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Sehari setelah kematian mendadak Michael Jackson, spekulasi sudah muncul pada hari Jum'at (26 Juni 2009) atas apa yang membunuh "Raja Pop" (King of Pop) berusia 50 tahun beberapa minggu sebelum seri konser kembalinya yang telah lama dinantikannya.
Jackson, mantan bintang cilik yang menjadi salah satu artis pop yang paling menjual sepanjang jaman sebelum menurun ke dalam gaya hidup yang aneh dan menyendiri, meninggal pada Kamis siang di RS Los Angeles, dimana dia telah dilarikan dalam perawatan serangan jantung setelah jatuh pingsan di rumah sewaannya setempat.
Kepergiannya menjadi berita halaman muka di seluruh dunia, dan gelombang radio di udara dipenuhi dengan hits terbesarnya mulai dari "Thriller" hingga "Billy Jean|, situs jaringan sosial dibombardir dengan pesan-pesan dan ucapan belasungkawa dari para penggemar dan para musisi berkelanjutan masuk berhamburan masuk ke situs-situs tersebut.
"Sangat menyedihkan dan mengejutkan," kata Paul McCartney. "Saya merasa diistimewakan berkesempatan kongkow-kongkow dan bekerjasama dengan Michael. Dia adalah seorang talented boy (anak berbakat) dalam segala hal dengan jiwa yang lembut. Musiknya akan dikenang selamanya."
Sedikit rincian yang diketahui tentang situasi keadaan di sekitar kematian Jackson, tapi sang penghibur itu dilaporkan tidak sadar dan tak bernafas pada saat tiba di UCLA Medikal Center, dan para dokter tak lagi mampu menolongnya.
Jasadnya diterbangkan dengan helikopter dari rumahsakit ke kantor koroner paking lambat Kamis.
Brian Oxman, juru bicara keluarga Jackson family, dikatakan CNN pada Kamis, bahwa keluarganya begitu memperhatikan kesehatannya dan telah sia-sia mencoba untuk merawatnya selama berbulan-bulan.
"Michael tampaknya hadir di gladiresik pertunjukan beberpa kali, dan dia sangat serius mencoba semampunya pada berapa kali gladiresik," Oxman mengungkapkan tentang persiapan Jackson untuk serial 50 konser yang dijadwalkan dimulai di London di bulan Juli.
"Penggunaan obat-obatan medisnya sedang diambil dalam perjalanan, lukanya yang dia dapatkan karena melanjutkan penampilan panggungnya, dimana dia mengalami patah tulang punggung dan dia juga patang tulang kaki terjatuh di atas panggung, selagi jalan masuk," cerita Oxman kepada CNN.
Pihak berwenang telah menjadwalkan otopsi untuk hari Jum'at. Tetapi mereka mengingatkan mungkin hal itu memakan waktu berminggu-minggu untuk mengetahui penyebab kematian, yang sepertinya akan perlu menunggu kembalinya hasil uji toksikologi. Tes tersebut akan menentukan apakah Jackson mempunyai narkoba, alkohol atau obat-obatan resep medis dalam darahnya.
Detektif (penyidik) dari Kepolisian Los Angeles Divisi Perampokan & Pembunuhan menyidik kediaman Jackson di lingkungan warga kelas atas Holmby Hills, Los Angeles yang dipimpin Kepala Kepolisian William Bratton. Tetapi mereka menyebutnya penyelidikan itu sebagai kejadian "setiap hari".
Sumber Reuters
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Jackson dominated the charts in the 1980s and is considered one of the most successful entertainers of the past century, with a lifetime sales tally estimated at 750 million records, 13 Grammy Awards and several seminal music videos to his name.
"Michael was and will remain one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived," said Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jackson's first label boss.
"He was exceptional, artistic and original. He gave the world his heart and soul through his music."
But Jackson's reputation as a singer and dancer was overshadowed in recent years by his increasingly abnormal appearance, and bizarre lifestyle, which included his friendship with a chimp and a preference for the company of children.
He named his estate in the central California foothills Neverland Valley Ranch, in tribute to the J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan stories, and filled it with amusement park rides and a petting zoo.
Jackson was twice accused of molesting young boys and was charged in 2003 with child sexual abuse. He became even more reclusive following his 2005 acquittal and vowed he would never again live at Neverland.
Facing a battered reputation and mountain of debts the Wall Street Journal reported ran to $500 million, Jackson had spent the last two months rehearsing for the London concerts, including Wednesday night at the huge Staples Center arena, home to the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.
Despite reports of Jackson's ill-health, the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March Jackson passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.
"I can't stop crying over the sad news," Madonna said in a statement. "I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever."
Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children and first performed with his brothers as a member of the Jackson 5.
His 1982 album "Thriller" yielded seven top-10 singles. The album sold 21 million copies in the United States and at least 27 million internationally.
The following year, he unveiled his signature "moonwalk" dance move, gliding across the stage and setting off an instant trend, while performing "Billie Jean" during an NBC special.
In 1994, Jackson married Elvis Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
"I'm so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. ... This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me," Presley said in statement.
Jackson married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children, before splitting in 1999, and he later had another child with an unidentified surrogate mother.
He is survived by three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II, known for his brief public appearance when his father held him over the railing of a hotel balcony, causing widespread criticism.
(Editing by Dean Goodman, Anthony Boadle and Matthew Jones)
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