Australian rock star Michael Hutchence of INXS and former breakfast television presenter Paula Yates leave their London home in this October 15, 1996 file photo. Michael Hutchence has been found dead in a Sydney hotel, local media reported November 22. Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio quoted police as saying Hutchence had died of a drug overdose. Other radio reports said he had hanged himself. Police refused to confirm the reports but said they would hold a news conference today.