Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Heath Ledger

It’s good to see Jake is doing (kind of) good after Heath’s passing… I imagine it was devastating for him…

Jake will do great as little Matilda’s godfather, I’m sure.

Patty: you have no way of knowing whether Jake and Heath were best friends. Neither ever said as much. Jake has said his “best friend” is Chris, the chef. Just because they were in a movie together doesn’t make them “best friends”. How Jake feels about Heath’s death is unknown since he has said absolutely nothing. Which is very odd in itself.

Why do I keep seeing these web posts titled, “Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Heath Ledger” without any content that explains that title? They all say the same thing - he got coffee, went for a hike with gf and kids, godfather to Heath and Michelle’s girl, etc., but don’t report that he expressed any rememberance or condolence publicly. Good for him - it’s private, but don’t make news out of something that didn’t happen.

My thoughts exactly Geeba. Pr is working overtime to try and get some good publicity because they know they screwed up on this one. Regardless of what his relationship was with Heath, pretending to go hiking with your beard for a photo opportunity was not the way to go with this.

Jake is such a joke. Out with his lay and her kids all weekend long instead of spendng quality time alone grieving over his god daughter’s daddy. From what I’ve seen and heard, Jake has had no contact with Heath or Matilda in ages. Now, how’s that for being such a great Godfather? Imagine your lay’s kids being more important then your own goddaughter? You can sure bet that Jake will not be spending any quality time in the near future with Matilda as long as Reese and her kids are in the picture. That just goes to show you how much control Reese has over this relationship.

HEY DIDI…..

WTF are you still doing on Heath Ledger’s threads? You obviously have such disdain for him and for the fans who are genuinely mourning him. In an earlier thread you called Heath a “dead junkie actor” (post #30 on the Olsen girl dating Heath thread)
And now on this thread you have basically called Jake is a piece of sh*t for going hiking when his friend Heath has just died.
You can’t stand Heath and yet you criticize/accuse Jake of not mourning his friend properly? WTF is your problem????

We get it B*tch…..you hate Heath……so just stay the fcuk off his threads you c*u*n*t.

And let the rest of us honour this beautiful man and magnificent actor in the way he deserves.

“beautiful Mathilda”. Well we can hope You never know what a person will look like eventually when they are only two years old. The cutest, most adorable kids can turn into complete fuglies when they grow up.

Hey Anonymous - When you lose a close loved one, at least from my experience, you are immediately in shock, disbelief, don’t know what to do. You try to keep busy, and quite often you don’t want just anyone to know how much pain you are in and how hurt you are, you try to keep up a brave front. It’s later, after the shock wears off and the reality of it sinks in that you really start to grieve. And not everybody grieves in the same way.

One very good reason to think Jake and Heath were NOT close is that their life styles were complete opposites. Heath was a carouser at night and a druggie. Jake stays in at night and probably never took a drug in his life. Life styles completely different.

# 78 Jannie

Yeah you are right…completely different lifestyles. Heath was a ladies man and Jake is a closetted gay….

jacinta you are an stupid girl! sorry for you but it’s the truth lol
jannie you don’t know heath and jake personnally so you are very ridiculous with your comments !
JannIE thinks to know everything on JAKE AND HEATH, poor girl!

Grieving Jake Gyllenhaal mourns loss of friend Heath Ledger
By BILL HUTCHINSON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, January 30th 2008, 11:35 PM

Heath Ledger’s on-screen forbidden lover Jake Gyllenhaal is so grief-stricken by the Aussie actor’s death he’s taken leave from filming a new movie to mourn.

The “Brokeback Mountain” co-stars were so close that Ledger made Gyllenhaal godfather to his only child, 2-year-old Matilda.

“Jake is taking this harder than most people,” a friend of the actor told People.com. The 27-year-old actor has been grieving in seclusion and has yet to issue a statement since Ledger’s body was found in his SoHo loft Jan. 22.

Gyllenhaal was in New Mexico filming his latest movie, “Brothers,” when he received word of Ledger’s death. The cause of Ledger’s death is undetermined, pending a toxicology report.

Gyllenhaal immediately left the set, returning a few days later to finish filming a scene. The actor has since been on personal leave from the film to mourn in private. He was last seen in public Saturday, walking with girlfriend Reese Witherspoon and her children.

“This has had a strong personal effect on [Jake],” a source on the “Brothers” movie set told People. “It was obviously a major trauma. These guys were very close. [Jake] was sitting in the director’s chair staring off into space.”

Gyllenhaal and Ledger, 28, were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances as gay cowboys in the 2005 film.

poor girl you are very pathetic and nasty, not intelligent
that’s the reality !
I have REALLY pity for you! But it’s true, i forget you are very closed with Heath….
you haven’t argument apart from an immensity hatred against JAKE !
Jake isn’t forced to do declarations in public if he doesn’t want, i understand him!
and he isn’t bad guy for all that!
SORRY MY FIRST LANGAGE IS FRENCH, i can write french if you want! IAM SURE you don’t understand it’s normal, you are so idiot!!!!

What most people know is what we hear from the media, period. Unless someone knows these people intimately, how could anyone possibly know what is going one, what relationships are, etc.

It seems to me that Jake G. has class and dignity. I respect him more for keeping his feelings private. I cannot stand when people shove a microphone in someone’s face and ask how they “feel” about his death. Daniel Day Lewis dedicated his award to him and he HAD NEVER MET HIM. To me, that is bizarre.

As for his hiking with his girlfriend and her children, does anyone think that might have been comforting to him? Getting away from everything? Being with children helps a lot of people who are grieving. People grieve in different ways.

I am sure that, in time, he will publicly speak about his feelings. They may be too fresh now.

What pray tell is “bizarre” about a first rate actor praising another first rate actor when the latter has tragically died? Most public figures find it OBLIGATORY to say something when someone “close” to them has died. It is common custom. Nothing bizarre at all. What is bizarre is NOT saying a word. Unless, of course, the person means nothing to you. You don’t say anything when “Mr. Unknown to you” dies, do you? But if your best friend had died you would be expected to say something. Get real, people. Jake’s behavior is oddballish.

The only drug you ever see Jake take is caffeine. LOL.