Jackson was seen being taken into an ambulance by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and moved to the UCLA Medical Centre, says TMZ.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home.
Sell out shows: The singer is due to start a land-mark tour at the 02 in London next month
Captain Steve Ruda told the LA Times that paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home in Holmby Hills, LA, around 8:26p.m.
The parademics performed cardiopulmonary resucitation on Jackson and took him to UCLA Medical Center.
The paper says Jackson then fell into a coma before arriving at the medical centre.
His family were reported to be arriving at the hospital to be with the singer.
Both the LA Times and TMZ claim that Jackson has died, although this has not been confirmed by official sources.
A spokesman for UCLA said that due to patient confidentiality the medical centre could not comment on or confirm the reports.
A member of the Jackson family told TMZ that 'Michael is in really bad shape'.
An update on the website says, 'We just got off the phone with Joe Jackson, Michael's dad, who says "he is not doing well".'
Close friend Uri Geller told Sky News he was hoping desperately that the reports were not true.
"I must hear it from a doctor. I cannot believe everything I see and read and hear at the moment. I hope its not true, I'm waiting like you are, like the whole planet is waiting to hear it from the mouth of the doctor taking car of him," he said.
The singer is due to play 50 sell-out shows at London's O2 Arena starting in July.
But the King of Pop has already had to postpone the first few nights' shows.
Organisers AEG Live said this was in order to make sure everything for the 'massive and technically complex show' was running smoothly.
But critics say ongoing concerns about Jackson's health are the real reason behind the gigs having to be postponed.
Earlier this year, Jackson was seen emerging from a doctors three times in one week amid rumours that he is battling skin cancer.
The claims were denied by his representatives.
Jackson has not been on tour for over a decade, but the concerts at the O2 were seen as his final comeback before finally retiring from music
The Los Angeles Times reported that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home.
Sell out shows: The singer is due to start a land-mark tour at the 02 in London next month
Captain Steve Ruda told the LA Times that paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home in Holmby Hills, LA, around 8:26p.m.
The parademics performed cardiopulmonary resucitation on Jackson and took him to UCLA Medical Center.
The paper says Jackson then fell into a coma before arriving at the medical centre.
His family were reported to be arriving at the hospital to be with the singer.
Both the LA Times and TMZ claim that Jackson has died, although this has not been confirmed by official sources.
A spokesman for UCLA said that due to patient confidentiality the medical centre could not comment on or confirm the reports.
A member of the Jackson family told TMZ that 'Michael is in really bad shape'.
An update on the website says, 'We just got off the phone with Joe Jackson, Michael's dad, who says "he is not doing well".'
Close friend Uri Geller told Sky News he was hoping desperately that the reports were not true.
"I must hear it from a doctor. I cannot believe everything I see and read and hear at the moment. I hope its not true, I'm waiting like you are, like the whole planet is waiting to hear it from the mouth of the doctor taking car of him," he said.
The singer is due to play 50 sell-out shows at London's O2 Arena starting in July.
But the King of Pop has already had to postpone the first few nights' shows.
Organisers AEG Live said this was in order to make sure everything for the 'massive and technically complex show' was running smoothly.
But critics say ongoing concerns about Jackson's health are the real reason behind the gigs having to be postponed.
Earlier this year, Jackson was seen emerging from a doctors three times in one week amid rumours that he is battling skin cancer.
The claims were denied by his representatives.
Jackson has not been on tour for over a decade, but the concerts at the O2 were seen as his final comeback before finally retiring from music
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
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