Michael Jackson

Like Elvis, Jackson became crushed by the weight of fame and fortune at the end of his life. He was increasingly removed from the outside world and found solace in the deadly embrace of prescription drug abuse, finally overdosing on the anesthetic propofol on June 24, 2009. Could Jackson hold one more thing in common with Elvis—did he also fake his death to finally free himself from the punishing yoke of fame, performance and crushing debt?