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UPDATED: Michael Jackson Dead at 50
UPDATED: TMZ reports that Jackson is dead.
PREVIOUSLY: KTLA News is reporting that two hours ago, Michael Jackson was taken to UCLA Medical Hospital after a 911 call indicated that he was not breathing and had suffered cardiac arrest. More information to come, but for now, the full news story after the jump:
LOS ANGELES — Pop star Michael Jackson has been taken to UCLA Medical Center by ambulance suffering from cardiac arrest, fire officials confirm.
Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a 911 call at Jackson’s home around 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda says.
It’s unclear what he was being treated for or what his current condition may be.
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Posted 25 Jun 2009, 2:50 PM
Holy Shit!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 2:55 PM
A shocking news.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 2:57 PM
This is a terrible day.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:01 PM
I'm feeling incredibly old today at 51.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:06 PM
karma!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:09 PM
aren't we all a little responsible for this?
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:16 PM
Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee every one is responsible for their own acts! Stop the drama.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:40 PM
I don't know that there was "drama" in that statement, but I guess read into it what you will. I simply meant that here is a person who has clearly not been able to handle the pressures of fame (as many, many people are) for a very long time. And, "we" as a society, have some culpability there. By all accounts he had an overbearing father who was not afraid to exploit his children for monetary purposes. Insatiable media scrutiny beginning at an incredibly young age. Sad. There's certainly something to said for anonymity, huh? RIP Michael.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:37 PM
Well said
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:39 PM
Yes. Fame killed him. He was weird, yes, but how could you not be weird when you're thrown into the public spotlight from a young age? God bless him, he's in a better place. He just couldn't last. He was one of the greatest, perhaps the greatest.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:04 PM
Donny Osmond was as young and as much in the spotlight, and he is doing okay.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 9:05 PM
Oh wow, please do not compare the levels of fame between Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson. He was internationally known almost his entire life. Little Donny had his moment in the sun. In America. And it was never shone down as bloody fiercely on him on his most fast days.
This one someone who's never bought a Michael Jackson record in his life! ha.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:23 PM
are you for real he made his own choices ,the public didnt bleach his skin and perform 200 plastic surgeries he was pedophile .too many bad choices too many times, thats what kills him.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:40 PM
Bleached his skin? That's like an "Old wive's tale"...
He had a skin condition...read about it...
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:55 PM
"Vitiligo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Jackson was diagnosed in 1986 with vitiligo and lupus; .... Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (integumentary system) (L, 680-709) ..."
HMMMM...1986...maybe before you were BORN?
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 5:08 PM
Thank you. Never knew that. Media had it to pills and chemicals.
That kind of sorts it out.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 10:33 PM
i dont know if that was vitiligo, but even if it was. there were also the nose surgeries and the hair. he was obsessed with being white. he even "bought" white kids. i think maybe his father is responsible, but that's it. you cant blame that on other people. i think society is a bit responsible now with susan boyles and amy winehouses. but MJ problems came way before the internet, and tabloids and such. it was him who created a whole circus around him, building a thematic park just for him and sleeping with little children and changing the way he looks. he demanded to be called the king of pop, and was obsessed with himself. he could have retired anytime he wanted. but no, he wanted the money, or maybe the people around him did. it is not the general public's fault. he dangled a baby out of a window!!!! he slept with children on his bed!! i dont care how great he was over 20 years ago. i just hope someone decent takes care of these poor children that he left behind.
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 3:10 AM
You are wrong, what you said it not true, the truth is Michael is the greatest.
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 5:50 PM
I find it truly sad that people make statements like they are fact.
Your OPINION is one thing, but it really shows how judgemental people can be when they make statements that they really have no REAL knowledge about.
If you took the time to think about what it would be like to walk in anothers' (YOUR BROTHERS' AND SISTERS') shoes - BEFORE making such idiotic remarks - maybe you wouldn't be so judgemental.
Get off your high horse...(what will people say about you after YOU die?)
"he was obsessed with being white." THAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE...SAY SO
"..he even "bought" white kids." YOUR PROOF/REFERENCE?
"it was him[HE] who created a whole circus around him, building a thematic park..." WOULDN'T YOU BUILD A RETREAT IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHILDHOOD AND COULDN'T GO OUT IN PUBLIC ANONYMOUSLY?
"he demanded to be called the king of pop... SAYS WHO? (AGAIN, WHERE IS YOUR PROOF/REFERENCE?)
...and was obsessed with himself". YOUR OPINION...(EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU SPEND WITH THE MAN, TO QUALIFY YOURSELF TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT?)
"he could have retired anytime he wanted. but no, he wanted the money, or maybe the people around him did." YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TOO?
"i dont care how great he was over 20 years ago." UMM, THAT WOULD BE 45+ YEARS (he started around the age of 6)
"i just hope someone decent takes care of these poor children that he left behind." AMEN TO THAT!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:17 PM
Harsh.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:28 PM
Well aren't you rude. Karma on you for saying such a horrible comment.
And it's quite a shame, first David Carradine and now Michael. Rest in peace you legends of fame.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:47 PM
In Carradine's case it was highly disturbing that Thai police was willing to cover up a homicide as suicide. I won't travel there. That made me also reconsider ever going to other countries which have the same corrupt police structure.
It needed money, a famous forensic, and publicity to get the Thai responsibles moving.
That frightens more than the risk to get killed anywhere and under all circumstances, because the police becomes an associate to the criminal.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:08 PM
Actually I've traveled to Thailand before, it's an incredible place. I myself would want a summer home or something there. Don't shun a place before you've been there yourself, seriously. And one detective found that Carradine's death was merely an accident [an extreme form of sexual pleasure that went wrong...].
But anyway! The point is the world is losing more legends as of late, I myself find it a bit odd... But even still, Michael Jackson will be fondly remembered.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:07 PM
michael dont die please i look up to...as a dancer and a singer.....I LOVE YOU!!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:09 PM
Good-by! Ed, fare well! Farrah, so long! Michael
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:11 PM
What a great loss. I feel really sad for his kids.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:46 PM
which kids? very very sad anyways.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:11 PM
lots of mess will ensue
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:14 PM
Can I have his glove....
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:19 PM
I can’t believe it; we were waiting for his new album, my God. It is not true he is still alive and will remain in our dreams.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:19 PM
THE KING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE KING.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:19 PM
:_(
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:20 PM
Hemingway said, "Life is a cruel joke" Seems to fit for some reason..
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:20 PM
In addition to the passing of Farrah Fawcett and the illness of Patrick Swayze hopefully this report is not correct
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:20 PM
My Dad always said they leave un in 3's.
Ed, Farrah, Now Michael. God bless and keep them all.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:44 PM
Uh, that would be 4...David Carradine was the first..
So - WHAT happens in 4's?
...or are we going to experience another...2?
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:31 PM
There was also Danny Gans. I don't know if you'd consider him a "legend" though. He was just a Las Vegas comedian. But his death was rather surprising to the locals...
Posted 01 Jul 2009, 10:21 PM
Well,, there ya have it - the other 2:
Billy Mays and Karl Malden (although Mays was not a "great", so maybe another one to come...?)
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:20 PM
You can have his nasty glove. I want my songs back from that weirdo. It's a great day for young boys everywhere. Amen and good riddance.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:30 PM
IMPOSTOR OR NOT:
I'd need the business contact to Stella McCartney in person.
Who read my first comment from before will see that our life is about doing good work.
She does, too.
And that in business.
Please send me her email
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:38 PM
Someone get ATM his own reality show.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:08 PM
The Paul McCartney that I know and love would
not have made that comment in a public forum.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:20 PM
You are right in that. A later comment of the "impostor" shows that clearly. Pity that no one would know Stella's contact details.
I got an email for that: doctor_hyde@usa.com
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:21 PM
I leave the house, and this happens.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:21 PM
:_(
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:23 PM
Here the entire human race have just lost a genius.....May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
We love you and we will all miss you.
Rest in perfect peace.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:23 PM
OMG.......MAY HIS SOUL RIP
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:24 PM
man in the mirror no more.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:26 PM
Strange to us is the daily awareness of our own coming death.
It is better to be prepared for it. Jews, Christians, and Muslims are refraining the same allover the world:
THERE WILL BE JUDGMENT DAY, AND ONLY OUR GOOD DEEDS WILL KEEP US FROM ETERNAL PURGATORIUM [purgatory]. No money, no fame, only our deeds, and those deeds of our children and followers.
Atheists don't care about such issues, although there is abundant evidence for the correctness of the awaiting of our resurrection.
I liked Michael Jackson's music, sometimes tried to dance like he did, but I hope he recognized his falsity before passing away. That and God's mercy alone can save him, and make him one of the dwellers of paradise:
HE CAN SING THERE "I was bad.. "
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:27 PM
God save michael you are great artist. Sadness of Brasil...
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:28 PM
CNN and other news sorces have not confirmed this.... he was revived on the way to the hospital and his condition is unkown
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:29 PM
oh comeon..!!! according to cnn he is still in coma.. updated a minute ago..!!! not in any US news i can find him dead..!!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:30 PM
Hey this looks like the case of irresponsible reporting I have seen in a while. Look at MSN and Yahoo headlines “Michael Jackson Hospitalized.” This article has him dead and they are essentially running the same story as everyone else. There is however one major exception and that is read the last line of the article, “It’s unclear what he was being treated for or what his current condition may be.”
I would say that the writer is after HEADLINES how about some accurate reporting…In any event my prayers go with Michael and his family..
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:31 PM
Sorry, no sadness here. He had musical talent but no morals and bought his way out of more than one child molestation case. One less pedophile to worry about.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:46 PM
death is completion of life, but he lives on
What of u, can u be remembered
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:34 PM
I will alway remember as a kid growing up in the 70's seeing the adults dancing to his music. Those were the good old days boy!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:35 PM
If TMZ says he's dead, he's dead.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:38 PM
Musically he was a genius... but there was something really wrong with him for a lot of years. You can't tell me he didn't have plastic surgery, or that he had some weird skin disorder that turned him completely white. I guess it affected his kids too.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:39 PM
Umm, the LA Times confirmed it.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:41 PM
was about time wasnt it?..
i mean this guy was out years ago.. now a new album and a tour..
what could be a better end??
and by the way... a sick bastard with more than enough money to treat an african country not doing anything but singing about the problems... and earning even more money in the process... .... ... (dont think about it, could ruin your worldview)
greetings from .de
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:57 PM
You made a point there. But most stars are then sick bastards, aren't they?
Still when they officially enact donations, because mostly that ain't for the donations sake....
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:41 PM
the pop legend is died, may is soul rest in perfect peace.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:43 PM
I am surprised with this very bad news. But what I can say is that The King of Pop is dead and he left a huge legacy. I have his first hits like Thriller or Beat it. It is a sad day indeed. Rest in Peace Michael and thank you very much for those special moments thank to your fantastic music.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:43 PM
THE UNIT! THE KING! WE NEVER FORGET THE GOOD MUSIC, DANCE AND SHOWS
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:44 PM
My heart goes out to the Jackson family & his kids. His music will live on forever.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:46 PM
He use to be a great entertainer. But in his latter years, he lost his way. He became unstable person in his latter years. Noone should ever think it's alright to sleep in the same bed with youg boy's, he went mental somewhere in his life. I hope God has mercy on his soul,if it,s already not too late.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:46 PM
Oh My God!!!...He has gone too soon!!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:48 PM
If I were Michael, I would fake my own death, too.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:54 PM
But for sure he is not dead, he lives on.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:49 PM
He has join the legendery club, Bob Marley welcomes him with a smile and a special hug. Please dont cry.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:50 PM
Micheal Jackson is really a great star despite all and if really there could be a ransom for death to leave him his romantic and sensational musics is qualify for death to fall in love with with him and harm him not .
His two songs that he sang Speechless and Heal the world is a enough prices for death to spare him for now he will survive the state and he will leave to sing for his survival song.
I Guess his next music will be tittle "The Survival" and "Grace of God"
Micheal Jackson You will live by the grace of God and we are under the Grace of god already .
By Ayoka
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:50 PM
I was at Disneyland way back when. (right before the Jackson scandal happened) My family and I were waiting to go see "Captain EO". The Disney employee whose job it was to let us into the theatre asked the crowd "Who here likes Michael Jackson?!" The crowd remained silent and only my mother cheered. Some people even booed. (remember, this was BEFORE the scandal)
After the screening of Captain EO, everyone was exiting the theatre when who should appear but the Man himself>> Michael Jackson. He headed thru the crowd as they went INSANE! It was as if the Beatles and Elvis had suddenly made an appearance. People crying, swooning, screaming with joy, shouting "I just saw Michael Jackson!!"
It was at this moment that I understood the true nature of fame.
The same people who had remained silent or booed just 15 minutes before.
You tried so hard to please, Mr. Jackson, and you were accused of so much. I don't know what was true and what wasn't but I do know you have always had the benefit of the doubt and you have been one of the finest entertainers the world has ever known.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:51 PM
jackson lives on, jackson can not be dead.no no no no no well i feel so sad about it .am crying here for him but i cant stop loving him cos is my father
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:52 PM
come on ABC 123 how could he be dead! - he was an
icon - I'm weird too - so i understand weird
rest in peace if you are dead!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:53 PM
This is a sad event but necessary. Micheal had turned into an oddity thus the longer he lived the more alien he would become to the rest of us.
The great ones simply cannot last because society turns on them for comic relief.
Micheal was a fantastic artist with many personal problems. I'm only sorry that he will be remembered as 'wacko-Jacko' instead of the brilliant artist he truly was.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:59 PM
This is really hurting
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 3:59 PM
I'm a gasp gasp gasp gasp gaspin' machine, watch me get down, watch me down as I doo-doo-doo-doo-doo in my gurney so clean! By freak. See you at daycare. Wear your glasses and glove so no one will recognize you.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:00 PM
Damn, I came so close to hitting the jackpot with my celebrity-death-trifecta.
Shouldn't have picked Tito.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:01 PM
My Dearest Michael,
If you still were here
May your spirit rest
Rejoice, your soul, is free
Blessed be and peace to you
Your glory is like the flowers of the field
Like roses will fall, their remembrance is forever
The lord is yours
I shall not want a past that now is lost
Silence and grief, my heart is lone
A wreath - my farewell
I rue you - grief bites hard
Tears now flow for you...
Amen.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:08 PM
Ur short poem is good but you have used the similar which flower and roses they do not last but dies fast.
Micheal is not to be personified with such cause i do not love flowers really if not for the cause a "flower that smiles today dies tomorrow"
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:06 PM
I am still convinced that although he beat the child molestation charges he was guilty as sin. When you have that much money you can buy off anyone.
Ahhhh... Whatever
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:09 PM
Mikey, I miss you already. Thanks for all those videos of naked little boys enjoying your ferris wheel and tilt-a-whirl. Can I have your cotton candy machine bro? Maybe your oxygen chamber so I can grow some killer-thriller weed? Hook a brother up Mikey!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:31 PM
The vultures are already there, look at them....
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:11 PM
All my condolences to the family had mourned
MJ's death saddened me a lot, I love this beautiful destiny!
We find there is the Will of God
Accept as it happened
Hermann from Benin in West Africa
msn : hermannos_007@hotmail.com
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:12 PM
Live on in peace Michael, your greatness will now be appreciated.....hey don't stay dead too long !..
Awesome disguise Mike.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:14 PM
I had no idea feelings for him ran this deep. I thought I had written him off and separated the art from the artist, but, his music is still here, he's gone, and I am so sad.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:21 PM
Has anybody seen this new TRANSFORMERS movie?
My sources say it's making a LOT of money!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:29 PM
God bless, Robo.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:22 PM
RIP MJ. You're music gave me many great moments in life. No ones perfect and neither are many of the peeps here who are slagging him.
peace
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:23 PM
He was a great man...We will miss you so much....I love him so much and i feel bad this happened...A king is gone again...May his soul rest in perfect peace..
We love you Mike
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:26 PM
Hey everybody! It's me. Stop with all this commenting stuff. I'm okay. This was all a media hoax. I needed the publicity to kick off my new album you dummies. I'm not finished taking your money and charging $500 a seat for my fabulous concerts. Okay then, that said my album will be on sale at CDUniverse.com on July 14th. Buy it or I will stop breathing for real. I think I may be serious. And, hey McCartney, screw you. I paid for those crappy songs. Gotta go. By for now. XOXOXO Michael
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:39 PM
NICE COMMENT & FUN.
THE FIRST ONE CHEERING THE MINDS UP. LIFE GOES ON FOR THE LIVING..
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:27 PM
If any good can come from this:
1. Michael is finally at peace from all the persecution, scrutiny and harassment of this world.
2. His kids won't have to worry about this again.
RIP Jacko. I will miss the silk pajamas, surgical masks, glitter glove & crotch grabs. You were a prime example of what irresponsible parenting and global fame can do to a person.
Fly with Peter Pan. "Shamon."
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:28 PM
OH! he was the best making us dance and sing with his songs.. we love u michael jackson from the 80's and 90'!!! God bless him may he rest in peace!!!!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:28 PM
May his soul rest in peace, we love you and we are going to miss him dearly. Blessed are those for they shall inherit the kingdom of God,
Father almighty please accept his soul in your bossom.
Regds
David .O.Mbachu
Dublin
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:30 PM
Yeah man. That Transformer movie is sweet. I can watch that movie until my eyes pop out or I pee my new Levis. What is slagging? Eubonics? And a peep is a baby chicken right?
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:37 PM
Michael we love you back here in West Africa. May your sould rest in peace.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:38 PM
We will miss you.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:45 PM
Whatever he has done, just forget that damn. Now we need to give a big farwell to MJ...The Legend. We lov u Micky
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 4:50 PM
Could we please ban “PAUL MCCARTNEY”? (the commenter, not the real one) He is like the annoying kid at the birthday party who tries to pull the Disney character’s head off to prove it’s just a guy in a suit. I always hated that kid.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 5:09 PM
Could we please ban “PAUL MCCARTNEY”? (the commenter, not the real one) He is like the annoying kid at the birthday party who tries to pull the Disney character’s head off to prove it’s just a guy in a suit. I always hated that kid.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 5:19 PM
I'd be totally fine banning the real one, too.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 5:36 PM
Anyone taking bets as to what member of his "loving" family sues his estate first and also what "loving" family member is going to be raising those poor kids? :( (note loving is in quotes people!)
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 5:45 PM
Long-time lurker, first time poster. Who the hell are all the people here today? And why will no one say it shoulda been Katherine Heigl?!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:13 PM
Old No. 7 is drunk from despair.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:17 PM
Uh, what is your problem? Show a little respect for the deceased. And don't wish death upon another person. Learn some manners.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:26 PM
The 1st 100th comment on Defamer??
King me baby!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:28 PM
Wow, make that Movieline. I'm sorry.
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 9:41 AM
drunk on power, weren't you?
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 6:27 PM
poor michael jackson such a young age to die at, he was such a talented person! Now its the end of that era
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 8:43 PM
THE CRAZIES ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 11:17 PM
Well, I think he was kind of their king, so it makes sense... It is such an odd, sad story, his life.
Fabulous quote from The Atlantic:
There are two things to say about him. He was a musical genius; and he was an abused child. By abuse, I do not mean sexual abuse; I mean he was used brutally and callously for money, and clearly imprisoned by a tyrannical father. He had no real childhood and spent much of his later life struggling to get one. He was spiritually and psychologically raped at a very early age - and never recovered. Watching him change his race, his age, and almost his gender, you saw a tortured soul seeking what the rest of us take for granted: a normal life.
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 6:44 AM
Self awareness is the first step to make it better.
Posted 25 Jun 2009, 9:31 PM
As a youngster, I always thought I had a connection with Michael due to the fact we were born in the same hospital, lived in the same town etc...kids are stupid, I know. Bought the 45's, the album's (yes, VINYL, it's what the cool kids bought before plastic), and I even have "The Wiz". Geeze, did I love him when he was still black! Something happened to him along the way, though. Michael Jackson disappeared, a parody reappeared, and his mind never came back to reality. I think it's pretty damn sad that he died. Whatever else, try to remember there are three kids now without a father. He may have been a freak show, but he was the only freak show those kids of his knew. And now the mayhem will start - who gets the kids (and the money that should belong to them), who's going to get what from the estate, how many are going to come out of the wood work and sue for one thing or another...it's freaking sad.
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 1:13 AM
Well, I think he was kind of their king, so it makes sense... It is such an odd, sad story, his life. We will morme him to the call
Posted 26 Jun 2009, 5:29 PM
So much crazy in these comments.