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Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC apartment today, early speculation being that it could be drug-related. Ledger was set to play the Joker in an upcoming Batman flick.
I can honestly say that not much surprises me anymore -- for instance, the footage posted earlier today of Amy Winehouse doing crack. But this has left me utterly shocked.
You can find more details all over the WWW...
1 imaginary ash said on January 22, 2008
I was just on my way to post this. They say sleeping pills were scattered about. I mostly feel bad for his baby and his ex, Michelle Williams, who I really adore. Really surprising, indeed.
2 Imaginary Shrie said on January 22, 2008
Michelle Williams is a doll. "The Baxter" - comedic genius. I'm sure there baby is too cute for words. RIP Heath.
3 imaginary liz said on January 22, 2008
And it all happened in the apt he was subletting from Mary Kate Olsen? So weird. I can't believe out of all the folks out there that are living on the edge, he's the one that passed away. Poor Michelle and Matilda.
4 imaginary stella said on January 22, 2008
New reports coming in indicate it could be suicide...which is just a shame. Ledger was so talented -- he was absolutely fantastic in "Lords of Dogtown." I expected to see so much more of him in the future.
Sad all around.
5 imaginary dana said on January 22, 2008
I agree -- for some reason this news hit my sad button pretty hard. Such a waste.
6 randy said on January 22, 2008
Just saw him last night in I'm Not There.
7 Erik Gonzalez said on January 22, 2008
Supposedly it was an accident, mixing the wrong drugs and sleeping pills. And it wasn't in MK's apartment.
8 imaginary chona said on January 22, 2008
i found out about this through my coworker(his wife called on the phone all distraught) around 3pm today. apparently, some of 10 things i hate about you was filmed in tacoma and she got to meet him during it and claimed he was the "sweetest guy ever". what a bummer. he was ridiculously talented and mantastically handsome. more talent the world will never see.
9 ChrisB said on January 23, 2008
I wonder how much of his AP obituary was pre-written.
10 imaginary dana said on January 23, 2008
I forgot about "10 Things" -- now I'm even more bummed. And Chrisb, I must confess I thought the same thing about the obit. I bet he caught the AP off guard.
11 JL said on January 24, 2008
The only film of his that I liked was "Black Eyed Dog." Brilliant.
12 Shane Curry said on January 24, 2008
interesting tidbit:
Jack Nicholson was furious that he wasn't consulted about the role of Joker being reprised,
and upon hearing of Heath's death, Jack said only "that's awful... I warned him."
I think he was just refering to the use of Ambien, but still. Eerie.
13 imaginary stella said on January 24, 2008
*Shiver.* I always thought Nicholson was creepy, but that's a whole new level.
And from the clips I've seen of Ledger's interpretation of the Joker, it looks like he's gonna slay Nicholson's performance.
14 randy said on January 24, 2008
Nicholson was being incredibly arrogant and a total ass to say something like that. I don't believe it for a second.
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