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This is so sad and shocking!!!

NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.


The Australian-born actor was 28. There was no obvious indication of suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.


Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the SoHo apartment that is believed to be the home of the "Brokeback Mountain" actor, Browne said. The massage therapist and a housekeeper found his naked body in the bed at about 3:30 p.m. ET. They tried to revive him but he was already dead.


"We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident," Ledger's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement Tuesday night.


"This is an extremely difficult time for his loved ones and we are asking the media to please respect the family's privacy and avoid speculation until the facts are known."


Outside the building on an upscale street, paparazzi and gawkers gathered, and several police officers put up barricades to control the crowd of about 300. Onlookers craned their necks as officers brought out a black body bag on a gurney, took it across the sidewalk and put it into a white medical examiner's office van.


As the door opened, bystanders snapped pictures with camera phones, rolled video, and said, "He's coming out!"


An autopsy was planned for Wednesday, medical examiner's office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.


While not a marquee movie star, Ledger was an award-winning actor who chose his roles carefully rather than cashing in on big-money parts. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams, who played his wife in the film. The two had a daughter, now two-year-old Matilda, and lived together in Brooklyn until they split up last year.


It was a shocking and unforeseen conclusion for one of Hollywood's bright young stars. Though his leading man looks propelled him to early stardom in films like "10 Things I Hate About You" and "A Knight's Tale," his career took a notable turn toward dramatic and brooding roles with 2001's "Monster's Ball."


"I had such great hope for him," said Mel Gibson, who played Ledger's vengeful father in "The Patriot," in a statement. "He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss."


In the Australian city Perth, where Ledger was born and raised, his father called the actor's death "tragic, untimely and accidental."


"He was (a) down-to-earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving, unselfish individual, extremely inspirational to many," Kim Ledger said, reading from a prepared statement.


"Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life."


Ledger eschewed Hollywood glitz in favour of a bohemian life in Brooklyn, where he was one of the borough's most famous residents. "Brokeback" would be his breakthrough role, establishing him as one of his generation's finest talents and an actor willing to take risks.


Ledger began to gravitate more toward independent fare, including Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova" and Terry Gilliam's "The Brothers Grimm," both released in 2005. His 2006 film "Candy" now seems destined to have an especially haunting quality: In a particularly realistic performance, Ledger played a poet wrestling with a heroin addiction along with his girlfriend, played by Abbie Cornish.


But Ledger's most recent choices were arguably the boldest yet: He co-starred in "I'm Not There," in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan - as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination Tuesday for best supporting actress.

And in what may be his final finished performance, Ledger proved that he wouldn't be intimidated by taking on a character as iconic as Jack Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's version of the "Batman" villain, glimpsed in early teaser trailers, made it clear that his Joker would be more depraved and dark.

Curiosity about Ledger's final performance will likely stoke further interest in the summer blockbuster. "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan said earlier this month that Ledger's Joker would be wildly different from Nicholson's.

"It was a very great challenge for Heath," Nolan said. "He's extremely original, extremely frightening, tremendously edgy. A very young character, a very anarchic presence that taps into a lot of our basic fears and panic."

Ledger told The New York Times in a November interview that he "stressed out a little too much" during the Dylan film, and had trouble sleeping while portraying the Joker, whom he called a "psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy."

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told the newspaper. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he took two Ambien pills, which only worked for an hour, the paper said.

Ledger was a widely recognized figure in his Manhattan neighbourhood, where he used to shop at a home and children's store. Michelle Vella, an employee there, said she had frequently seen Ledger with his daughter - carrying the toddler on his shoulders, or having ice cream with her.

"It's so sad. They were really close," said Vella. "He's a very down-to-earth guy and an amazing father."

Before settling down with Williams, Ledger had relationships with actresses Heather Graham and Naomi Watts. He met Watts while working on "The Lords of Dogtown," a fictionalized version of a cult classic skateboarding documentary, in 2004.

Ledger was born in 1979 in Perth, in western Australia, to a mining engineer and a French teacher, and got his first acting role playing Peter Pan at age 10 at a local theatre company. He began acting in independent films as a 16-year-old in Sydney and played a cyclist hoping to land a spot on an Olympic team in a 1996 television show, "Seat."

After several independent films, Ledger moved to Los Angeles at age 19 and co-starred opposite Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You." Offers for other teen flicks soon came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he didn't like.

"It wasn't a hard decision for me," Ledger told the Associated Press in 2001. "It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, 'You're crazy,' my parents were like, 'Come on, you have to eat."'

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> He must have been a bit of a loser to do something selfish like that.

You shouldn't jump to conclusions that he committed suicide.
He was actually sick with pneumonia and the overdose was accidental.

People who knew him best said has not caught up in all the Hollywood drama, he was a really down to earth guy. Not selfish at all.

I feel so bad for his little girl, Matilda. She is only 2 and now she has to grow up without her daddy. ^^;

R.I.P

i never liked his looks but i really respected his acting.


R.I.P
whooooooooooo cares.

in class my classmate
screamed and started going
"OMGOMGOMGOMG" and
she almost looked like she
will cry when she found out
the news hahaha
Was he a member of this group? If the medical examiner is correct, I believe Mr. Ledger has lost his capacity to speak English. ふらふら
>☆shawna☆

Some people care.

If you don't care, fine.
But why do you want to
put down people who might?

Are you really that unkind?
I'm really sad and shocked because of this.

He was one of the only actors I really care about, normally I don't really pay attention to the actors in a movie.

It's almost normal that rock stars die young but this kind of an actor... Makes me sad.
I hope people aren't offended.. but..

Ok, so someone famous died. It's always sad when someone dies.. but..

thats it. It is not a big deal really.

Many people die every day. If you look on the news im sure you can find much more tragic things than this.

I'm not saying his family is not deserving of sympathy, i'm saying.. this isn't news.

Gah... maybe i sound heartless.

Sorry
I was surprised when I heard about it yesterday.
He was a talented actor and will be missed.
>I'm not saying his family is not deserving of sympathy, i'm saying.. this isn't news.

>Gah... maybe i sound heartless.

Not really...I agree with you. Yes it's sad and yes he deserves some recongnition, but I think the family should be left alone to grieve. If we learned anything from Princess Diana it's that mourning should be done to a suitable extent.
Well I'd be more sad to learn the death of my sister than the death of a random homeless I'd never seen.

Then I'd be more sad to learn the death of one singer/artist I respect nd like than the death of a politician I didn't really dig.

I can understand why people who appreciated Ledger's performances would be sad to learn the news. And to some extent respect the fact that some people would be shocked et al if the feelings were of such proportions.

I don't think anything is wrong in comparing the weights of different people's deaths, we would all do the same unconsciously for our relatives.

I for one didn't care too much about the living Heath Ledger so I'm not so moved by its loss, but I can easily guess that we should respect people who do.

R.I.P
Stop the hate.
I like Heath Ledger and it's a shame that he's gone. I'm looking forward to seeing him as the Joker in the new Batman movie (well I'm looking forward to seeing the movie period).
George Carlin said it best:

"I'm not opposed to grief per se, as I am to public media grief. My attitude is fuck sick people and fuck a dead person. Unless I knew them. And, if so, I'll handle it on my own, thank you. I don't need media guidance to experience sorrow."

That said,

24: J美ー
> Many people die every day. If you look on the news im sure you can find much more tragic things than this.

Normally I'd agree with this, but from what little I've read so far it actually does seem to be rather tragic. Talented man in the prime of life done in by a fatal flaw (apparently preoccupations with work or whatever else that lead to insomnia). In an age where any random traffic accident tends to be labeled "tragic", this case seems to be unusually deserving of the term.
>If we learned anything from Princess Diana it's that mourning should be done to a suitable extent.

that's damn true. You know, when the late emperor of japan passed away, all the TV channels were on that topic all day long for a few days and all the music events and festivals were canceled. That's more than insanity. i would call it fascism.

Too much grieving made it almost a comedy and made it very clear that Japan is not yet a democratic country but still strange bunch of islands under the spell of the emperor system. Well, on the surface anyway.

But in truth, people rushed to video shops to rent movies instead of watching the foolish mourning programs for days. People are saner than the so called society. Who cares about an individual's death, who you have never talked or seen in person? If one sheds some tears, well i would call him/her phony enjoying someone's death so much that he/she could even shed tears. How dramatic! Give me a break. 山羊座
"i would call it fascism" - I think you mean "Fanaticism"

"But in truth, people rushed to video shops to rent movies instead of watching the foolish mourning programs for days. People are saner than the so called society. Who cares about an individual's death, who you have never talked or seen in person? If one sheds some tears, well i would call him/her phony enjoying someone's death so much that he/she could even shed tears. How dramatic! Give me a break. "

This made me laugh a bit.

I also think people go kind of mental with this type of thing.

I remember when princess diana died.. I was still young (i'm young NOW!), but even then.. it's just another day.

On one american tv show "The Office" it was kind of made fun of this type of thing. They were talking about funerals and one woman said "the most sad funeral ever must have been princess dianas. Or maybe my sisters".

And its crazy that people really do think like that.

The problem is society is so celebrity obsessed. That is why it is in so many newspapers/gossip magazines about X celebrity did this or that. Who cares if amy winehouse is smoking crack. If it was someone in the street, he would be arrested, but if its a singer, it gives them publicity and material for their PRIVATE STORIES which they sell to magazines.

It's crazy...

But anyway this isn't about that. condolences to Heath's family and co. I actually very much enjoyed a knights tale and 10 things i hate about you, and looking forward to him in Batman. Hopefully he played it very well like jack nickleson once did and he can be remembered in this unusual (but im sure well played) role.
J美ー、

"i would call it fascism" - I think you mean "Fanaticism"

no. It's fascism. You know, when no other choice is allowed, it's called fascism, isn't it? I was greatly disappointed to see how this country is LAME to the bone.
にに、

are you a nazi or something?

>if you want facism go to nazi germany in world war 2.
>people die, and people get sad.

well, Japan was not so different in that during the war time, and many other countries worldwide. That's why it's called World War.

>leaders and royalty die and its written in history books. part of the nation died. its huge.

how true.

>if u hate japan then get the fuck out!

is Japan your private property?

>japan is amazing.

no, YOU are amazing!

>u have a school system, high technology, public transportation and health insurance. u are spoiled fucking rotten!

and you are disciplined, clean?

>go! i hope u go to a forein country and have nothing. then youll miss japan.

you know, it's amazing, you have no doubt that you have a right to order a free man.

>ungrateful mother fucker

let me ask you again. Are you a nazi? Because that's exactly how fascists and rightists talk all over the world.
As this topic is proving, everyone's
biggest concern is really just their
own feelings.
> are you a nazi or something?

Godwin's Law, thread over. ボケーっとした顔
"A knight's tale" is one of my favorite movie. His act can make me smile and laugh. The story also impressed me. I am sad to hear this news.涙
I hope it's not another conspiracy like the death of Marilyn Monroe......
one thing is certain that no one would talk like this about his/her own family member's death, meaning this is just another gossiping, and that's perfectly ok.

にに、

>see?
>nazi germany=facism
>japan=not facist

japan was fascistic no less than nazi, and when the emperor died, it was revived nationwide for a short period of time. That disappointed me very much. This country is lame, no freedom really.

>im just defending the country that treats its people with much more care and love than my home country.

then how come over 30000 people commit suicide every single year? Why do people look so tired and unhappy even at younger age?

>i am proper and deciplined because of japan.

it's strange. a proper, disciplined person says "get the fuck out", "you spoiled rotten" etc,. I thought you were anther nazi, a fascist, a bubble-head rightist.

>im also educated. whats your excuse?

why do i need an excuse?
I feel sadden by the death of Heath Ledger. Just 2+ years ago, I watched Casanova with my ex-gf and that was our first date movie. It was a wonderful experience and I Thank Heath for that.
43 @今
> what is Godwin's Law?

It's a (very old) kind of law of the internet. It dates to before there was a web, really.

Formally it states that if an online argument continues long enough, one of the participants will eventually compare the other to Hitler or a nazi. That's the original law itself.

Modern usage adds that when this happens, whoever made the nazi comparison is generally considered to have "lost" the argument, whatever that means.

Basically this is all a complicated way of saying, "comparing people to nazis makes for angry and useless debates, so don't do it." ウインク

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
fenomas,

thank you for the explanation.

i' ve had many talks with rightists and know how they talk, what their logics are, etc. The most outstanding characteristic is segregation. They tend to say "If you don't like Japan, why not go to other countries?" as if it's in a day's work, as if they are the owners of Japan, which is so assholistic, but of course, they are totally unconscious of it, which makes them even bigger assholes.

A good country would be one in which even people who dislike the country can be as citizens with no discrimination, because it's only a matter of freedom of speech and opinion which is guaranteed to all people. One-sided opinion must never be allowed in that sense. Rather, thousands of different opinions should be there equally respected. That i would call a cultured society.
I really really really liked Heath Ledger. so I really hope that he's in the good place, happy, continuing to do whatever that made him happy when he was alive. Wherever his spirit is, right now.

It makes me feel a little helpless when such a sudden death (unintentional perhaps) happen. Its a bit like a wake up call for us. You know.

Life could end, tomorrow.
I think Heath leaving life after completing the film as Joker probably makes it easier for him to say goodbye to his "Heath Ledger" identity. I really do hope so. hope that he feels he has done a lotof things that he loved.

May his soul rest in peace.

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