Fans have reacted with shock and grief to the sudden death of Michael Jackson, the legendary King of Pop and one of the most successful recording artists of all time.
The singer was taken to Los Angeles' UCLA medical centre, a short distance from his home in Bel Air, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Hundreds of mourners gathered at the hospital to wait for news. Many broke down after the entertainer's death was confirmed.
As the news spread, people also gathered outside the star's childhood home in Gary, Indiana.
Some left flowers or stuffed toys on the porch of the house where the singer grew up.
In New York's Times Square, the news fans had been dreading was broadcast over the famous electronic screens.
Fans danced outside the Apollo Theatre in the city's Harlem district, where the Jackson Five won an amateur night competition in 1967.
Jackson's death made headlines around the world. Across Asia, broadcasters interrupted morning programmes to announce the news.
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