Top 10 celebrity deaths of 2009
Editor's note: 2009 witnessed the sad passing of a number of stars of the stage and screen who touched many lives around the world. Here in a chinadaily.com.cn special, we look back at the celebrities we lost and pay tribute to them for the joy and memories they brought to us.
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1. Michael Jackson - the King of Pop
Michael Jackson, U.S. singer died June 25 aged 50. Jackson died suddenly after suffering a cardiac arrest in a rented Los Angeles mansion. The Los Angeles coroner ruled his death a homicide, and several doctors who treated Jackson have been investigated. Officials have focused on the singer's use of a powerful anesthetic called propofol to help induce sleep.