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Heath Ledger Is Found Dead in His Apartment

Source:  CNN.com
Movie PictureHeath Ledger (The Dark Knight, I'm Not There) was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.

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 dead at 3:26 p.m.

The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain and has numerous other screen credits.

Heath Ledger will next be seen in the highly anticipated Batman sequel The Dark Knight and was currently shooting the Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in New York City.

UPDATE


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 his body.

The actor was found face down at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby. There was no obvious indication that the actor had committed suicide. About the tragic loss, Ledger's former The Patriot co-star Mel Gibson stated, "I had such great hope for him. He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss."

A crowd of about three hundred gathered to watch Ledger's body be removed from the apartment. He was wheeled out on a gurney and placed in a medical examiner's office van. Medical examiner's office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said that an autopsy was planned for Wednesday.


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206 Comments


September 1st, 2008 9:58pm
wow is this breaking news come on stop commenting
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September 1st, 2008 10:29am
well then you wont bother replying back to any of my comments and leave. cocksucker!
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August 31st, 2008 5:19pm
YOU KNOW WHAT?I DO NOT GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU SAY JR.
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August 31st, 2008 4:24pm
I AM NOT PYPEBOMB JR!
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August 30th, 2008 8:29pm
R.I.P. Heath, a brilliant actor.
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August 30th, 2008 8:25pm
R.I.P. Heath, a brilliant actor.
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August 30th, 2008 5:42pm
RIP.
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August 30th, 2008 5:26pm
you have no respect for heath at all you son of a bitch. jut leave.
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August 30th, 2008 5:09pm
This is Health Ledger!I am not pype.
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August 30th, 2008 5:00pm
you have no right to comment this thread pype.
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August 30th, 2008 4:25pm
TO YOU HEATH LEDGER.A GREAT TALENT.REST IN PEACE.
AND AGAIN R.I.P TO YOU.
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August 18th, 2008 1:12am
R.I.P
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July 21st, 2008 6:13pm
wow seen this movie twice already its such a waste
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June 28th, 2008 11:46am
READ I found out that after a few credits roll by, you see that the film IS dedicated to Heath and the guy who died last year while fiming a stunt or something. Remember?
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May 24th, 2008 8:44am
There better be a "this film is deticated to Heath Ledger" at the end credits of the dark knight or I swear I will not have that movie as one of my favs
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March 17th, 2008 4:20pm
Dang this sucks! He was a great actor! If before the credits appear and it doesn't say this film is dedicated to Heath, I'll give it 4 stars!
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January 31st, 2008 6:49am
this really is tragic. im going to have to go read the article you read so i can see all the details. but i agree. the whole really is tragic and very sad
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January 30th, 2008 10:39am
Medical examiners are now saying that there really wasn't enough
of any one thing in his body that would have caused his death. Heath's passing seems to become more tragic as time goes on. This whole thing really sucks... I'm still bummed out big time. Come back to us Heath!
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January 29th, 2008 7:49am
yeah. i still to this day jsut cant believe he is gone. its a terrible nightmare. i wish there was a way of bringing him back. RIP Heath
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January 28th, 2008 10:37pm
It's always so sad and heart breaking when someone so young looses their life tragically. Heath was a wonderful father and great actor and we will miss him alot. That's a great talent lost too early. HEATH R.I.P. YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED ALWAYS~
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January 28th, 2008 4:20pm
I can't believe it either what a shock this is he was very talented
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January 28th, 2008 3:27pm
I still can't believe it. I still don't want to believe
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January 28th, 2008 10:03am
believe me thelord i wish it was...its awful that he is gone.
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January 26th, 2008 9:06am
A great talent lost he will be greatly missed R.I.P
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January 25th, 2008 6:12am
Oh thats all bad RIP man
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January 24th, 2008 9:53pm
Is there any chance that this is nothing but a bad dream to all of us??? This has been a nightmare for me. I keep thinking is all a hoax. Not real. Just a sick well planned Joke. But somehow....I have to accept that is REAL. I never met Heath and I pray to God to tell him that I say..."Dark Knight is for you brother"!!! :(
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January 24th, 2008 7:06pm
heath-
you were an amazing actor, and in my opinon, underapreciated.You seemed like a truely good guy who cared about his daughter (a rareity these days)...you were much too young to go!
may god bless your family,your beautiful daughter and may god bless you! rest in peace, you will be missed
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January 24th, 2008 5:00pm
Heath Ledger R.I.P. 1979-2008

You were a great American actor and as far as I've heard an exceptional man. You will be greatly missed by everyone. May you be at rest wherever you are...

I also send my condolences to Ledger's family, friends, and daughter.
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January 24th, 2008 3:58pm
Gone but Not Forgotten. Heath Ledger is the latest in a sad lineage of great actors who left us too soon, talents we still mourn, revere and celebrate.

Thank goodness we will always have their movies to remind us of their great talent:

Brad Renfro, 25,
River Phoenix, 23
John Belushi, 33
Bruce Lee, 32, and Brandon Lee, 28
Marilyn Monroe, 36
James Dean, 24
John Garfield, 39
Carole Lombard, 33
Jean Harlow, 26
Rudolph Valentino, 31
Sharon Tate, 26,
Adrienne Shelly, 40
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January 24th, 2008 1:50pm
It's strange.... I actually live not to far from where Heath lived in Bklyn, bout' a 15 minute walk. Never got to actually see him..... in fact I didn't even realize he was in Brooklyn until this news broke. Any other joker's from Brooklyn here?
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