It has been widely reported in the last hour or so that Michael Jackson, one of the most significant and controversial figures in popular music history has died of a heart attack at his home.

TMZ reports:
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.
Rest in peace.