Posted on 01/22/2008 2:47:07 PM PST by WmShirerAdmirer
"New York Police Department confirms actor Heath Ledger, 28, found dead in his New York City apartment, which was strewn with pills." | PHOTOS | VIDEO
Live reports at 5:45 PM, Quoting TMZ Source, via Fox News: Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his apartment bedroom by his housekeeper and masseuse at 3:30 PM this afternoon. Police are telling TMZ it was an accidental drug overdose and not foul play. Ledger was found with perscription pills strewn around the bed.
TMZ also says the apartment is "not" owned by Mary Kate Olsen
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Very sad. An excellent actor who will be seen in “The Dark Night” as the Joker this summer.
~~~~~Steaming~~~~~~~
Who the #@$* cares about his political affiliation? The man is dead, and politics gets thrown out the window. People should be respectful no matter what.
They hadn’t. He’d already signed on for part 3.
Ditto
“Its unbelievable. Instead of respect for the dead and prayers for his young daughter and family...”
In all seriousness, are you really surprised at some of these responses given the tone of this place as of late?
Maybe not surprised, but still have a hard time swallowing it.
Sadly, no.
I’m not. It gets more like DU every day.
Yeah, I would withdraw any negative comment at all. I was upset about something else at the time.
Shame on you.
Loved him in “A Knight’s Tale” So sad.
Looks like this guy had an obvious monkey on his back that he couldn't shake off.
Hope they investigate the doctor who was writing all those "prescriptions" to see if everything is kopacetic.
In show biz especially, you can obtain ANYTHING you want that is forbidden, illegal, evil or dangerous if you can pay for it......and there's always plenty of shadowy figures around to provide what you want.
Leni
Suicide is the ultimate act of selfishness.
The daughter was by the actress who played his wife in Brokeback Mountain. It really was life imitating art as his character Ennis had two daughters by Alma, Williams’ character.
We don’t know that it was a suicide yet. Maybe you should withhold these kinds of comments until we have the whole story.
This planet is a hard place to live sometimes. God Bless him. I hope he’s found peace.
I truly am sorry, but it confounds the mind that someone with so much potential who should have no trouble leading a happy life would choose to kill himself.
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