Heath Ledger Dies of Overdose in New York (1 Viewer)

[AsyLum]

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/

The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.

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 and said they found pills near body.

Mr. Ledger, a native of Perth, Australia, won acclaim for his role as a co-star in “Brokeback Mountain”, a 2005 film. The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.”

Mr. Ledger met the actress Michelle Williams while filming ‘’Brokeback Mountain.” The two actors fell into a very public romance. They had a daughter, Matilda Rose, who was born on Oct. 28, 2005. They moved to Brooklyn, but then separated last year.

Calls by The New York Times to Mara Buxbaum, a publicist for Mr. Ledger, and Steve Alexander, the actor’s agent, were not immediately returned this afternoon.

Thomas J. Lueck contributed reporting.

 

[xeuyrawp]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

:-(

 

[xeuyrawp]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

Heath Ledger - I'm Not There
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It all tied him in knots. “I stressed out a little too much,” Mr. Ledger said.

He tends to do that. He is here in London filming the latest episode of the “Batman” franchise, “The Dark Knight.” (Mr. Bale, as it happens, plays Batman; Mr. Ledger plays the Joker.) It is a physically and mentally draining role — his Joker is a “psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy” he said cheerfully — and, as often happens when he throws himself into a part, he is not sleeping much.

“Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night,” he said. “I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going.” One night he took an Ambien, which failed to work. He took a second one and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing.

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Wonder what they're doing with the Batman flick now.

 

[Lizakith]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23095463-2,00.html

unexpected?

 

[yosemite sam]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

They've finished filming batman, it comes out this year.
He was filming some other movie at the moment for release next year.
Guess that one gets left on the cutting room floor.

 

[katie_tully]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

Meh. This was a little unexpected. A little sad.

I liked Brad Renfro better, I didn't see anybody starting threads for him

I dunno if I'll be able to watch Batman now, there is something odd about watching a recently dead person in a movie.

 

[katie_tully]

Terribly unexpected. Unexpected probably because it wasn't intentional?

 

[testiclepilot]

Way to post it again Liz

 

[testiclepilot]

http://community.boredofstudies.org/214/news-current-affairs-politics/164076/heath-ledger-dead.html

 

[spiny norman]

Jumping the gun a bit on cause of death there. I mean, it's highly likely, but there hasn't exactly been an autopsy or anything, and it's known he was suffering from insomnia and was on sleeping pills. Irresponsible journalism.

Anyway, that's just tragic.

 

[katie_tully]

Jumping the gun a bit on cause of death there. I mean, it's highly likely, but there hasn't exactly been an autopsy or anything, and it's known he was suffering from insomnia and was on sleeping pills. Irresponsible journalism.

Anyway, that's just tragic.

Oh man, be serious. He was notoriously pained and has died prematurely in his apartment.
Put 2 + 2 together, he didn't die from an aneurysm

 

[spiny norman]

He probably did die from that, I said as much. But if a 90 year old dies, they shouldn't just report "of natural causes" when it's not yet been confirmed. If the original poster had said of an overdose I'd have not minded, but the Murdoch journalist should know better.

Sky News is now reporting the drugs were prescription drugs, so there you go.

 

[icecreamdisco]

light and offbeat news?

terrible news. he was just getting good!

 

[testiclepilot]

Dude, it's in NCAP, L+OB and Entertainment.

He died, it's not the same as a building collapse that kills 400 people.

 

[AlleyCat]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

this makes me so sad. he has a little baby...i think im going to cry.

 

[katie_tully]

He probably did die from that, I said as much. But if a 90 year old dies, they shouldn't just report "of natural causes" when it's not yet been confirmed. If the original poster had said of an overdose I'd have not minded, but the Murdoch journalist should know better.

Sky News is now reporting the drugs were prescription drugs, so there you go.

Oh ffs, write them an angry letter about it then.

Then go and find a hobby.

 

[ccc123]

Re: Heath Ledger, dead.

This is really sad. He was only 29 Drug overdose wasn't it?

 

[spiny norman]

Oh ffs, write them an angry letter about it then.

Then go and find a hobby.

Man, you're an overreacting bitch, aren't you.

 

[katie_tully]

Man, you're an overreacting bitch, aren't you.

You're the one having a cry over irresponsible journalism

 

[Stevo.]

Rest In Peace: Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland. I can't wait to see your last performance as The Joker. I was just starting to like you too. ;_;