A news journalist delivers a report infront of the house of pop icon Michael Jackson after his death in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009. Celebrities and stars around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson. "I'm absolutely devastated at this news," bestselling record producer and musician Quincy Jones told NBC, after Jackson died suddenly aged 50, apparently from a cardiac arrest, at his Beverly Hills home. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

A news journalist delivers a report infront of the house of pop icon Michael Jackson after his death in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009. Celebrities and stars around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson. "I'm absolutely devastated at this news," bestselling record producer and musician Quincy Jones told NBC, after Jackson died suddenly aged 50, apparently from a cardiac arrest, at his Beverly Hills home.

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  2. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana, on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  6. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: CEO of the Brenden Theatre Corp. Johnny Brenden speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  7. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: President and CEO of the Brenden Theatre Corp. Johnny Brenden (L) and Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana attend a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  8. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 28: (SOUTH AFRICA, UAE, Fans attend the South African premiere of 'This is It' at the Ster Kinekor cinemas in Fourways on October 28, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The movie premiered at 3am on Wednesday morning in South Africa, part of eighteen simultaneous premieres on five continents that launched a two-week release of 'This Is It', a portrait of Jackson preparing for the London concerts due to have begun just weeks after his sudden death in June 2009. More than 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage for Jackson's aborted return to the stage have been distilled into a two-hour film, which has been hyped by organisers as the last-ever performance by the 'King of Pop'. Despite the anticipation surrounding the film, a group of diehard Jackson fans have launched an online campaign urging devotees of the singer to boycott the movie, claiming it hides the truth about his final days. The group claims on its website - 'This-Is-Not-It' - that the movie attempts to mask Jackson's physical frailty as he maintained a punishing schedule of rehearsals.
  9. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Bermuda Premiere Dr. Ewart Brown presents Quincy Jones with the African Diaspora Heritage Award at the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  10. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Quincy Jones and Patti Austin perform during the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  11. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Quincy Jones and Patti Austin perform during the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  12. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Quincy Jones and Patti Austin perform during the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  13. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Quincy Jones and Patti Austin perform during the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  14. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Bermuda Premiere Dr. Ewart Brown presents Quincy Jones with the African Diaspora Heritage Award at the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  15. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Bermuda Premiere Dr. Ewart Brown presents Quincy Jones with the African Diaspora Heritage Award at the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.
  16. SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA - OCTOBER 30: Quincy Jones and Patti Austin perform during the 2009 Bermuda Music Festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard on October 30, 2009 in Sandys Parish, Bermuda.

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