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" Twitter users across the world have reacted in shock to the news of Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s sudden death.  The social networking website went into meltdown as millions of users posted their tributes to the singing legend.  At around 11.30pm, actor Ashton Kutcher noted the confirmation of Jackson&amp;#039;s passing, before making a plea to the public and world press. He wrote: &amp;quot;Now the ap confirms aswell. Rip Sending love and light to family and friend but especially his kids. &amp;quot;I plea to the press to respect his wishes of maintaining the anonymity of his children.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I plea to the public to refuse to consume media that does not respect the anonymity of Michaels children.&amp;quot; Kutcher&amp;#039;s wife Demi Morre said: &amp;quot;I am greatly saddened for the loss of both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Especially for their children!&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s what other celebrity Twitter users said:  Lindsay Lohan: &amp;quot;NO OMG \u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 sending my love and prayers out to Michael and his family \u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 i feel sick..&amp;quot; Miley Cyrus: &amp;quot;Michael jackson was my inspiration. love and blessings.&amp;quot; Marlon Wayans: &amp;quot;My prayers, my love, my heart goes out to michael jackson and the entire jackson family. I pray so hard for them. I\u00E2\u20AC\u2122m crushed! Please pray.&amp;quot; Pete Wentz: &amp;quot;Prayers and thoughts with michael jackson \u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 I haven\u00E2\u20AC\u2122t hope in so long that news isn\u00E2\u20AC\u2122t true.&amp;quot; Kim Kardashian: &amp;quot;Wow I am truly in shock that Michael Jackson has passed away! I love u Jackson family, my prayers are with the whole family!&amp;quot; Tila Tequila: &amp;quot;JUST CONFIRMED on Kcal News\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6Michael Jackson has died!!! Moment of silence! A Legend is lost, but will forever be in our hearts!&amp;quot; Peter Andre: &amp;quot;Michael Jackson dying is absolutely devastating. I am totally shocked. MJ, you\u00E2\u20AC\u2122re the best&amp;quot;  John Mayer: &amp;quot;I truly hope he is memorialized as the \u00E2\u20AC\u02DC83 moonwalking, MTV owning, mesmerizing, unstoppable, invincible Michael Jackson.&amp;quot; Jenni Falconer: &amp;quot;Well it is very sad that Michael Jackson has died. His music is legendary. We have lost a hugely talented performer.&amp;quot; Chris Fountain: &amp;quot;just arriving back in liverpool, still shocked by the michael jackson news...&amp;quot; Ryan Seacrest: &amp;quot;Very sad news. multiple soucres reporting michael jackson has died.&amp;quot; Phillip Schofield: &amp;quot;Now sadly confirmed that we have lost such a gifted performer as MJ. What a terrible tragedy on so many levels.&amp;quot; MC Hammer: &amp;quot;I have no words.. I loved Michael Jackson.. RIP..&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I will be mourning my friend , brother, mentor and inspiration.. He gave me and my family hope. I would never have been me without him.&amp;quot; Lance Armstrong: &amp;quot;Terrible news about Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. My best to their friends, fans, and families.&amp;quot;  Jane Fonda: &amp;quot;I am stunned. My friend, Michael Jackson is dead. He lived with me for a week on &amp;quot;Golden Pond&amp;quot; set after &amp;quot;Thriller.&amp;quot; Imogen Heap: &amp;quot;Noooooooo!!!! Michael Jackson was my childhood! I loved him. So so so so sad. So nearly saw him live. Just a couple of weeks. crying.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, other Twitter users spoke of their response to Jackson&amp;#039;s death, while some simply typed &amp;quot;RIP Michael Jackson&amp;quot;.  At around 12.15am, the site&amp;#039;s search function registered around 63,000 &amp;#039;news tweets&amp;#039; every 30 seconds with the late singer&amp;#039;s name. When the initial influx of messages steadied at about 12.30am, the figure then reduced to around 6,500 tweets within the same time period. Just after midnight, nine of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter were Jackson-related, and included the terms &amp;#039;RIP MJ&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;King of Pop&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Thriller&amp;#039;.  Users also faced a plethora of over capacity messages as they attempted to post their tributes. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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