Michael Jackson Dies, Almost Takes Twitter with Him

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Gumbo

Published on June 26, 2009 with 12 Comments">12 Comments

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Times they’re a-changing. As news of Michael Jackson’s death unraveled yesterday, Twitter, TMZ, Google News, and a host of others struggled to keep up with the avalanche of traffic and search queries for terms related to “Michael Jackson.” Twitter, in particular, experienced outages of whale-like proportions all day.

Just minutes after we learned about his death, a bevy of celebrities flocked to Twitter to express their sadness and condolences. Peep the assortment of celeb tweets from the likes of MC Hammer and Mariah Carey below.

Ice-T
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John Mayer
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Usher
usher

Mariah Carey
mariah

MC Hammer
hammer

Wyclef
clef

Lenny Kravitz
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Dallas Austin
dallas-austin

Diddy
diddy-is-still-corny

Miley Cyrus
miley-cyrus

[MJ Fail Whale via Nazaret]

TRU

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  • StR8ThYcKn3Sz

    Yes MJ Will Truly Be Missed. R&B, Pop, Soul just Music in General Will not be the Same ever again!!! Condolences to the Family & Friends of a True Legend!

  • StR8ThYcKn3Sz

    Yes MJ Will Truly Be Missed. R&B, Pop, Soul just Music in General Will not be the Same ever again!!! Condolences to the Family & Friends of a True Legend!

  • Akira A.kA. Aesop

    I used to sit in my room around 4-5 years old and listen to MJ while I knew my moms was getting high in the other room.His music eased alot of the minds of the people in poverty and gave them light in a world becoming utterly dark around them. Thank you for everything you gave not just me, but everybody physically through charity and mentally from your heart.

  • Akira A.kA. Aesop

    I used to sit in my room around 4-5 years old and listen to MJ while I knew my moms was getting high in the other room.His music eased alot of the minds of the people in poverty and gave them light in a world becoming utterly dark around them. Thank you for everything you gave not just me, but everybody physically through charity and mentally from your heart.

  • Fivefold

    Who is NOT on Twitter?

  • Fivefold

    Who is NOT on Twitter?

  • ANDRIULLI25

    ive never laughed so hard at the title of a post

  • ANDRIULLI25

    ive never laughed so hard at the title of a post

  • Andrew

    Joe had some KILLER comments yesterday on Twitter. On paper I simply can’t support them for fear of being tarred and feathered but in three weeks they’ll be classic.

  • Andrew

    Joe had some KILLER comments yesterday on Twitter. On paper I simply can’t support them for fear of being tarred and feathered but in three weeks they’ll be classic.

  • twitter.com/iambeantown

    Man, all this Love 4 Mike makes My heart ache!

  • twitter.com/iambeantown

    Man, all this Love 4 Mike makes My heart ache!

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