MICHAEL JACKSON was a pop legend in his own time and his musical genius will be greatly missed with his untimely death.

While a second group of pathologists put the pieces together to find the actual cause of death, there are disturbing reports about the star's dependence on prescription drugs.

Celebrities and prescription drugs or otherwise tend to spell a fatal combination. Through the years many screen and stage icons have succumbed to overdoses leaving their fans only memories and memorabilia.

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