R.I.P. Heath Ledger

[Casino Jockey]

this is so sad. as an aussie i have been watching heaths career for years - all the way back to when he was in neighbors.
can i suggest (if i was released in america) to pick up a copy of his indie aussie film "Two Hands" - possibly his best movie ever.

I really liked him - he reminded me of hugh jackman - an aussie doing great things in hollywood, and not making negative waves. he will be missed

[mariamousie1]

Oh my God, that's so terrible. He was so young. I'm so shocked.

[CaroPhoenix]

According to ET Online - an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow and results should hopefully be ready by tomorrow afternoon. Cops are saying it's either a suicide or an accidental overdose.

As soon as my husband came through the front door, I told him. I literally got the "deer in the headlights" look. He was in shock. I'm in shock.

R. I. P. Heath Ledger.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

28 years old. That is how old I'll be this year. That is much much too young to die.

[myswtghst]

I had no idea until I got to work today. I IMed a coworker about something, and he responded to my hi with "Heath Ledger dead." I didn't believe him at first. Another co-worker commented, quite rightly, that this would be much less shocking if it were Britney Spears, as opposed to someone who, at least publicly, seemed to mostly have his shit together.

It is tragic. It'll be interesting to see what comes out as the days go by, and they actually find the truth and release at least some of it to the public. I'm seeing lots of conflicting reports arguing whether it was his apartment or MK Olsen's, as well as whether he was sick, suicidal, or it was just an accident. Still, very sad. Did not see this coming, for sure.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

TMZ: NYPD says he wasn't at Mary Kate Olsen's apartment

For whatever it's worth

[blas]

It was Brad Renfro who died last week....Heath this week......so is it gonna be JTT next week?

TMZ is on at 9:30 pm where I live. Most information should be on that show.

[Mr. Rager!]

It's always sad when anyone goes. It's even harder to know that Heath Ledger is only 5 years older than me, Brad Renfro 2 years older than me. Scary.

Sucks even more when there's a little girl involved.

[Bramble]

From what I heard he had pnuemonia(can't spell) when he died. Others are saying there were pills next to him. I feel bad for his family

[Bella_Vixen]

I heard the news at work. Me and my coworker were shocked speechless. He called his girlfriend, his mom and at least one sister. I called Becks.

Then to top it all off, I was flipping through Star or Us Weekly or something and they had a snippet of Heath for their story about being single and famous.


I loved Heath in The Patriot and especially in 10 Things I Hate About You. I loved when he was singing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wWV7LWyTFQM

[Caveat Emptor]

I brought up the Internet and saw it on Yahoo. I was "What!?!? Him!?!? Oh my God!! This CAN'T be right!"""

[Jester]

10 Things I Hate About You is one of my favorite movies of that genre.

This is just weird, even for a jaded cynical asshole like me.

[pyxee]

For whatever it may be worth, I was reading one of the articles about his death. There was a quote from him a few days or maybe weeks ago, he said that he was not getting any sleep, like two hours max. He also said that he was taking Ambien (SP?) but two of them would only work for about an hour.

So I am guessing that he was probably just so tired that he forgot how many sleeping pills he took. I mean he was in something like 6 different countries in three or four days, possibly while sick. It just sounds to me he was just trying to got some rest, but was beyond the point of being able to remember how many pills he took and when.

[iradney]

That is just scary....
I read about it and literally felt my gut tighten. He's only a year older than me...
Apparently he had pneumonia, and was struggling to sleep. It may very well have been an accidental overdose...
Now his little girl will grow up only knowing her father through the tv screen.

RIP Heath Ledger.

[Chained to the counter]

It's absolutley horrible, i only heard about it today and i was shocked how someone in the prime of his life could lose it so quickly, so very sad, he was a great actor.

He will be greatly missed by alot of people.