Heath Ledger found dead in NY apartment

Australian-born actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities say is a possible drug-related death. He was 28.

A police spokesman said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment that is believed to be his home.

The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him dead about 3.30pm New York time (0730 AEDT), Paul Browne said.
Ledger was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain and had numerous other screen credits.

The Perth-born actor had a two-year-old Matilda, with former fiancee and Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams.

US television network NBC reports his body was found surrounded by pills.
"We are investigating the possibility of an overdose," Browne said.
Ledger and Williams split in September last year.

Ledger played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball and had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot.

He was to appear as the Joker this year in The Dark Knight, a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080122/2/15ltq.html

damn this was actually something i might have posted lol but that is wow, him dying is pretty suprising

anyone know if they already finished filming the dark knight?? i wonder who they are gonna replace if they didn't

According to Yahoo he finished working on his role as the Joker.

RIP bro

Well that's pretty damn unexpected.

Wonder if he's allowed in heaven for his role in Brokeback Mountain

This pissed me off. he was def one of my favorites.... ugh =[

RIP

That's dumb. Oh well. I enjoyed him in A Knight's Tale, but that's because all the ladies loved it.

Heath Ledger dies at 28.. pretty sad indeed.

Actually, heard it on the news last night right around the time the story was breaking, and I guess now apparently he may have accidently overdosed on sleeping pills that we're mixed or something, i'm sure we'll find out soon enough

Story Highlights NEW: Former girlfriend, daughter leave Sweden after learning of actor's death NEW: Oscar nominee's "Dark Knight" role disturbed his sleep, he told press Ledger's family calls his death "very tragic, untimely and accidental" No note was found and there was no indication of foul play, police say

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movi...ead/index.html



-Movies.

-Brokeback Mountain
-Casanova
-Lords of Dogtown
-A Knight's tale
-The Patriot
-10 things I hate about you, etc.

Sad story, definately an unfortunate occurance.

Heather Deadger.

I love how they assume that it was 'accidental'. I would like to have forensic proof that it was actually accidental. Furthermore, people are saying that his character, "The Joker", could have caused him to go insane. I'm sure he'd tell us, but he's not in the condition to do so.

The Patriot is a badass movie.

He was the highlight of Lords of Dogtown as far as I was concerned. The documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys was a much more entertaining watch overall, though.

Well that's pretty damn unexpected. Wonder if he's allowed in heaven for his role in Brokeback Mountain

Westboro Baptist Church is picketing his funeral because he once played a gay character.

I fucking hate Westboro Baptist Church.

Are you kidding me!? If hell were real, those retards would have a first class ticket. I don't understand how people get that brainwashed.

Just think, these are all Huckabee supporters as well, I guarntee it what, the FUCK is this country coming to?....

No idea?

Death Deadger.

Gayeth Tituser

Kidding

Breaking News: I don't give a shit! Not even half a shit!

I find it so attractive how you don't care about anything and how you're such a non-conformist, Grav.

I don't give a bag of intimate fucks about Heath Ledger dying. I mean, that sucks for Heath Ledger and everyone he knows but you are not Heath Ledger or Heath Ledger's posse so stop acting like its Pearl Harbor. Also I noticed that no one at all was talking about Heath Ledger before he died, and now suddenly everyone is The Biggest Fucking Heath Ledger Fan Dot Com. You know what? YOU fake fucking Heath Ledger fans are the reason he died. If even one of you bastards had been there to take that bullet or sleeping pill or whatever for him, he might still be here today, waxing one of his eyebrows for the Batman premier.

See! He does care! He's just trying to hide it all with anger.

I thought it was a shocking story, so I posted it. 28 is an extremely young age to die at.