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Heath Ledger has been found dead in his SoHo apartment in New York City.
He was found in his bed by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET, reportedly surrounded by pills.
The 28-year-old actor has a 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, with former fiancee Michelle Williams.
Just this past weekend, Heath was in London filming the Terry Gilliam-directed movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The last pictures of Heath were taken this past Saturday–he was dressed in a clown costume.
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his role as gay cowboy Ennis in Brokeback Mountain. He also finished filming his role as The Joker in the new Batman film, The Dark Knight.
UPDATE 1: According to The New York Times, “At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play. Officials said pills were found near the body.”
UPDATE 2: Heath was found in his bed, naked and face down. There were prescription bottles left uncovered near the deceased–prescription sleeping medication.
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emily @ 01/22/2008 at 7:40 pm
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Nobody does an interview with InTouch. InTouch picked up some things from other publications but he did not do an interview with them.
RIP.
Well, this news really SUCKS! I feel so sad for his young daughter who will have to grow up without him. Another talent, gone way too soon…
omgosh. thats horrible. i loved him. he was so talented.
i pray for him and his family.
R.I.P :[
MEDICATION IS POISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN’T PLAY CHEMIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEATH’S DEATH WAS PROBABLY ACCIDENTAL BECASUE OF THE MYRIAD OF PILLS HE HAD TO TAKE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER NARCOTICS HE HAD IN HIS SYSTEM AL;READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was not a suicide but acciental overdose I’m sure.
No matter what the angle, It’’s still sad.
oh god.. i cant beleive it.. im sooo.. in shock
i didn’t expect that. He was such a great actor..
R.I.P.
WE’LL MISS YOU MAN
OMG. I have never been so shocked over a celebrity’s death in my lifetime… this was so unexpected and heartbreaking and horrible. He was such an amazing actor and I always adored, respected, and admired him. I can’t believe this. I’m still thinking that he’s gonna come back… but he’s not. =( I’m seriously so… sad.
America needs to stop relying on so many different concoctions of drugs to function. This is another very unfortunate mistake. It’s so easy to destroy your body with drugs.
Who knows if it was pneumonia or the sleeping pills or a combination of both. His immune system was already compromised.
# 405 Lola @ 01/22/2008 at 7:05 pm Not a surprise. Sad, but not a surprise.
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It’s funny, but when I read your comment, I felt the same way. Very very sad but not hugely surprised, and all we see are snippets of a celeb’s life in interviews and photos. I felt like he was his character in Brokeback Mountain even in his real life, which I know sounds really weird.
It takes weeks to get a tox screen back ~ and his family has chosen to say it was an accident, so we should respect that. Doesn’t matter once the person is gone. Funny how people seem to know what killed him….
Lest we forget how long it took to realize what actually killed Anna Nicole? Longer than one afternoon, for damn sure.
RIP and peace to his family.
A true Aussie battler. You will be missed, mate.
Post #437: If playing the Joker affected Heath that deeply, then his performance must be incredible. It looks so in the trailer.
A tremendous loss to the acting world.
I saw 10 things I hate about you the day after my own father was killed in a car accident. I needed to escape reality and thought going to a movie was a good way to do that. Heath’s performance was incredible and he really kept my mind off of everything that was going on. I’ve always wanted to meet him to thank him for that and now I never will =( My friend actually saw him in NY about six months ago and she asked him for an autograph and he graciously signed it and talked to her for a couple of minutes. She said he was soooo nice and even better looking in person. I feel terrible for little Matilda but she should know that her father loved her very much and will always be looking down on her. R.I.P. Heath We love you!
That’s too sad for words.
its soo sad!!
he was such a talented actor!
its a great loss for movies
and obviously for his family
espicially his lil girl
its sad to think she’ll never know him
R.I.P
OH my goodness…I still remember first seeing him in 10 things i hate about you. This is unreal!
you’re just to good to be true
can’t take my eyes off of you…
you’re just to good to be true…
fav actor of all time
fav movie of all time
xo xo rest in peace
o my god. i am absolutely shocked and I can not believe.
i am so sorry his family and his friends.
may he rest in peace…he’ll be missed terribly.
Still I can’t believe it no matter how much everyone is hammering it to my ears, I can’t believe it, it can’t be true! Poor Matilda…
i feel so bad for michelle and matilda he was so young and very talented no one was expecting this or at least i was not lets hope people give his family space
RIP Heath
I am shocked .such a young talented actors with a great prospect ahead of him. so sad. condolences to his family and friends,
Heath… May you rest in Peace
#120, get some class!! How rude to say you wish “britneys the third”.
She’s got a family who cares for her just as Heath does..
This is just so horribly sad. Heath was a brilliant actor and I’m sure he will be missed both personally and professionally. :((
i heard this on the radio. sad.
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