Reports now confirm that Michael Jackson has died age fifty. The story broke at around 23.30 GMT with reports that Jackson had suffered a heart attack.

The story swept though the social networking site Twitter and also on the entertainment news website TMZ.com.

Michael Jackson dies age 50

Rumours has emerged in the past few weeks that Jackson had been suffering medical conditions that meant that his residency at London’s O2 arena being put back a few weeks.

Officials have now confirmed that the singer has died in Los Angleles UCLA Hospital. Url gellar long term friend of Jackso has said to the BBC that he will not believe that Jackson is dead until he has proof.