Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead

By Sewell Chan

 

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.”

 

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.

 

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Wow, that's a shock. Don't see any news on the BBC website, but it's on a few others. I'm unsure if this is for real, I damn well hope not. Please be a hoax. :(

Edited January 22, 200816 yr by Red05

...What?

 

Seriously?

The Joker???

 

Holy Sh*t, I did not see that coming,

Whoah got to be a stunt, this is way out of the blue...

It's official im so sad to say

 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/home/0,,,00.html

Quite a few websites are reporting this, and a few of his bios are reporting him as "deceased".

 

If this is a stunt, it's WAY over the line, if it's true, that's really sad and shocking.

Bloody Hell.

:eek

 

 

Thats a shocker. The guy was VERY talented. RIP.

Yeah that is a total shock and very sad :( Perezhilton.com is reporting it as a drug overdose.

Rest in Peace

R.I.P Heath, it is a shame I liked him as a actor and he seemed really cool as a person.

This is a shock totally, Rest In Peace Heath

You know, I wasn't that sad until I just went and checked out his filmography. He's the guy from A Knights Tale...

 

http://www.femail.com.au/img/heathknight.jpg

 

...oh man, I could shed a tear right now. I love that movie. :bawl

RIP he was a good actor

As is terrible as it is to laugh, vandals have been posting penis pictures all over his Wikiepedia page. There's a mad rush on now to protect it from further alterations. That's amusing, but horrible. Again, RIP.

A total shock. RIP Ledger.

As is terrible as it is to laugh, vandals have been posting penis pictures all over his Wikiepedia page. There's a mad rush on now to protect it from further alterations. Again, RIP.

 

Yeah I had to look at that...Damm Vandals :info7:

This is going to make things quite awkward for the Batman producers.

RIP good actor, big shock.

Just seen this on the news.

 

Shocked.

This is going to make things quite awkward for the Batman producers.

 

I would have thought they would have had all the stuff regarding the joker rapped up. The only thing they would need to worry about is if they are going to do another film with the joker who will they cast