BRITAIN MICHAEL JACKSON

Fans of Michael Jackson dance to his tunes during a gathering to commemorate him outside a central London train station, Friday, June 26, 2009. Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they’ve lost a lifelong friend. Michael Jackson, the ‹King of Pop› who once moonwalked above the music world, died as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)