Heath Ledger Found Dead in New York City

[WERDdabuilder]

just heard on fox news....

joker.....=\

RIP.

January 22, 2008 -- Actor Heath Ledger was found dead today in a Broome Street apartment, apparently from a drug overdose.

Ledger was well known for his role in "Brokeback Mountain," and he stars in the upcoming "The Dark Knight" Batman movie as the Joker.

He split last year from wife, Michelle Williams, with whom he has a daughter.

His apartment was strewn with pills, sources said. It was unclear if it was an intentional or accidental death.

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. REFRESH FOR UPDATES.

[Rob's S14]

beat me to it...here's the story.

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

[CrimsonRockett]

Oh what?

That's some fucked up news.

RIP.

[eastcoastS14]

lol anyone wanna talk about the fact that Rob's s14 just posted a thread titled "heather ledger found dead"? i was like wtf is that is sister or somethin hahah sucks tho

[WERDdabuilder]

http://www.nypost.com/

says OD.

[exitspeed]

Aw that sucks. RIP to the Joker.

[kdashy]

Wow. I didn't know he had a drug problem.


Well now I gotta see the movie.

[A Spec Products]

Oh man

That sucks

I thought maybe this was a joke

RIP

[WERDdabuilder]

^no pun intended?

[ThatGuy]

Shit, that just fucked up a sequel run of Batman vs. Joker.

If it was an accidental overdose, then I'll feel bad for him.

[SHIFT_*grind*]

Wooooooooooow. Had no clue.

Really sucks :(

[mrpeepers]

That is some tragic shit right there. I acutally thought he had an ounce of talent too. Damn gonna watch dark knight now for sure

[exitspeed]

Shit, that just fucked up a sequel run of Batman vs. Joker.

If it was an accidental overdose, then I'll feel bad for him.

Isn't the movie already done? At least now-a-days they could CG his death sequence in the movie to end his character.

[Full-Lock]

holy shit

i thought this was a joke too

man that sucks
he was a good actor

i enjoyed a lot of his films

[OptionZero]

FUCK

If only the movie weren't done

Then we could go back and get my homeboy MARK HAMILL to fill in

Shit. Dude shoulda taken more drugs earlier.

[Pank]

Shit, that just fucked up a sequel run of Batman vs. Joker.

If it was an accidental overdose, then I'll feel bad for him.

as in he accidentally overdosed on heroin? why is that any better?

[ManoNegra]

Man, co-worker just ran over to tell me... seriously f-d up.. rip

[ThatGuy]

I'm sure they could CG his face onto another actor (ala The Crow), but Joker shouldn't die in one movie. Batman vs. Joker is a timeless rivalry. I'd hate to see it get screwed up because Heath had a problem. I was pissed enough when Tim Burton killed off Jack's Joker.

[exitspeed]

Shit, that just fucked up a sequel run of Batman vs. Joker.

If it was an accidental overdose, then I'll feel bad for him.

Yea don't feel bad. They put them selves in that situation.

[WERDdabuilder]

so wait..Dark Knight isnt finished? thought its been done for a while now.

[ManoNegra]

NY Post is saying housekeeper found him, lot of sleeping pills laying around.

[ThatGuy]

as in he accidentally overdosed on heroin? why is that any better?

They only said "pills" in the report I read. Like maybe he possibly took too much over the counter medicine, by accident, and had a reaction that led to his demise.

Accidentally/purposely taking too much of an illegal substance = no remorse from me.
I'm just trying not to jump the gun until I hear the "Tox" results.

[Pank]

durr, i didn't even see that, and i read the NYpost article too.

-1 for me, shit.

[LongGrain]

does anyone know if the movie is already finished?

[driftyour40]

RIP... good actor, but can't really feel bad for him.

[azndoc]

Damn that sucks.

I like some of his movies too.

I would make a brokeback joke but I'm just not that cruel.

RIP

[Full-Lock]

does anyone know if the movie is already finished?

the dark knight was done i believe
but he was filming another movie...The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus...i dont think that was done yet

[lost_generation]

the dark knight was finished a while ago, its been post production for well over a month...

very shitty deal, Heath was a VERY good actor and had a blosoming career...shitty way to end it... hopefully he died in another way than a drug overdose

[Daniel.]

Fuck. that hella sucks.

how is he going to receive all the props for his role as the joker?

[lflkajfj12123]

thats unfortunate

right before a good deal of recognition from batman

[iPurple_Misfit!]

Wow that sux, a girl at my work told me a lil while ago. Hes the reason why i want to see The Dark Knight. He looked as though he did a really good role as the Joker. RIP

[DALAZ_68]

wowzers...what a bomb shelll....

honestly his best role was a knights tale...
and soon to be Batman movie

RIP...geez

[ESmorz]

My gf texted me and in the middle of art class I just yelled god fucking damn it... heath ledgers dead =(

he better get more recognized by the media than that stupid fat blond whore who died like a year ago.

[firelizard]

My coworker told me as I was walking into the parts room.... fucking random, it took me a few seconds to wrap my head around it.... "THAT Heath Ledger?"

[veeates36]

wow, this really sucks..i really liked his movies ever since "10 Things I Hate About You"..(well the ones that i saw at least) and you all know he was gonna get sooo many props for his role as Joker...


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:S2OvkBFiMfnFaM:http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/joker-2.jpg

[DALAZ_68]

he better get more recognized by the media than that stupid fat blond whore who died like a year ago.

who... Britney spears...!?:keke: :keke:

[ESmorz]

who... Britney spears...!?:keke: :keke:

OOOOOOOH!!!!! Dayumn son. hahahaha

Anna Nicole SFW...

[DALAZ_68]

OOOOOOOH!!!!! Dayumn son. hahahaha

Anna Nicole SFW...

TRIMSPA BABY!!!! lol

ohh that blond fat bitch lol

yup ur right...he deserves more for his short career...fuck...hollywood has really gone down the shitter...

[Bobafreak]

TRIMSPA BABY!!!! lol

ohh that blond fat bitch lol

yup ur right...he deserves more for his short career...fuck...hollywood stars have really gone down the shitter...

^ corrected.

[ESmorz]

^ corrected.

Have you seen any movies or television lately?

It's all of hollywood.

[qwikspool]

rip, that sucks.

[DALAZ_68]

^ corrected.


no meant it the way i said it...hollywood streets included...:sadwavey:

[slothonaleash]

RIP

i feel bad for him whether it was an accidental reaction to a medication or if he chose to shoot up a quart of heroin... he may have put himself in the situation, but he was probably extremely depressed and suicidal before he died

[Bobafreak]

How can you be suicidal when you get all this money? I dont get it with these stars today. You can still be normal and live a good life. look at Tom Cruise!
:ugh:

[ESmorz]

How can you be suicidal when you get all this money? I dont get it with these stars today. You can still be normal and live a good life. look at Tom Cruise!
:ugh:

Money doesn't buy happiness.

"Mo money mo problems..."

[Bobafreak]

Cruise has mad money. He's sane so is.....wow i cant think of others. Thats sad. ahhh Oprah!

[ESmorz]

Cruise has mad money. He's sane so is.....wow i cant think of others. Thats sad. ahhh Oprah!

Did you just say Tom Cruise is... sane?

[drift-it]

i like heath as an actor but not as joker whew that one was close.

rip

[ericcastro]

RIP

Thats really too bad. Im a little worried it may come back as suicide :( but we will see over the next couple days.

he was getting really good too. I especially loved his work in the "Lords Of Dogtown". It was great for him to attack a role so seriously. I mean, its just a skateboard movie right?? :) But it means alot to the people that spend their lives skating.

Here is a link to his IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/

[Matej]

Batman found him sleeping.

[ESmorz]

Batman found him sleeping.

Booooooooo at the dead Heath Ledger jokes. :down:

[jrocslider]

really sad to hear. i couldnt believe it when i heard it. i was just telling a friend about his role on batman earlier too. i was listening to the radio after school and they said sumthing about rest in peace heath ledger and i was like WTF!!! really?

r.i.p

[illvialuver]

yeah , what a shame, dude had a kid that he was always photographed with and in tabloids, so he was a careing indiviidual , and a promising career, i mean once i saw the trailer for the new batman, i was like " damn, that was heath ledger?" too bad, too bad it wasnt someone who wouldnt be missed.

[RPS13_NISMO KNIGHT]

damn that really suck's r.i.p

[ayuaddict]

why couldn't like G-unit or something die instead?

i actually liked Heath Ledger's acting.

[WERDdabuilder]

How can you be suicidal when you get all this money? I dont get it with these stars today. You can still be normal and live a good life. look at Tom Cruise!
:ugh:

man CG..next time i see you ima punch you. you know money cant buy happiness. maybe he was depressed or something.

[Daniel.]

i like heath as an actor but not as joker whew that one was close.

rip


whew, too bad they already finished filming then huh? :ugh:

[mayco_86]

Well that some messed up shit but like the saying says "we live to die". RIP

[usdm180sx]

Sucks. Someone on ziptied posted that they were glad he finished filming the next batman. Damn straight ruthless.

[DALAZ_68]

Sucks. Someone on ziptied posted that they were glad he finished filming the next batman. Damn straight ruthless.

im happy he finished it too :sadwavey:

i doubt he would have wanted to be remembered as ''one of the guys from brokeback mounted'' aftetr his passing...

id rather be remember as the guy who went toe to toe with jack nicholsons performance...from the previews...it looks like he did

[RedStage]

damn shame...

[Dirty Habit]

Batman Batman Batman.

Everyone here is sleeping on Im Not There. Great acting and an awesome movie.

Keep sleeping everyone.

[RedStage]

taken from MSN.com

"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 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 worked for only an hour, the paper said."

[Full-Lock]

yea really sucks.
i was just thinking why couldnt it have been britney spears or something?

he actaully had a lot of talent, and it sucks we wont get to see the movies that he could have made.

at least he did finished the batman movie so we will be able to see one last performance

[emersonLP]

Autopsy results are inconclusive so far according to the news on MSN.com
Sleeping pills were found by him and its possibly an accidental overdose.

I think the movie studio had him off-ed to guarantee the Dark Knight movie gets insane revenue.

[Unholy S14]

yea really sucks.
i was just thinking why couldnt it have been britney spears or something?

he actaully had a lot of talent, and it sucks we wont get to see the movies that he could have made.

at least he did finished the batman movie so we will be able to see one last performance

yea i know man :(

One more reason to see Batman. Everyone should see it for him.

[mRclARK1]

RIP. Such a loss... He was one of the few young actors around these days who actually, I think, had genuine raw talent.

Sounds like it's still unknown if it was accidental or a suicide.

[Dirty Habit]

http://i29.tinypic.com/o93lgl.jpg
Fucked up.

[Suckmycack]

WOW.
Fucking assholes.
RIP.

[ESmorz]

http://i29.tinypic.com/o93lgl.jpg
Fucked up.

Is that shit fo real?

[DRavenS13]

That is entirely fucked up.

Those people are not truly Christians for saying some retarded shit like that.

He was a great talent, and if Hollywood doesn't recognize the great loss, than I have no faith in it at all anymore.

From what I heard, he had been having a lot of trouble sleeping, and he was taking prescription sleeping pills and OTC pills too. The last days that people saw him, he was in a bad shape, saying he couldn't get his mind to slow down enough for him to go to sleep. He was taking a lot of them because he was saying they weren't working. I think he was just tired as hell, and his body couldn't process the heavy dosages. I really feel bad for him, and for his daughter. But, she's gonna get all that money he would have made for The Dark Knight. Still won't make up for not having a daddy.

My condolences go out to all.

[muddafakka]

Fuck that fucking church.

RIP Heath. A damn shame he's gone. Should have been a useless instead like Britney, as someone previously mentioned.

[Full-Lock]

yea

religion is becoming really fucking stupid when it comes to this shit
fuck that broke ass baptist church

[ESmorz]

We should go protest there funerals...

See what happens.

[VROOOM]

We should go protest there funerals...

See what happens.


thats the same group that protests soldier funerals too. they are soooo fucked up

[gmoneys14]

ya dude fuck that church
people say it all the time...."IT WAS JUST A FUCKING MOVIE"
i never met heath but im sure he didnt take part in any homosexual activities as a part of his lifestlye....and if he did...who the fuck cares....do these guys seriously protests gays dying? they should be happy

[RedStage]

what ever happened to that crap about not casting judgement? Isn't that in the bible somewhere?

Hypocrites

[ESmorz]

what ever happened to that crap about not casting judgement? Isn't that in the bible somewhere?

Hypocrites

It also says Thou Shalt Not Kill
*except when is deemed necessary and convenient*

apparently there is fine print I never saw before...


Blah, I hope he didn't kill himself. Heath was the shit.

If anyone wants to see a bad ass movie with him in it, when he was still just an actor in Australia... rent "Two Hands" it's gooooood.

[DRavenS13]

Hey, ppl with Photoshop.... Can someone make me a really bad ass wallpaper of Heath Ledger? It doesn't necessarily have to be Joker pics, I just want something on my desktop. I'm really, genuinely sad about him.

[DUFFM4N]

there's an old video about that church where there was a "spokeswomen" from the church who was interviewed on CNN where they picketed a Homosexual Marine's funeral, the reporter called her out on all her bullshit, one of them being that 90% of the members are all family members...and that they infact practice inbreeding to keep their church "pure" :jerkit:

[Matej]

http://i29.tinypic.com/o93lgl.jpg

Wow how expected of Kansas, Topeka is Religion Fanatic Capital U.S.A.

[DRavenS13]

Batman Batman Batman.

Everyone here is sleeping on Im Not There. Great acting and an awesome movie.

Keep sleeping everyone.

The reason everyone is stuck about The Dark Knight (NOT Batman) is because this was going to be his break-through role. The role of the Joker is a difficult one to play, because this character is so maniacal, so sinister, just plain, unadulterated, anarchistic EVIL. He was quoted as saying he had problems sleeping during and after the filming of the role because it took a toll on him physically and emotionally. He stretched himself to the limit on this role.

What disturbs me is the comments that people in his life have made about how he was up until his death. They knew he wasn't sleeping, they knew he was taking a lot of sleeping pills. He was also heard saying that he took 2 Ambiens (prescription sleeping pills) together, which only worked for an hour.
He had also separated from his girlfriend, which would take a toll on the best of us. It disturbs me so because if they all knew what he was going through, why didn't anyone think to help him before it was too late.

I watched the trailer again today, and man, what a loss. I honestly think he surpassed Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the Joker, only because Jack had more of a mobster-type feel, while Heath took it to a wholly darker, edgier, demonic
place.

[usdm180sx]

what ever happened to that crap about not casting judgement? Isn't that in the bible somewhere?

Hypocrites

Not to get all Biblical but yeah I had to look that up because that poor excuse for a "church" is pathetic. Anyways:

Matthew 7:1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."

and

Luke 6:37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."

They obviously missed these parts.

[ALTRNTV]

I like how people get sad about famous people dying and make a big fuss
about it, when "normal" people die by the minute, and they could care less.

Just my observation about people. Though I do find his death saddening,
he's just one of hundreds that died that day, yet you don't hear about
them... at all.

[RedStage]

he's just one of hundreds that died that day, yet you don't hear about them... at all.

You'd have to read all the obituaries...they're all there :(
We hear about famous people..because it makes news.

I like how in that flyer it says God hates....umm.. I'm not highly religious, but I distinctly remember that not being how God is supposed to handle his business...although he does "Work in mysterious ways...."

Might have to go mess around on their website later.

[downshift_sideways]

Fucking Christian fanatics.

[RedStage]

WTF does this mean....?

"A UK paper quotes Jack Nicholson as saying simply, cryptically, "I told him so."

Just saw it on the news....

[shmiddy]

really young guy to bad.... r.i.p

RELIGION IS A JOKE! lol to be honest anyone who still thinks that when they die they are going up in the clouds wo fly around with angels and what not ! UE CRAZY! its a fairy tale

[Full-Lock]

WTF does this mean....?

"A UK paper quotes Jack Nicholson as saying simply, cryptically, "I told him so."

Just saw it on the news....


jack nicholson was in london or something and was outside. paperazzi surrounded him while he was signing autographs and they broke the news to him..

when jack nicholson asked how they told him that he OD'd and he just said "i warned him"

this all happened at the time when there werent many facts and it was early in the investigation

im pretty sure it wasnt suicide

[Antihero983]

it was probably an accident. he probably just mixed the wrong shit together trying to get a good night's sleep. hell the people who make most of the pills out today dont know all of the side effects, nevermind when you mix them.

[jackjack]

people really need to get over the whole "brokeback" thing. i mean seriously, its a MOVIE. thats it. i went to have dinner at a restaurant (followed by a meeting), and everyone throughout the place kept saying.... "hey... did you hear the brokeback guy died? "the gay guy?".

after seeing the 6 minute clip at imax, and the full dark knight trailer, i have to agree and say this would have been the role to put him on the map. he's already getting praised by critics, and the movie isnt even out yet. much better than jack nicholson.

[DRavenS13]

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=294557&gt1=7701

NEW YORK -- The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed 911 for help, police said Thursday. She called "Full House" actress a fourth time after paramedics arrived.

The calls do not have any significant bearing on the investigation because authorities believe Ledger was dead when she arrived and have ruled out foul play. But they paint a more precise picture of the bizarre series of events surrounding the Australian-born actor's final moments.

The woman, Diana Wolozin, had an appointment to give Ledger a massage Tuesday afternoon. Police originally said she made two calls to Olsen in seeking her help about what to do, but revised it to four after taking a closer look at Ledger's phone records.

Wolozin apparently knew both Ledger and Olsen and that they were friends; all the calls were made from Ledger's cell phone. Olsen's representative did not return telephone calls or emails Thursday.

Messages left at telephone numbers listed for Wolozin were not returned. Her name is not listed on the New York State Education Department's Web site, which tracks licensed health care professionals.

Among the qualifications for a massage therapy license in New York is CPR certification; police had said an emergency operator provided Wolozin directions on how to perform CPR on Ledger, but it was too late. Practicing massage in New York without a license is a class E felony that can result in fines or jail time.

The details emerged as Ledger's family made plans to bury the 28-year-old "Brokeback Mountain" actor. Ledger's body was taken to the Frank E. Campbell funeral home, where a private viewing was scheduled for Friday. Ledger's family was flying to the U.S. from Australia.

The cause of Ledger's death not be known for at least a week, after the coroner completes toxicology reports. Authorities suspect a possible accidental overdose, but nothing conclusive has been determined. Six types of prescription medication were found in the apartment, but no illegal drugs, police said.

At 1 p.m. Tuesday, Ledger's housekeeper said she saw him sleeping and heard what she thought was snoring. Wolozin showed up for Ledger's massage appointment at about 2:45 p.m. and knocked on his door, then called his cell phone at 3 p.m. to wake him up.

After setting up her massage table, she tried to wake Ledger and realized something was wrong.

At 3:17 p.m., she made a call to the Olsen twin that lasted 49 seconds. At 3:20 p.m., she made another call — this one lasting one minute and 39 seconds. At 3:24 p.m., she made another call to Olsen. That one lasted 21 seconds.

Wolozin called 911 at 3:26 p.m.

At some point during the flurry of calls, Olsen, who was in California, summoned her personal security guards to the apartment to help with the situation, the NYPD said.

Paramedics arrived at 3:33 p.m., and actually went up in the elevator to the apartment with Olsen's security guards. Paramedics did not allow the security guards into the bedroom where Ledger died, and they declared him dead at 3:36 p.m. — 19 minutes after the first call to Olsen.

Wolozin called Olsen a final time at 3:34 p.m. The duration of that call was unknown.

Ledger told The New York Times in November that playing the Joker in the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight" and an incarnation of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There" had been stressful, and that he had been using the sleeping pill Ambien to deal with insomnia.

Before moving to Manhattan, Ledger lived with then-girlfriend Michelle Williams — who played his wife in "Brokeback" — in Brooklyn, and the couple had a daughter, the now 2-year-old Matilda. The couple split last year.

Williams and Matilda returned to their Brooklyn home Wednesday evening from Sweden. The 27-year-old actress had been there shooting scenes for the upcoming film "Mammoth," said Martin Stromberg, a spokesman for film production company Memfis Film.

A gaggle of reporters gathered outside the funeral home in search for news about Ledger's funeral. A long line of celebrity deaths have been handled by the Frank E. Campbell funeral over the last century, from Judy Garland, John Lennon and Notorious B.I.G. to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Leona Helmsley.

General manager George Amado refused to disclose details about Ledger's funeral arrangements, saying that any additional information would have to come from Ledger's manager.

Ledger's publicist did not return calls and e-mails seeking comment Thursday.

Anti-anxiety and sleeping meds are a bitch in the sense that sometimes they really do only work for an hour or two, and then you end up feeling the same. He probably took a lot of them, and his heart stopped sometime after he fell asleep. That's why the maid said when she went in and heard him snoring, she didn't think anything of it.

I refuse to let this thread die until after his funeral.