Last updated: Friday, June 26, 2009

JACKSONS 'DEVASTATED' BY MICHAEL'S DEATH

MICHAEL JACKSON's family has been left 'devastated' and 'very hurt' by the death of the King of Pop, according to longtime insider ARTHUR PHOENIX who has been in touch with the superstar clan today.

Michael Jackson (photo supplied by WENN)

Jackson was pronounced dead this afternoon (25Jun09) at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after falling into a deep coma, following a cardiac arrest - and his parents and siblings are shellshocked.

Phoenix, a former family publicist and advisor to Jackson's brother Tito tells WENN, "The family is in mourning right now. They are devastated and very hurt.

"The world of entertainment has suffered a great loss, the biggest since the death of Elvis Presley. It hurts me to think that one of the world's great entertainers has passed. I wish that he had been here a lot longer."

Phoenix explains to WENN he has been telling the Jacksons that the 50 year old superstar was gravely ill for some time, and he feared the singer's planned 50 comeback shows in London would kill him.

He says, "I'm a family friend, and, as a family friend, I let Joe (father) and Tito (brother) know my concerns. I just knew in my heart he was not right and I tried telling the family that and it never sunk in.

"Michael put his heart and soul into these shows... but his heart and his physical being just wouldn't hold out.

"This is a terribly sad day."

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Source: WENN

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