fathom Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Terrible news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment, New York police tell CNN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Breaking News across cnn.com's homepage. I presume more info will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Gotta be drugs,huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) link From NYTIMES 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 novel by Larry McMurtry 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.” Thomas J. Lueck contributed reporting. Edited January 22, 2008 by Steve9347 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Not to be too glib, but has filming wrapped completely on the next Batman movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Man, that is awful. Pray for his kids. He has "The Dark Knight" coming out this summer. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 03:58 PM) Not to be too glib, but has filming wrapped completely on the next Batman movie? I hope so... nothing a little CGI can't fix, but this is just crazy. I wasn't aware he had any issues but it seems to be drug related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 MSNBC apparently reporting that he was found surrounded by pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 10:00 PM) MSNBC apparently reporting that he was found surrounded by pills. The "pills" part is on Wikipedia too, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wow...RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thats too bad... I thought he was a pretty good actor too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Another good actor cut down in his prime. RIP Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 HFS... that's horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I really liked him. I even earned the nicknames "Brokeback" and "Heath Ledger" after dressing like a cowboy for a debate competition; instead of being insulted, I was proud. This is awful news; sad to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 That places anyone with him in a death with an early early lead. That's as big as River Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 04:02 PM) I also assume the movie is done. This does however put a cramp on the next film, assuming he was going to be in it, which I thought I heard he was... The film is in post production. Absolutely brutal news especially since he had a young child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 The drugs in young Hollywood are out of control... I think that's safe to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I could not believe it when I saw it on yahoo... Only 28 man...wow RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Were he and Michele Williams still together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 02:18 PM) Were he and Michele Williams still together? no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 "Surrounded by pills" doesn't necessarily sound like a drug problem - sounds like a suicide. He may or may not have been abusing. Very sad. I really liked his acting a lot. So terrible at such a young age to lose such a great talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 04:16 PM) The drugs in young Hollywood are out of control... I think that's safe to say. Yeah... everytime I read about an actor overdosing for some reason I always think Chris Farley... so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 22, 2008 -> 04:18 PM) Were he and Michele Williams still together? You don't have a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 he was actually in an apartment owned by Mary-Kate Olsen. Story's going to get even weirder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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