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Heath Ledger’s Death Was an Accident

Heath Ledger’s Death Was an Accident

A rep for Heath Ledger’s family says Heath’s death was accidental.

The cops told the Ledger family that there is no evidence that he may have committed suicide, reports TMZ.

His family says he was not that kind of person to have taken his own life.

Heath was sick with pneumonia when he died today in NY. His autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

Former fiancee Michelle Williams is currently on a plane en route to NYC.

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Life is precious….

R.I.P. great actor and loving father!

terrible story, poor michelle and his daughter. hope it wasnt suicide

unfcukinbelievable @ 01/22/2008 at 8:13 pm

i have not been able to stop swearing since i heard the news. FF U C K !!! FF U C K !!! FF U C K !!!!!!!!! and some celebs i wish would just go away r still parading around. life is just too freakin unfair!!!

rest in peace heath, and my sympathies to all his loved ones. it is tragic news indeed. :(

SHUT UP, celebpsychic. YOU NEED TO STOP PASSING JUDGEMENT ON PEOPLE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW.
IT HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN TO BE A SUICIDE. AND EVEN IF IT WERE, HOW DARE YOU SAY ‘this guy robbed his daughter of a Dad,’ LIKE HE SOMEHOW DESERVED TO DIE. YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON. KEEP YOUR NOSE AND PREDICTIONS OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS AND RESPECT THE DEAD.

Rest in peace, Heath. Thank you for Brokeback Mountain!

HE WAS DIFFERENT…
HE WAS TALANTED…
HE WAS….
IM SURPRISED BY MY OWN REACTION..IM CLOSE TO CRYING EVEN NOT KNOWING HIM THAT WELL…

island girl @ 01/22/2008 at 8:14 pm

Let him rest in peace. There has to be a toxicology study before one can determine if it was an accident or suicide. These studies take weeks to complete. If the family choose to say accidental, then respect it. The man is gone, and let us hope he is in peace.

Remember how long it took to tell what killed Anna NIcole? Not one afternoon, that’s for sure.

tragic loss for the acting community and of course for his beloved family….his poor daughter of only 2 years may only have faded memories of the father she once knew. So so so sad….I can’t believe this!

Well said MonkeyShines.

I hope the pap’s let the family mourn in peace - if it is true that the family heard on the news that is unforgivable and they need to back-off they need to respect their privacy - especially in these times

Rest in peace Heath. :(

Oh my, I am literally in tears right now. I guess like everyone I am so shocked by this tragic news. Funny thing was I just saw the The Brothers Grim last weekend for the first time and it reminded me of what a great actor he is or rather was.

I feel for Michelle, baby Matilda and the rest of his family and friends.

RIP Heath. You will be missed

how do they know it wasnt suicide, were they there?: if there were empty pill bottles then it was obviously suicide. how can it be an accident, it doesnt make sense. suicide is definately more plausible than pneumonia related accident

nobody thinks their family member is ever ‘the kind of person to take their own life’ but in actuality it happens when you least expect it and to people who seem happy and gregarious on the outside but inside, they are miserable. you attempt suicide out of desperation. depressed people don’t reach out to family and friends, they gradually die a slow mental death because they wont or cant reach out for help. So im thinking heath didn’t tell his family about his personal hell so obviously they will claim that he isn’t the type to commit suicide. i think his family are in denial which is only natural but their statement is premature, they should have left it a few days.

its so awful. he was so young.
i pray for you him and his family.
R.I.P :[

oh my God !it’s so unbelieveble !i can’t -i just can’t believe it.i mean,I-Im in shock.:1

reast in peace dear heath

i still can’t believe it
last night i was watching 10 things i hate about you u_u
and i was saying how much he looked alike to a guy in the movie hooligans

may he rest in peace
there goes an amazing actor

[~F a m o u s~] @ 01/22/2008 at 8:28 pm

nobody knows what was in that mans head.

I’m stunned! Such a young, talented actor! May he rest in peace…

This is such a tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. It was also just reported on the news his actual cause of death was from pneumonia. Please stop with the accusations.

at least he lives on through his daughter

Either way, please don’t take drugs for every little thing. I’m sure everything is running through everyone’s mine–should I have been there with him when he had pneumonia? Was he depressed? Who really knows. America is so over-medicated and Hollywood is such a freakin’ mess at time. This may be a terrible terrible accident but it is definitely a devastating tragedy.

I would like to send my condlences to everyone such phonemial actor and could have been one of the best in our life time. God Bless his loved ones and may you rest in peace Heath Ledger

Christine @ 01/22/2008 at 8:30 pm

: ( Rest In Peace !

is that all u people got to say!!! I never thought he would be one of people who die before their time, gosh i was so incredibly stunned when i saw this post on the msn homepage. Poor matilda rose my heart goes out to her and her mom. RIP HEATH LEDGER!!!!!

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