I've been watching CNN for the previous 3 hours, as news went from cardiac arrest to coma, and suddenly to his death. Call me crazy, but I froze when I heard he had died.
Now it's just my personal opinion, but I don't give much credence to the allegations against him. His years growing up might make anyone seem a bit weird to the "normal" folks of society who often hypocritically criticize others. I am not that knowledgeable of his life and career (right now), but the music of his that I have, I enjoy, and I don't believe he was at all a bad person. The proceeding days will testify to the wide-spread impact of his life.
Regardless, he was a monumental icon and will be sorely missed.
Elvis Presley, meet Michael Jackson.