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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