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Actor Ledger died from an accidental overdose

"Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger accidentally killed himself with a brew of painkillers, anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills, the city medical examiner said Wednesday.

The announcement confirms what police had suspected since the Academy Award nominee was found naked in bed in his SoHo loft Jan. 22.

Ledger's masseuse, Diana Wolozin, raised eyebrows when she found Ledger...

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