Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. It’s reported that when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.A cardiologist at UCLA says Jackson died of cardiac arrest.Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.A source inside the hospital told TMZ there was “absolute chaos” after Jackson arrrived. People who were with the singer were screaming, “You’ve got to save him! You’ve got to save him!”One of Jackson’s staff members called 911.Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.More to Come.

Heath Ledger Found Dead in New York Apartment - January 22, 2008.

We could’ve done it ourselves, but we really needn’t bother. Click here, or the image above for a round-up of those who we lost in 2008 courtesy of AOL.

Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian died today at just 50 years old.

Publicist Danica Smith confirmed the death in a statement but gave no further details. “We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected,” she said.

His hospitalization was announced on August 1. At the time, his publicist said his illness was unrelated to a chronic tissue inflammation called sarcoidosis, which had been in remission since 2005.

Mac made numerous TV and Stage appearances including “The Bernie Mac Show,” which ran for five seasons until 2006 and lives on in syndication.

Mac was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on Oct. 5, 1957, in Chicago. He grew up on the city’s South Side, living with his mother and grandparents. His grandfather was the deacon of a Baptist church.

We’re gonna stick to the sidelines on this one - you decide.

As a sidenote, we’d like to take this opportunity to blame Heidi Montag for this oratorical masterpiece. Heidi taught all these 20′ish somewhat famous starlets that they can sing, and should - in the face of public indifference. One assumes this took a studio army of 40 or so working a synthesizer through the night to make this one sound almost as ‘good’ as Heidi’s Higher, so really we shouldn’t be complaining - this $#)ts propping up the industry. In contrast, that little A’hole Spencer Pratt worked his magic on Heidi with nothing but a bestbuy handicam, and hope.

In what’s being regarded as another ridiculous decision by a desperate Media company desperately out of ideas.

A Tipster tells VanityHere Time Warner has decided to fold New Line Cinemas into the company’s other movie unit Warner Brothers.

It’s believed the ‘consolidation’ will result in ‘mass lay-offs’, with most employees in non-production roles to face the axe.

Given production roles are usually on a contract basis we’re guessing you’d be hard pressed to find someone to turn out the lights.

Here’s the e-mail sent to employees earlier,

“February 28, 2008

To: New Line Colleagues

From: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne

Subject: Our Company

This afternoon, Time Warner is announcing that New Line will become a unit of Warner Bros. This is, of course, a very difficult and emotional time for all of us who have worked at New Line. While there is not much we can say that can lessen the impact of this announcement, we did want you to know about the decision before you read about it in the press.

New Line will maintain its own identity and will continue to produce, market, and distribute movies. But New Line will now do so as part of Warner Bros. and will probably be a much smaller operation than in the past. Time Warner hopes that operating New Line as a unit of Warner Bros. will allow New Line to focus on the creative side of movie-making, while reducing costs and taking advantage of Warner Bros.’ distribution systems. The company will be holding group meeting with New Line employees tomorrow in Los Angeles and New York to discuss this announcement, and is committed to letting employees know as soon as possible about how this change affects them individually.

For our part, we will be stepping down as Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOS of New Line. This was a painful decision, because we love New Line and the people who work here have been like our second families. But we will be leaving the company with enormous pride in what all of us at New Line have accomplished together. From its humble beginnings 40 years ago, our studio has created some of the most popular and successful movies of all time. Those movies are a tribute to the amazing creative energy and entrepreneurial abilities of the talented people at New Line. They are a legacy that will endure forever.

Although we are stepping out of New Line, we intend to remain actively involved in the industry in an entrepreneurial capacity, and will keep you advised of developments.

We thank all of you who have worked so hard to make New Line such a success. We are very proud of every one of you.

Bob & Michael”

Translation, we’ll be fine - don’t worry about us. Although y’all better book your place in one of those Cushy Homeless shelters - We hear places are limited.

If it’s any consolation New Liners, if the equally disastrous AOL ‘consolidation ‘ is anything to go by, you might have your jobs back in a year or two…

When the company’s worth roughly 10% of what it’s worth now.

Time Warner Shareholders were equally dismayed by the management of TWX announcement, their shares dropped 3% in a day!