For Jackson, the pressures of celebrity "exaggerated and exacerbated" what likely already were some deep emotional and mental wounds, according to Wanis.

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"There were a lot of people with a lot of vested interest in making sure he would stay alive at whatever cost, " Wanis said.

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Khaled Wanis, the owner of a shop selling tourist trinkets near Luxor Temple, said the past two years have been the worst he has ever seen.

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