| Genma |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/
NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
According to WNBC, Ledger was found with pills strewn all around him.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper, who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, found him unconscious at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET, according to the New York Times. After receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, they called authorities
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for “Brokeback Mountain,” where he met his wife, actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. Ledger and Williams had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.
Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in “The Dark Night,” a sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins.” He’s had starring roles in “A Knight’s Tale” and “The Patriot,” and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in “Monster’s Ball.”
Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television.
After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series “Roar,” Ledger moved to Los Angeles and costarred in “10 Things I Hate About You,” a teen comedy reworking of “The Taming of the Shrew.”
Offers for other teen flicks 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.”’
His latest role was 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. |
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| onestepback |
The apartment he was found in was owned by Mary-Kate Olsen.
That batman movie better still be fucking coming out. It looks so good. |
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| Mobius |
| Some tool died of an OD, who cares? It happens countless times every day. Serves him right for using in the first place. |
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| joshturbo |
| i would kill myself if i was in broke back mountain |
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| Invalid Zero |
| I guess when Batman kills The Joker at the end of Dark Knight we know he's dead for sure. :lol: |
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| Sunny |
quote:
Originally posted by Genma
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/
NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
According to WNBC, Ledger was found with pills strewn all around him.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper, who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, found him unconscious at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET, according to the New York Times. After receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, they called authorities
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for “Brokeback Mountain,” where he met his wife, actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. Ledger and Williams had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.
Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in “The Dark Night,” a sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins.” He’s had starring roles in “A Knight’s Tale” and “The Patriot,” and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in “Monster’s Ball.”
Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television.
After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series “Roar,” Ledger moved to Los Angeles and costarred in “10 Things I Hate About You,” a teen comedy reworking of “The Taming of the Shrew.”
Offers for other teen flicks 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.”’
His latest role was 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.
Actually what they said was that there was a bottle of sleeping pills next to the bed.... And the apartment does not belong to mary-kate, confirmed.. Get your stories straight before you post... |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by Sunny
Actually what they said was that there was a bottle of sleeping pills next to the bed.... And the apartment does not belong to mary-kate, confirmed.. Get your stories straight before you post...
The Mary-kate thing was a joke.. sheesh |
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| oldraven |
quote:
Originally posted by Mobius
Some tool died of an OD, who cares? It happens countless times every day. Serves him right for using in the first place.
Way to not read the article. |
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| Sunny |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
The Mary-kate thing was a joke.. sheesh
They actually reported that it was her's and than confirmed that it was not..... |
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| tiger8866 |
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Originally posted by joshturbo
i would kill myself if i was in broke back mountain
:lol: That is funny. |
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| Mobius |
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Originally posted by oldraven
Way to not read the article.
I read the article, and I see/hear about this everywhere I turn. I don't see why this is a huge story. It's just some douche, who happens to be an actor (big deal). He did something very stupid, and died for it. This is not exceptional, it's a statistic. |
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| onestepback |
| Listen sunny, you cunt. At the time I posted it, thats what the newspapers were saying. Add something fucking constructive to your posts for a change. |
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| Fazda |
| lol i was just listening to global and they said it appears the apparment was owned by marie kate olsen, haha that shit is funny, i'd laugh if it was true, |
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| Sunny |
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Originally posted by onestepback
Listen sunny, you cunt. At the time I posted it, thats what the newspapers were saying. Add something fucking constructive to your posts for a change.
CUNT, HUh you fit right in around here....And i did add something constructive go back and read...You also stated he had pills strewn around him, never once did they say that.......... |
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| Sunny |
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Originally posted by Fazda
lol i was just listening to global and they said it appears the apparment was owned by marie kate olsen, haha that shit is funny, i'd laugh if it was true,
Read the post... CONFIRMED by mary not marie while at sundance film festival, not her apartment... |
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| Beerking |
It is sad, but again when you get that rich and cant find productive things to do or buy, then it makes you think is it really worth it to be famous/rich than to be truly happy? No thanks, Im happy where I am, sober.
P.S. I love that I cant read your posts Sunny you douche, you can respond to this if you want but I won't know, so HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Beerking for the win,............. loser |
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| tiger8866 |
| First it was Brad Renfro, now this guy. I guess all the B and C listers are getting nervous. |
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| Fazda |
| haha i also enjoy not hearing her bullshit, but it almost makes u wonder what she is saying...:dunno: |
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| Alpha Gangsta |
As much as I enjoy Heath Ledger as an actor (Yes, I even liked A Knight's Tale and no I haven't seen Brokeback mountain... 4 Feathers was a good movie though!)... does anyone know if Batman Dark Knight has finished filming?
That is all I really care about at this point. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by Alpha Gangsta
As much as I enjoy Heath Ledger as an actor (Yes, I even liked A Knight's Tale and no I haven't seen Brokeback mountain... 4 Feathers was a good movie though!)... does anyone know if Batman Dark Knight has finished filming?
That is all I really care about at this point.
I heard through a grapevine it is.. nothing official though |
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| Sylvan Lake V35 |
| Who was this guy??? I never seen any of those movies listed he must be a big star. Is everybody watching Brokeback mountain in remembrance of some shitty B list actor tonight? |
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| igal32 |
they just wrapped up the dark knight so it should still be released by this summer
Suicide is only a suspicion
whether or not this was suicide, it's still very sad news.
The Dark Knight seems to be having some bad luck because last year a special effects technician was killed during a filming exercise.
I'm really looking forewords to this film.
RIP Heath Ledger |
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| wireless |
lol . so next suicide? Jake Gylenhaal (most likely spelt wrong)
brokeback mountain homos...
how much would u guys need to get payed to star in that movie |
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| tho_chi |
quote:
Originally posted by wireless
lol . so next suicide? Jake Gylenhaal (most likely spelt wrong)
brokeback mountain homos...
how much would u guys need to get payed to star in that movie
there is not enough money you could pay me. I could not live with the fact I played a gay cowboy. That movie tarnished his reputation, although the dark knight looks unreal. |
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| Tech2 |
quote:
Originally posted by Mobius
I read the article, and I see/hear about this everywhere I turn. I don't see why this is a huge story. It's just some douche, who happens to be an actor (big deal). He did something very stupid, and died for it. This is not exceptional, it's a statistic.
I'll agree with this one. Suicide, that's too bad. Accidental overdose, that's also too bad. But whatever, that shit happens every single day. No one cares about it, until it happens to a celebrity. Yeah, it sucks, but big bag'o meh to this one. |
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| JordanJ30A5 |
quote:
Originally posted by tho_chi
there is not enough money you could pay me. I could not live with the fact I played a gay cowboy. That movie tarnished his reputation, although the dark knight looks unreal.
His reputation with whom?
He could have equally gained reputation with a lot of gay guys, women, and others who might have enjoyed that movie.
Anyways, if it was a drug overdose death, too bad. I don't feel sorry for people who feel the need to take dangerous narcotics and suffer ill effects as a result. They know it's going to happen, yet they persist.
The thing that bothers me the most is this kind of thing makes the news while average people are dying all over the place in more brutal or obscure ways. That's the way the media works though, especially when someone is popular.
I also saw people mentioning sleeping pills. I wonder if it was some sort of barbiturate overdose or combining barbiturates with alcohol (I'm not sure if modern sleeping pills contain barbiturates). |
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| GOT BOOST |
I guess the drugs were the mountain that broke the back? :dunno:
Mike |
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| shorti |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
I guess the drugs were the mountain that broke the back? :dunno:
Mike
BOOOOOO
Get off the stage!!
/me goes to find a giant hook |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by shorti
BOOOOOO
Get off the stage!!
/me goes to find a giant hook
:lol:
Mike |
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| Fazda |
| well looks like my g/f wont be making me watch another 10 things i hate about you 2... score |
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| AudiInProgress |
quote:
Originally posted by tiger8866
First it was Brad Renfro, now this guy. I guess all the B and C listers are getting nervous.
We should hope so! |
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