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Michael Jackson was famous for his high-energy performances, contorting his body into never before seen moves and dancing for hours on end. But by the time he died in June 2009, Jackson's body was shrivelled, scarred and withered to just 8st 10lbs after years of surgery, prescription drug abuse and an apparent battle with anorexia.
The star's autopsy report made for distressing reading, revealing Jackson, 50, had nothing but partially dissolved pills in his stomach after reportedly surviving on just one tiny meal a day. His hips, thighs and shoulders were covered in puncture marks from what were believed to be from painkiller injections.
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