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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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!!!!!

i really dont want to believe this is true. its crazy, he was so young.. r.i.p heath.

Marina duarte @ 01/22/2008 at 8:31 pm

i’m so sad. i can’t explain it now, but it is trully heartbreaking. he was an excellent actor, with excellent choices of movies. it’s a terrible loss for the films industry and for all the fans and, specially, his family. i can’t believe that i’m this sad :/

let’s we all remember him though his awesome movies (brokeback mountain just got a little sadder to me right now). rest in peace, Heath, you deserve it and thank you for everything.

This makes it even more sad he was probably all confused taking a variety of pills in addition to having pneumonia.

Heath, you were a great actor. R.I.P.
poor little baby Matilda :(

good he didn’t suicide but it’s a lame he died because of something like a pneumoniaa:(

Just me... @ 01/22/2008 at 8:34 pm

Yeah… I hope his death was an accident too, for his family and loved ones!!
Because I can’t have any respect for the selfish people who commits a suicide for relieve his sorrow!!

The suicide is not the good solution !!!

man i am depressed. poor heath. poor michelle!

His materpiece @ 01/22/2008 at 8:37 pm

Wow! I went home and me mom said that Heath is dead and I was in so much shock. I was like, “are you sure? The guy in Brokeback Mountain?” So I went onto the homepage and pages just splatered on the site of Heath’s death. Well all we can do is just pray for his family, Michelle and Matilida. I really wish that people in this life could come back to life because if it was just an accident well obvisouly someone upstairs wanted him so much more. All we can do is hope for the best for everyone around him and his surroundings but now each time I watch a movie of his I may cry. God rest your soul, Heath! God bless all of you!

#50, if you look to the first thread, of lots of us posting here, are initial shock and sadness is posted there.

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