This was published 16 years ago
Shocked fans gather
Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood fame to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer, was remembered by millions of fans around the world.
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Fans weep and console each other outside the UCLA Medical Center following the death of music legend Michael Jackson.Credit:AFP
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Unidentified members of the Jackson family are escorted by police officers into the UCLA Medical Center following the death of musical legend Michael Jackson.Credit:AFP
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An unidentified man holds up a Michael Jackson poster outside the UCLA Medical Center, where entertainer Michael Jackson was taken, in Los Angeles.Credit:AP
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A South Korean watches a television reporting a death of U.S. Pop star Michael Jackson at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul.Credit:AP
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People dance to a Michael Jackson song as they pay their respects to him at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California.Credit:AFP
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People wear white gloves to honor Michael Jackson who passed away at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California.Credit:AFP
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People wear white gloves to honor Michael Jackson who passed away today at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California.Credit:AFP
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Fans weep and console each other outside outside the UCLA Medical Center following the death of music legend Michael Jackson.Credit:AFP
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Marlon Russ mourns Michael Jackson by dancing and singing outside the UCLA medical Center.Credit:AFP
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Lesley Gant and Yvonne Ordiz listen to Michael Jackson's music on an ipod outside the UCLA medical Center.Credit:AFP
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Orock Orock holds a sign outside the UCLA Medical Center, where entertainer Michael Jackson was taken, in Los Angeles.Credit:AP
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A woman holds an old record album of Pop Star Michael Jackson's outside his former childhood home on June 25, 2009 in Gary, Indiana.Credit:AFP
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Shayla Ivy cries as she holds a wax replica of Michael Jackson outside of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.Credit:AP
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A man reads a afternoon paper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the announcement that US rock legend Michael Jackson had died, Friday, June 26, 2009.Credit:AP
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Janet Jackson leaves the UCLA Medical Center following the death of her brother, musical legend Michael Jackson, who reportedly suffered cardiac arrest.Credit:AFP
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People hold candles in front of the Apollo Theater while paying tribute to the late pop icon Michael Jackson in New York June 25, 2009.Credit:Reuters
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Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, pauses for a moment before a news conference held after the death of Michael Jackson in Bel Air section of Los Angeles.Credit:AP
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Jermaine Jackson hugs a man after speaking about his brother Michael Jackson's death at a a press conference.Credit:AFP
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Tourist from Dallas Lana Brown cries as she hugs her 10-year-old son Tovre as they mourn the death of pop star Michael Jackson outside UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, California.Credit:Reuters
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A woman cries on the phone as she tells a friend that Michael Jackson has passed away at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California.Credit:AFP