his work is done – presumably they weren’t alerted to the fact of his failing health. Maybe all the optional medical treatment he got over the years contributed to his demise. But it’s hard to believe that those around him hadn’t a clue it was coming.

“sounds like high camp to me also Biff : )”

LOL, winthropst. I was likely the only guy at school, or perhaps anywhere in the world, with that picture combination in his or her locker.

LOL, winthropst. Eddie Murphy making fun of Michael Jackson. As far as I remember, Michael was never stopped with a tranny in his car!!!!!

Who could rightfully impersonate Eddie Murphy?? Ricgard Simmons???