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And for some of them, the final statements uttered on their deathbeds reveal more about the person and the life he/she lived than all of his/her life’s work combined.
** “Katie, Katie, I’m fine. I know what I’m doing.”**
The 10 Things I Hate About You star spoke his final words to his sister, who warned him about mixing drugs — which ultimately lead to his death.
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Steve Irwin
“I’m dying.”
Those were the final words The Crocodile Hunter ever uttered, according to cameraman Justin Lyons, who was with Steve when a stingray barb pierced his heart, tragically killing the beloved television personality and animal lover.
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Tupac
“F–k you.”
According to a Las Vegas cop at the scene of the crime, the rapper, whose words made him famous, took a final breath and uttered those words — “f–k you” — in what is thought to be a final statement against authority figures.
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Cory Monteith
“If you say so.
At least those were the final words he spoke to then-girlfriend Lea Michele, who wrote an emotional and musical tribute to the late Glee star with a song titled “If You Say So.”
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Joe DiMaggio
“I finally get to see Marilyn.”
Of course, the baseball great was speaking of his ex-wife, Marilyn Monroe, when he succumbed to lung cancer in 1999. His attorney Morris Engelberg, who remained by his side when he passed, has since said the former Yankee “never really got over” the Hollywood icon’s death from an apparent overdose in 1962.
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Kurt Cobain
“It’s better to burn out than fade away.”
The Nirvana rocker’s final words are unlike most, as they were how he concluded his suicide note before taking his own life.
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Michael Jackson
“Let me have some milk.”
Dr. Conrad Murray shared that a request for milk — which is what the King of Pop called the drug Propofol — was MJ’s final wish before his untimely death in 2009.
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Steve Jobs
“Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”
At the Apple founder’s funeral, his sister, Mona Simpson, revealed those were the final words he uttered to his wife and children before he took his final breath.
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Princess Diana
“Oh my god.”
According to a firefighter who rushed on the scene after Princess Di’s horrific crash, she uttered the words “Oh my god” as she fought to breathe during her final moments.
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Gia Allemand
“Mom gets everything.”
The Bachelor beauty was on the phone with her mother as she ended her life and took her final breath, but her final statements came in the form of a suicide note — which stated her request to leave everything to her mother — found on a table nearby.
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Gary Coleman
“I love you and my head hurts.”
Those are the final words the Diff’rent Strokes actor told his ex-girlfriend before slipping into a coma. He passed away after suffering an epidural hemorrhage, likely caused by head trauma suffered from hitting his head.