The King of Pop and 'Charlie's Angel' leave a legacy

You know it's a busy day at CNN when two legendary icons die on the same day. In fact, Larry King made a live announcement around 8 p.m. to say he had canceled his interviews and rescheduled his whole show to dedicate it to Michael Jackson's death - when he had originally planned a tribute Farrah Fawcett, 70s icon, hair trend setter and an original "Charlie's Angel."

Farrah died after a long battle with cancer this morning at 62.

Michael J. suffered cardiac arrest this afternoon and was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday. The L.A. Corners office will look into his death and leave no stone unturned, much like Anna Nicole Smith's death.

His attorney has already said M.J. was hooked on prescription drugs and that it may have contributed to his death.

Drugs or no drugs, Jackson is one of the biggest icons of our time, bridging racial gaps and growing up in the public eye as a child star with his first performance at only 5 years-old.

The global superstar leaves behind a legacy of dance moves, bizarre court cases and relationships and the world record for the top selling album of all time - Thriller.

M.J. had been busy rehearsing for a high-stakes comeback tour, set to start within weeks in England, with dozens of dates scheduled and tickets selling out quickly. It's estimated he would have made 400 million from this 50 show tour.

As a dancer, I'll always love M.J. for his dance moves. Tonight, MTV canceled their originial programming as well to play his music videos and performances over and over. His dance moves have influenced some of our best dancers, singers and performers today such as Justin Timberlake, Usher and Chris Brown. I think I can safely say that any pop star, pop/locker or hip hop dancer has been influenced by M.J.

In honor of the King of Pop, enjoy two of my fav. songs:

Or watch Chris Brown's Thriller tribute to M.J.:

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