This just in from the Associated Press as it continues to follow news of the recently departed King of Pop:
An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows Michael Jackson was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids.
The report says Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips. But overall he was a fairly healthy 50-year-old.
Jackson's 136 pounds were in the acceptable range for a 5-foot-9 man. And his heart was strong. He had some arthritis and his lungs were damaged, which may have left him short of breath.
Jackson died on June 25. The Los Angeles coroner has ruled his death a homicide and that Jackson died from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol and the sedative lorazepam.
Update at 1 p.m. ET: One part of the AP report that surprised some of us was that 136 pounds, for a middle-aged man who was 5-foot-9, was in the acceptable range. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "body mass index" calculator, that is indeed true.
Here's a BMI calculator you can use to test yourself:
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