I have no words right now … but TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson has passed away from the cardiac arrest he suffered about an hour ago.

UPDATE: Watching CNN and they have yet to report that Jackson has died but TMZ, who first reported the cardiac arrest, is reporting that he has passed away. This is the report from TMZ:

We’ve just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back. A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest. Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but they had no luck. We’re told one of the staff members at Jackson’s home called 911. LaToya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead. Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

I am in complete and utter shock. This is so unreal. I am literally speechless …

UPDATE: The LA Times is now confirming, along with TMZ, that Michael Jackson has died:

Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.

Michael Jackson absolutely had his flaws but he was truly an icon. I’m just … stunned.

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TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest here in SoCal a little over an hour ago!

We’ve just learned Michael Jackson was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles … and we’re told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance. He was picked up at his home around 20 minutes ago — we’re told his mother is on the way to visit him. The 911 call came in at 12:21PM at his Holmby Hills home in L.A.

Whoa!! Now, it should be clarified that just because he suffered cardiac arrest that doesn’t necessarily mean that his life is in danger. What it does mean, unfortch, that his upcoming string of 50 concert dates at the O2 Arena in London, England is in dire jeopardy. Jacko is scheduled to kick off his This Is It Tour on July 13 (less than a month away). Thus far, this report from TMZ is all the news we have on MJ’s condition. Here’s hoping that his condition is not serious and that he will be back on his feet again soon.

UPDATE: Oh no! TMZ has added new information from MJ’s family, none of it good news:

A Jackson family member tells TMZ Michael is in “really bad shape” and the brothers are headed to UCLA … We just got off the phone with Joe Jackson, Michael’s dad, who says “he is not doing well.”

Now I’m starting to get worried … let’s send our love and prayers for Michael Jackson’s speedy recovery!

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Last January we saw the batch of Louis Vuitton ad campaign photos for Spring/Summer 09 that feature their new spokesmodel Madonna … and then in April we learned that she posed for a new set of photos for LV for their upcoming Fall/Winter ad campaign. Today, we get to see the first image from that upcoming campaign — behold:

As you can see, Madonna is wearing the fugly bunny ear accessories that LV designer Marc Jacobs made for her to wear to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala back in May … which may or may not be a part of Vuitton Fall/Winter line. I’m not sure if I love this photo or not … it’s deffo colorful, heavily Photoshopped and not as intense as her last batch of LV photos. What do y’all think … do we like?

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My girl Kristin Cavallari did a bit of shopping here in SoCal yesterday afternoon hittin’ up a few high end boutiques to spend some of that hard-earned money she’s being paid from MTV to appear in the upcoming season of The Hills:

Seeing KC shopping up a storm reminds me of the hey day of the Hollywood “It” Girl when it would be commonplace to see the ladies pay almost daily visits to the shops on Robertson Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA. Remember when The Skeletwins^TM reigned supreme? While I doubt that Kristin will single-handedly reprise the importance of the Hollywood “It” Girl, I am glad to see her paying homage to the role. Gone are days of the oversized sunglasses, the tiny dogs in purses and the Starbucks coffee drinks firmly placed in well-manicured hand … but it’s nice to remember the good ol’ days sometimes.

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Mariah Carey just announced the release of the album artwork for her album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, on her official Twitter account … which I now present to all y’all:

Mimi confesses that she chose three images of herself for the album cover because the album features a range of stories and emotions. She tweets:

The reason I chose to use 3 images for the cover is cos there are a lot of different emotions and stories revealed on this album. I knew … It might leak 2day so I figured might as well give it a nice debut :) Hope “You like this and you know it” (sung like “its like that” haha

HMMM. My guess was that she really featured three images of herself for the album cover because she couldn’t decide which image showcased her boobs in the best way. You may recall that MC announced the title of her new album on Twitter and now she tweets the album cover. You gotta love when all of the info comes straight from the horse’s mouth. To be honest, I like this album art … I mean, it’s so Mariah Carey … don’tcha think?

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Last night David and I went out to see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen after all these months of anticipation. I remember when the first scenes of the film were shot in Bethlehem, PA back in May of last year … and now the movie is finally released in theaters. As a big fan of the first movie, I was really hoping that the sequel would be just as good. Unfortch, it is not:

Firstly, I have to say that the special effects are really spectacular. The strongest part of the film is the seamless way that the CGI characters are integrated into the film … I really could see no errors in the effects. Other than that, tho, I was far from impressed. There was zero attempt to tell a story … the writing is just horrible. I know many people think that big budget action films don’t need a story to be good but I would argue otherwise. I mean … the writing was really just bad. At almost every plot development I kept thinking how stupid the movie plotline really is … and it just keep getting worse thruout the film. I wasn’t expecting Shakespeare but I was expecting not to feel like an abject idiot. It really felt like the story was the least important thing in the production of this film. The focus is really on the CGI, the loudness and the huge explosions. On that account, the movie succeeds. On all others, IMHO, it fails. It really occurred to me that this film was Michael Bay’s latest attempt to say to the world, I HAVE A BIG PENIS! I SWEAR!! I will say that barring the insipidness of the tale, I did enjoy seeing new Transformers on the big screen so I didn’t totally hate the film but, believe me, it’s not that good. Compared to the first film, this one is junk. Even still … I think fans of Transformers should see the film, if for the nostalgic purposes only. But my honest advice is to wait to rent the DVD or see it on cable for free.

Not sure what the plan is for tonight but I have a couple ideas in mind. It’s a beautiful day here in SoCal today … I wanna be outside :)

• Real life Quidditch. [thanks Jax]
• Pete Wentz denies that Fall Out Boy is breaking up, despite starting the rumor himself.
• Glad to know that I’m not the only person who found THESE characters in Transformers 2 offensive.
• Joy Behar gets cold feet again.
• This year’s American Idol winner interviews this year’s American Idol Superstar.
• Oh La La Mag makes a great case for watching the new TV series Mental.
• Brüno is already bringing people together.
• And the world is given a new season of The Real World.
• The depressing film My Sister’s Keeper has a pretty glamorous movie premiere.
• You gotta love pizza delivery.
• Sienna Miller manages to keep her boobs covered in Italy.
• Murder is the case that they gave Billy Bob Thornton’s daughter.
• Celebs celebrate the release of a new AXE fragrance … which smells like leather.
• GyllenSpoon get all cute on the Washington DC set of Reese Witherspoon’s new movie.
• George Michael is 46, Ricky Gervais is 48, Jimmie Walker (Good Times) is 62 and Carly Simon is 64 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Eddie Cibrian gets a job on CSI: Miami.
• Neve Campbell turns down Scream 4.
• Hello Lindsay