Report: Jackson Bald, Bruised, Ribs Broken

31. Wait.. They are saying he was bald. Yet the photo of him from Entertainment Tonight showed him on the gurney with hair... hmm something fishy....Maybe they (the Paramedics) Watched Pulp Fiction for medical training....

Posted at 11:20AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Horhay

32. #26. Nice. (eyeroll)

Posted at 9:25AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Jstbtrflyz

33. First thing...to MEDIC...the so called doctor who (performed CPR on a BED) could have once again made a mistake and put it in his heart..i mean a cardiologist who cant perform CPR right...something wrong with that pic and oh by the way i use to have my EMT license and i even know not to perform cpr on the bed!! Second noone knows for sure if the needle marks on the chest was given by the doctor or the hospital....they put iv's through the upper chest to get the medicine there faster so that would explain them being there...now the ones on the hips and thighs should need to be explained! As far as the ribs being broken that happens when you perform CPR...i did CPR on someone before and it was my first time and i heard cracking and was like whats that and the doctor there told me it is normal and it happens when CPR is being performed RIGHT...you will always get some sort of breakage!!! And finally...the bruised knees and shins...when the man who i performed CPR came into the hospital on a stretcher the paramedics were on top performing CPR on him...it helped them to before perform it...so if he is frail and so skinny could that explain the bruising!!

Posted at 9:29AM on Jun 29th 2009 by tdupuis79

34. If he wasn't fit for example to run, how could he expected to perform 50 concerts? That was imposible

Posted at 9:28AM on Jun 29th 2009 by joegod

35. Wow!! The Sun, Please! I just read the following article today (below). TMZ's reporting has been credible and pleasant, I can't say that about other websites. I will always remember Michael for his Talent, for giving more than 50 million dolllars to charities and not the negativity. I will never speak negative of the dead, especially when I haven't lived the perfect life. Well, I should retract that statement, I don't think I'll have anything positive to say about OJ when he dies.


Medical showed Michael Jackson 'had body of 20-year-old'
Jun 29 2009 Ryan Parry

Doctors who checked out Michael Jackson just months before he died said he had "the body of a 20-year-old".

The 50-year-old singer had to go through a tough medical to get a £100million insurance policy for his comeback tour.

He still seemed to be in peak condition in the days before his fatal heart attack - keeping up with dancers 30 years his junior during long rehearsals for his 50 dates in London.

Jacko's friend Robert Baker said yesterday: "The doctors who conducted the medical were amazed how good a shape Michael was in.

"One of them joked that he was in the condition of a 20-year-old.

"Michael was in great shape, he definitely wasn't your average 50-year-old."

Baker believes training for his 02 gigs combined with his drugtaking could be what killed Jacko.

He said: "It's entirely possible Michael pushed himself to the limit and hid his suffering, there was maybe a weakness there.

"This, coupled with the prescription drugs, may have contributed to his death but I still can't believe it."

Jackson died on Thursday after falling ill at his Beverley Hills mansion. It has been claimed he was given a shot of the opiate painkiller Demerol shortly before his heart attack.

He was on a cocktail of painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs.

His doctor, cardiologist Conrad Murray, was grilled for a second time at the weekend by LAPD detectives.

Yesterday, it was announced he was free to go with no travel restrictions.

Murray said he plans on staying in town "out of the goodness of his heart."

But Jackson's family want him to explain to them in person what happened in the hours leading up to the King of Pop's death, says a source close to the family.

They particularly want to know about the Demerol shot.

Police said he was co-operative and "provided information which will aid the investigation".

But detectives are still refusing to rule out a criminal investigation.

Posted at 9:28AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Tonya a.k.a Black Beauty

36. Where were all his friends who now claim to be? What friends! I will love you forever Michael, King of pop . R.I.P.

Posted at 9:32AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Swedish fan

37. Given MJ's proclivity for performing oral sex on young boys and who knows what else, it surely can't be a surprise that his knees are bruised, can it? Ask any 15 year old girl - those body parts take a beating when one does that regularly.

Posted at 9:32AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Ghost of Bubbles

38. Sadly this man's personal life was that of many other addicts no matter if your famous or not. We may find out his addiction to pain killers was far worse than anyone except those very close to him suspected. I have a feeling in an attempt to save his image and reputation (or out of denial) his father may try to spin his death as more sinister than it was. If MJ was an average man with the same addictions no one would be surprised by their death. He was human. Period. Remember his music but dont idolize him past being real person just do what he wanted while he was alive to just be loved flaws and all.

Posted at 9:31AM on Jun 29th 2009 by anon

39. Ok, OBVIOUSLY, he wore a wig, i have said that for a long time, you can tell that wasnt his hair.........I was always undecided on the molestation charges, but I do think more now, that it was extortion...he was easy pickins...He acted weird, so families thought it would easily be believable that he molested their child.....That is what brought his decline....Now, if he loved his kids as much as he says, why not get the help that he needed...No way was he going to pull off 50 concerts!!!!!
Its just sad when you see how great he was and how much more he could have been, he helped so many charities and could have done more, to be that impactful and then waste yourself away...I grew up in the 80's and M.J. was a HUGE part of that time....I do believe drugs took him...Not ready to throw the doc to the lions yet..M.J. could have taken drugs without doc knowing,then if doc gave something also.............well here are my R.I.P.S.
RIP-Farrah Fawcett
Rip-Ed McMahon
Rip-Michael Jackson
Rip-Billy Mays- you had a boisterous voice

Posted at 9:32AM on Jun 29th 2009 by sad but true....

40. 26. You are a prime example of someone who hasn't looked at the whole picture when it comes to this man. Those art books you mention were gifts given to him by Elizabeth Taylor's photographer. You can read those books in any library or purchase them in any shop.

As for the child abuse cases - you need to go and look at the real research not the tabloid stuff. It would break your heart to read what really went on there and how Jackson was undeniably set-up.

Ask yourself why Jordan Chandler and his father came to blows during the trial and why his father almost tried to kill him.... that's not just a coincidence.

Posted at 9:35AM on Jun 29th 2009 by blue pen

41. The UK press is notoriously sleezy and unreliable. Shame on TMZ for repeating their drivel without independent confirmation.

Posted at 9:35AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Pat McCrack

42. I'm still in shock that Michael Jackson is gone! Too bad he couldn't have received half this much positive attention recently. The report said that Michael was BALD!?

Posted at 9:36AM on Jun 29th 2009 by MorganH

43. I have to agree with many previous comments, no big surprise IF the report quoted here is true. Any man that dances AND has kids will have "unexplained" bruising on knees and shins. I can't even tell you where the bruises on me come from and I am clean, sober and quite alive.

I agree with the broken ribs conclusion previous, it DOES happen with CPR, surprise there.

As for bald, umm, who knows, the guy was 50. Why would that be a shock IF he was?

The Sun, lovely. More trash.

Posted at 9:37AM on Jun 29th 2009 by Sarah

44. Is it really any of our business hearing these details? Seriously. Leave the man alone. Whatever he did or didn't do is irrelevant at this point. He's dead. Let the family have their peace.

Posted at 9:38AM on Jun 29th 2009 by teebag

45. Did u people not read what the first poster at 9:09 am wrote. FOX reported the same thing. I believe it. Didn't he have skin cancer? He was probably undergoing chemo. It's really messed up that they would point out that he was bald. = (

Posted at 9:44AM on Jun 29th 2009 by ZRGB