Pop star Michael Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon, according to several news reports.

Capt. Steve Ruda with the Los Angeles Fire Department told the Los Angeles Times paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home around 3:30 p.m. EDT. He was not breathing when they arrived and the parademics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told The Times.

A photographer at the hospital told gossip Web site X17.com that "there were more than 10 bodyguards or members of Michael's entourage that arrived at the hospital."

The photographer told the site "there was definitely a sense of urgency."

A spokesman with UCLA Medical Center did not confirm Jackson was admitted there, citing patient confidentiality.

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