MICHAEL JACKSON Dead at 50 of Cardiac Arrest in California "Speechless" "Invincible" "Thriller"

We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

As the world mourns the death of the Michael Jackson, it will not only be the songs by which we remember the King of Pop. Michael revolutionized the art of the music video -- using choreography, costume, dance, drama, celebrities and, of course, his own persona to create something visually spectacular to go with his music. We will always remember M.J.'s videos. Here are the best of the best (and click here to see HuffPost's Michael Jackson slideshow) :

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