Pop singer Michael Jackson Died

Michael Jackson suffered cardiac arrest, a condition that can lead to death if not treated within five minutes, according to doctor.Michael Jackson's death came as a shock yesterday - but to some, the real surprise was that he made it to 50.

For much of his adult life, he seemed to be disintegrating before our eyes - gaunt, pale, in a wheelchair or bandaged from yet another surgery.

He battled an addiction to painkillers and could barely sit up straight at times during his 2005 child molestation trial.

The London Sun said Jackson's collapse yesterday came after injecting Demerol.

The Jackson family lawyer, Brian Oxman, said he warned the pop star about his misuse of prescription drugs.

The assurances clashed with photos of Jackson - his face covered by a surgical mask - that suggested a mystery malady.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/26/2009-06-26_long_before_michael_jackson_died_he_looked_barely_alive.html#ixzz0JdVhbJR1&C

"I have warned that one day Michael Jackson would wake up dead, and that I would not be silent if that was the case, because of the misuse of medications. I have made that statement to family members and I told them I would not be still," he said last night outside UCLA Medical Center.