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Robin Williams hanged himself with a belt at his home, a coroner's office official said Tuesday in providing the first details of the actor's death. A personal assistant knocked on Williams' bedroom door around 11:45 a.m. Monday and grew concerned when he did not answer, Lt. Keith Boyd, an assistant deputy chief coroner for Marin County, Calif., said at a news conference. The assistant went inside and found Williams slightly suspended from a door frame in a seated position, Boyd said. The assistant called 911, and emergency workers arrived at noon and declared him dead at 12:02 p.m., the official said. Authorities found a pocketknife with dried blood on it and superficial wounds on Williams' left wrist, Boyd said. Williams was declared dead by asphyxiation by hanging. Officials said Williams had been treated for depression. They declined to comment on whether there was a suicide note.

Pharrell is teaming up with the world's best-selling basketball video-game franchise as a music curator. 2K Sports announced Tuesday that the Grammy-winning performer chose 27 tracks for the soundtrack of the coming NBA 2K15. He's the second music performer to select songs for the popular video game, following Jay Z who served as executive producer in 2012. LeBron James picked out songs for last year's installment that sold 7 million copies. Pharrell said in a statement that he wanted to create an "eclectic mix" of songs. Three of his songs are featured on the soundtrack including "Hunter," "Can I Have It Like That" and "How Does It Feel?" Another song that Pharrell will be featured on is Major Lazer's "Aerosol Can." The soundtrack also will include songs from Lauryn Hill, One Republic, Snoop Dogg, Lorde, A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott, Junior, Basement Jaxx, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Clipse, Death from Above 1979, No Doubt, Public Enemy, Ratatat, Santigold, The Black Keys, The Rapture, The Strokes, Strafe, Depeche Mode and Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's not the first time Pharrell has shown his talents within the NBA realm. He performed at this year's NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, bringing out Nelly, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg. The game is expected to go on sale Oct. 7.

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