Posted by Adam

Saturday June 27, 2009

Whitney Houston, Sir Bob Geldof, Dame Shirley Bassey and Naomi Campbell have become the latest celebrities to pay tribute to Michael Jackson, who died Thursday after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.

Houston:  “I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on. I am full of grief.”

Geldof, who worked on the 1985 We Are The World Live Aid single with Michael, said: “Today reminds me what he achieved for poor people of the world.”

Bassey: “I have very fond memories of Michael with one dinner in particular where he renamed me Lady Goldfinger.

“For the rest of the time I knew him, that was my name. He was an icon and the King of Pop, simply magic.”

Campbell, who became a friend of Jacko’s when she appeared in one of his music videos, said: “He is the most exciting and innovative entertainer to have lived. His role in popular culture will never be surpassed and never ever be forgotten.”

Jackson’s autopsy was completed Friday. The L.A. County Coroner said there was no trauma to the star’s body and “no indication of foul play”.

The coroner said that Michael had been taking “some prescription medications.”

The coroner said the cause of death was deferred because additional testing — including toxicology and other tests — is needed. It will take 4-6 weeks to complete.

The Sun newspaper reported Friday that Jackson collapsed and stopped breathing after an injection of a powerful painkiller named Demerol, which is similar to morphine, and it is feared he took an overdose.

Jackson had three children — Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II.

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