Pop icon Michael Jackson is dead at the age of 50, TMZ.com reports.

Jackson died this afternoon after being seized by cardiac arrest in his Holmby Hills home.  Blast Reporter Conception Allen reported that paramedics rushed to the scene at approximately 12:30 this afternoon, but they were too late.  Apparently, when they arrived, he was not breathing, had no pulse and they were unable to resuscitate him.

Jackson leaves three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

Brooklynne Kelly Peters is Blast's entertainment editor