Celebrity website TMZ and the Los Angeles Times are now reporting that the singer has died.Jackson was seen being taken into an ambulance by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and moved to the UCLA Medical Centre, says TMZ. The Los Angeles Times reported that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home.
Captain Steve Ruda told the LA Times that paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home in LA around 8:26p.m. The paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Jackson and took him to UCLA Medical Center.
The paper says Jackson then fell into a coma before arriving at the medical centre. Both the LA Times and TMZ claim that Jackson has died, although this has not been confirmed by official sources.
A spokesman for UCLA said that due to patient confidentiality the medical centre could not comment on or confirm the reports.
Fans have started to gather outside the hospital, hoping for news of the King of Pop. His family have been arriving at the hospital to be with the singer. Jackson's sister, La Toya, was seen running into the hospital sobbing.
As news broke of Jackson's heart attack, a member of the Jackson family told TMZ that 'Michael is in really bad shape'. The website also spoke to Joe Jackson, Michael's dad, who said "he is not doing well". (Daily Mail)