"The Dark Knight" actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office has ruled.
In January, the 28 year-old thespian 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."
The pair met on the set of their film Brokeback Mountain.
The couple, who had a daughter Matilda, now two, split up last September.
He'll portray The Joker in "The Dark Knight" film, to be released this summer.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
IT'S OFFICIAL ... LEDGER DIED OF OVERDOSE
10:54 AM
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They concluded he died of a heart attack after the autopsy. The drugs he had were prescription.
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