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The Game Ft. Chris Brown, Boyz II Men, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, P. Diddy Tribute Song Called "Better On The Other Side" To Michael Jackson who died on Thursday June 25, 2009. Jackson's Body Flown Across Los Angeles After he was pronounced dead at the UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson's body was flown in an official helicopter above the city of Los Angeles to the county coroner's office. Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums - including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" - and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. He was 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center. Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy would probably be done on the singer Friday, with results expected that afternoon. "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color," the Rev. Al Sharpton said. "To say an 'icon' would only give these young people in Harlem a fraction of what he was. He was a historic figure that people will measure music and the industry by." Jackson's blazing rise to stardom -- and later fall from grace -- is among the most startling of show business tales. The son of a steelworker, he rose to fame as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a band he formed with ...