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| Hollywood actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office has ruled. | Hollywood actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office has ruled. |
| The actor, 28, was found dead at an apartment he had been renting for several months in Manhattan. | The actor, 28, was found dead at an apartment he had been renting for several months in Manhattan. |
| A spokeswoman for the medical examiner said Ledger died "as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects" of six different drugs. | |
| They include painkiller Oxycontin and anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax. | |
| Last week, his former partner Michelle Williams spoke publicly for the first time since the star's death, saying: "My heart is broken." | Last week, his former partner Michelle Williams spoke publicly for the first time since the star's death, saying: "My heart is broken." |
| The pair met on the set of their film Brokeback Mountain. | |
| The couple, who had a daughter Matilda, now two, split up last September. |