Michael Jackson performs on stage during his "HIStory" world tour concert at Ericsson Stadium November 10, 1996 in Auckland, New Zealand.[CFP photo]

World famous pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon, after being rushed in full cardiac arrest to a local hospital in Los Angeles, where he slipped into a deep coma and was pronounced dead.

The 50-year-old former "King of Pop" was pronounced dead by doctors of the UCLA Medical Center in the afternoon after being sent to the hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson receives the Diamond Award during the World Music Awards at Earl's Court in London in this November 15, 2006. [Xinhua/Reuters]

Los Angeles Coroner Fred Corral told CNN that the time of Jackson's death was around 2:26 p.m. local time, adding that an autopsy would likely take place on Friday.

Devin Gales, a spokesman of the Los Angeles Fire Department, said paramedics responded to an emergency call for Jackson's home in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at the Bel Air estate the singer was currently renting, according to fire department officials.

Michael Jackson's mother is seen to arrive at the Lose Angeles hospital on June 26.

Jackson, who almost disappeared from the entertainment industry after his acquittal on child molestation charges in a 2005 trial, was actually in the midst of preparing for a series of 50 concerts in London.