Hollywood Nation: 10/28

In -- second personal story segment tonight the eerie similarities between Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley . The king of pop and the king of -- both achieve global mega star status and music popular among all age groups and races. Of course they both live lives of accessible died early death. And don't forget when Jackson married elvis' daughter. Joining us now for a look at how their lives might have -- each other entertainment reporter gene wolf west coast editor. For Parade Magazine. -- I was reading out through the 1988 memoir of Michael Jackson and he wrote this about Elvis Presley he said people thought that if I kept living in seclusion the way I was. I might died the way he did.

skin and health problems throughout a series of fifty concerts across the United Kingdom to begin not this. That was set to begin this July. Instead they were pushed back one year in hopes of what he said would be a perfect. Perfect concert tour. And now as of 315 this afternoon the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at 315. That's 3:15 east -- Pacific daylight time 6:15. Eastern time here on the east coast Michael Jackson . Did this afternoon. Absolutely unthinkable. Mike Michael Jackson is one who had promised to have a comeback. Michael Jackson had promised that he would be able to. To -- get this concert tour going again but so many who were close to him in close to his family close to his life for insisting his health was very frail. For all the reported a short time ago he had not hired choreographers he would not -- dancers there was simply no way to get this going. In the meantime it had so many financial problems along the way. Michael Jackson . Hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. Lost that lost his Neverland Ranch. And and now will be ended up moving to operate on the heels of those child abuse charges which were found -- which he was found not guilty in the court of law. Moved to -- and then began this idea of another series of concerts. The United Kingdom is a place where he is still very much loved in the United States some of his star may have faded in some quarters. But not in the United Kingdom and not across much of Europe certainly not across Asia. He is one of the biggest stars in all the world and may be the most famous man. In all the world and the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press are reporting he was pronounced dead this afternoon 315. Specific time. 6:15 eastern time. Michael Jackson -- did. -- fox report correspondent Jonathan Hunt is live with the rest of the story as we have it from our

Channel the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press are now reporting. Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles this afternoon Fox News cannot. Cannot confirm this but Associated Press has just has just reported a person with knowledge of the situation. Says Michael Jackson has died. Michael Jackson of course the former king of pop one of the most famous -- on all the planet. Whose -- extreme ups and

Jerry green he was the president. And JJ music that is Michael Jackson's label from 1993. To 2000 I broke the news of the AP is reporting. -- Jerry -- that Michael Jackson have in fact died he could barely speak. When I told him that he then said the -- the has lost -- Manger. Major talent Michael Jackson Jerry Greenberg said to me was a ride up that -- Elvis Presley he also said this is such a sad. Sad time for this to happen because he told me that Michael Jackson we've spoken to in the last couple of weeks. Was so we're looking forward to doing those series of -- in London

Jerry green but. Former president of Atlantic -- then president of Michael Jackson's own label on the Sunday. And JJ music says -- tonight. The world has lost a major major talent right up day in Jerry green -- woods -- Elvis Presley himself.

that fifty QU a fifty year old men -- is either from heart disease or brain disease. And that's certainly going to be looked out of the autopsy tomorrow morning and they'll be able figure that out. By -- afternoon. But the whole concept of prescription drug abuse the confusion at the scene the delay it sounds like. In the first person calling 911. The doctor coming there and then calling -- when I'm on one this has been reported. I suggest still confusion -- with Elvis Presley with -- Nicole Smith. -- the whole problem purchase prescription drug . Overdose comes up and that's why did the coroner's office -- be doing a full autopsy. But we'll have to wait for