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Law enforcement sources have reportedly recovered a potent anesthetic from inside Michael Jackson's Holmby Hills home.

Propofol, which is generally used for surgeries and clinical procedures, was one of many drugs uncovered at the home, according to the Los Angeles Times. It is commonly referred to as Diprivan and is administered by IV for anesthesia. In as little as 40 seconds, the drug can cause the patient to experience hypnosis, the publication noted.

Officials have confirmed to E! News that prescription drugs were found in the home, but declined to specify exactly what they were. The DEA has joined the investigation.

Earlier this week, former Jackson nutritionist Cherilyn Lee claimed that she warned the entertainer about taking certain drugs, just five days before his death. She claimed Jackson said he was struggling with insomnia and virtually begged her to give him Diprivan.

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Family, friends and fans of Michael Jackson are finally being given the opportunity to celebrate the life of the King of Pop.

Days of speculation were put to rest Friday morning as the details on the spectacle henceforth known as the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service were unveiled by city officials, Jackson reps and AEG Live, which is hosting the event. As previously reported, the memorial will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

"It is the family's wish to create a service and celebration that all of Michael's fans around the world can be a part of," said AEG CEO and President Tim Leiweke.

The event will be available on a worldwide feed and free to air on any network, including E! and E! Online. "We encourage you to watch the memorial from your home," said Jan Perry, a city councilwoman.

One reason? There are only a lucky few who will be able to attend the memorial.

A total of 17,500 tickets will be made available to the general public—11,000 for inside the Staples Center and the remaining 6,500 who will be able to watch from across the street at the Nokia Center, which will be filled with huge-screen TVs streaming the live event.

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What killed Michael Jackson? Perhaps the question should be: What didn't kill Michael Jackson?

With a situation as fluid as a Motown 25 moonwalk, and pending toxicological results from a pair of autopsies, there is no shortage of theories as to what, or who, killed the King of Pop.

We were going to say we assembled the top ones below in order of most plausible to, well, less plausible, but with this story we're not sure there's a distinction. We settled for alphabetical order.

• Accidental Overdose, aka Performer's Remorse

According to the Daily Beast, Jackson didn't want to do his London concerts, couldn't afford to cancel them, and thus came up with, as one source put it to the site, "a note from the doctor." Namely, the entertainer downed a lot of prescription drugs with the intention of O.D.'ing, forcing a hospital visit—and, back to the top, getting out of the shows.

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His name was mud after he got caught fabricating his Oprah-raved "memoir," A Million Little Pieces. But now James Frey's reputation, or at least his bank account, is getting transformed by roboto-destructo maestro Michael Bay. That's because the Transformers director and DreamWorks reportedly just purchased film rights to Frey's I Am Number Four, the first book in Frey's projected six-volume sci-fi series.

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Unwittingly roped into a therapy vacation, a capable cast works the angles in this exotic and hot getaway. It's a swingers hookup. OK, it's a Swingers hookup, with the classic indie-flick duo of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau joined by beautiful babies Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman and Kristin Davis.

What do you think, is this comedy "So Money" or "No Money"? Let us know in the comments section.

The last video shot of Michael Jackson in preparation for his This Is It! tour shows what might have been.

Two days before he died, the fallen hitmaker tore into "They Don't Care About Us"—a sentiment the King of Pop's fans probably can't identify with.

While tour organizer AEG Live has started refunding the roughly $85 million worth of tickets that were sold for Jackson's 50-night London run, it turns out scalpers are still cashing in on the scuttled comeback series because AEG is also offering buyers the option of claiming the one-of-a-kind, Jackson-designed tickets as souvenirs.

"It is one of the hottest items on the memorabilia market right now," says a source working on the AEG-sanctioned refunding process. "People realize they can get more money selling them to collectors than getting a refund."

Tickets to the O2 arena shows are selling for as much as $400 on sites like eBay and Gumtree.com—a London-based equivalent of Craigslist.

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UPDATE: E! News has learned exclusively that AEG Live will make next Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson free to the public.

"There will not be a charge for tickets," says an event organizer.

More details will be released on Friday morning at 10 a.m. during a press conference being held outside of Staples Center.

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The pieces are finally falling into place as to how Michael Jackson will at last be laid to rest—and then memorialized accordingly.

Arrangements are still being made, but Jackson's body will ultimately be interred at Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills, and an open-to-the-masses tribute to the King of Pop will take place at Staples Center on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

"Details are still to be finalized when I meet with the Jackson family this afternoon," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips told L.A.'s KNBC-TV. "Everything is in preliminary stages except the place and time."

The L.A. Police Department will be ready, having already started setting up security blockades outside Staples in Chick Hearn Court.

Arrivals will begin around 8 a.m., Phillips said. Huge-screen TVs will be set up elsewhere in the L.A. Live complex as well, to give any overflow crowd a glimpse of what's inside.

But while details of what the Jacksons have in mind for the memorial event remain murky, at least the death certificate can finally exchange hands.

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Everyone knows that Rihanna is a tattoo trendsetter.

Just ask Lindsay Lohan and Lily Allen. (Or on second thought, don't.)

But last night three lucky people at New York City's East Side Ink got brand-new tattoos inked by the "Umbrella" singer herself.

"She came by to hang out with us and her regular tattoo artist Bang Bang," says East Side Ink owner Yadira. "He decided he wanted to get a tattoo from her, and then two of the other artists decided they wanted to get one as well."

Riri gave her buddy and the other artists one of her signature signs.

"She tattooed us for a change," says Yadira. "It's a little umbrella with a capital R underneath it. The second and third had a number two and a number three next to it."

But according to the NYC Health Department, tattooing without a license is illegal.

"Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code," says spokeswoman Erin Brady.

Still, Yadira says it's only illegal if she is making a profit. And as for Rihanna facing any legal drama, an NYPD spokeswoman tells E! News. "Someone would have to make a complaint. There's been none that we know of."

Who would complain? Most people—and probably even Lindsay—would love such a unique souvenir.

Check out the other inked-up stars in our Celebrity Tattoos gallery.

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Federal agents and state officials are on board as the investigation into Michael Jackson's sudden death continues.

Los Angeles police on Thursday confirmed reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation, with an LAPD spokeswoman telling E! News that there's nothing she could divulge about the collaboration at this point.

The L.A. County Coroner's Office confiscated a number of controlled substances from Jackson's rented Holmby Hills mansion Monday as part of the ongoing LAPD case. The DEA's diversion control program, which also assisted in various investigations related to the death of Anna Nicole Smith, regulates controlled pharmaceuticals.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown tells the L.A. Times that the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement has also come onboard and will be utilizing the state's Controlled Substance Utilization and Evaluation System (CURES) to examine the prescription-drug aspect of the case.

The database, also used in the Smith case, holds the name of every doctor authorized to prescribe medication in the state, as well as a record of all prescriptions.

"If it's about doctors, drugs and patients or anything that touches that, it's in our database," Brown said. "We've been in touch with the LAPD and I've talked to Chief [William J.] Bratton."

As part of the probe, the LAPD has been interviewing doctors in connection with the various meds found in Jackson's possession.

Also interviewed was Dr. Conrad Murray, who apparently isn't one for sitting still for too long.

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