Guilty?
Posted on 08/05/2008 4:15:42 PM PDT by khnyny
Federal investigators want to question Mary-Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two powerful painkillers that contributed to his accidental overdose death, but she's refusing to talk without immunity, a law enforcement official said Monday.
Olsen's lawyer has twice refused requests for her to speak with investigators, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. The lawyer, Michael C. Miller, said the "Full House" actress has nothing to do with the drugs, and has already told the government everything she knows.
"We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death," Miller said in a statement Monday, "and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed."
The official confirmed a report that Olsen wants a promise of immunity from prosecution before speaking to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Olsen was a close friend of Ledger's, and was the first person called by a masseuse who found the 28-year-old "Dark Knight" actor's lifeless body in his Manhattan apartment.
Authorities have obtained a subpoena that could force Olsen to appear before a grand jury if negotiations with her lawyer fail, the official said. Other potential witnesses all have answered questions voluntarily, including doctors, Ledger's ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams and anyone who was in his apartment around the time of his death, the official added.
DEA investigators suspect the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone found in Ledger's system were obtained with phony prescriptions or other illegal means, the official said. Oxycodone is sold as OxyContin; and hydrocodone as Vicodin.
The other drugs, including anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills, were prescribed legally by doctors in California and Texas, the official said.
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Even with a subpoena, she can plead the 5th, and they’ll have to offer immunity to get her to testify,
I’ve got post #8 where somebody does that cute little, darling “Not-Guilty”, picture of the babe thing.....
Why So Serious?
I don’t blame her. They are on a fishing expedition and trying to catch a big fish.
Ledger committed suicide and it was NOT an accidental death like reported. He was upset about his divorce.
I remember her asking the woman who found Heath if she wanted her (M-Kate’s) security people to head right over. You can imagine the layers of legal eagle protection the twins have had since birth.
She may just want to use the legal system as a prop for some publicity.
I didn’t think they were married but had just split up.
Who was he married to? He never was married to Michelle Williams, the mother of his kid.
I have no idea whether she contributed to his death, but she’d be a fool to say anything to the authorities without immunity.
Scooter Libby demonstrated that to anyone who doubts it. You can be perfectly innocent and end up getting jailed because he slipped up with a word or two or because what you say is disputed by some liar. That’s what happened to Libby, and it has happened to plenty of other people.
Fitzgerald gave immunity to the chief leaker so he could nail Scooter on a technicality based on lies.
I'd never talk to the DEA on ANY matter without a written offer of TOTAL (not transactional) immunity.
I'd want it in writing, and I'd want it signed and notarized.
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The Joker killed Heath Ledger.
In crafting the most powerful character of his career, he stared too long into the abyss which returned his gaze with interest. Not healthy. There are certain thoughts a sane man simply must not think — ever.
The pills were just the tools. If it hadn’t been those, it would have been something else.
OK they broke up.
Guilty?
Smart girl. Talking when you KNOW that the police are wanting to pin SOMETHING on you is just plain stupid.
Old wives' tale.
BTTT !!!!!
Things are so tech. today. It has come to the point if you need a lawyer, you must get one to visit one ??
She is smart. If anyone has any doubt, you need to watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
I’ve seen it. Passed it along to people who will take heed. This is exactly why MKO is smart to keep her mouth shut and let her lawyer deal with it.
He may have been upset, but not about his divorce; he was never married.
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