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Heath Ledger's Funeral to Be "Very, Very Private" | Today's News: Our Take | 2/9/2008
Heath Ledger's father on Friday discussed the details of his late son's funeral, to take place Saturday morning in Australia.Speaking from the suburb of Applecross, Kim Ledger said that the ceremony will be "very, very private. There will only be 10 people there, which is my immediate family and nobody else." The late notice of the details about the event are due to the family's grieving. "It's a pretty sad time," Kim said. "We're finding it difficult to cope by ourselves let alone to cope with... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger Autopsy Results In | Today's News: Our Take | 2/6/2008
This just in: Actor Heath Ledger, whose recent death shocked the world, died as a result of an accidental drug overdose. The New York City medical examiner's office announced today that Ledger had taken a combination of painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills that proved lethal for the 28-year old. read more be the first to leave a comment
Which of Your Favorite Actors Died Too Soon? | Today's News: Our Take | 2/6/2008
In light of the sad news about Heath Ledger's overdose, we started thinking about some of the other bright young talents who never got to show the world what they might have done. Starting with Ledger and looking all the way back to the original actor who lived fast and died young, James Dean, here are some of our favorite stars who were gone before reaching the age of 30. — Nina Hämmerling SmithHeath Ledger (April 4, 1979 — Jan. 22, 2008, accidental overdose):Perhaps what's... read more be the first to leave a comment
Exclusive: Federal Government Investigating Ledger's Death by Accidental OD | Today's News: Our Take | 2/6/2008
The federal government is getting involved in Heath Ledger's death. Law enforcement officials confirm exclusively to TVGuide.com that the Drug Enforcement Administration has launched an investigation into how Ledger obtained the multiple prescription drugs that led to his accidental overdose. According to the officials, the DEA has requested copies of Ledger's autopsy as well as the original police report from the crime scene. A statement issued Wednesday morning by the Office of the New York... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger: Cause of Death to Be Revealed Soon | Today's News: Our Take | 2/5/2008
Those who mourn the tragic and too-soon death of Heath Ledger will soon be granted a small piece of closure, when the official autopsy report presumably confirming the heretofore unknown cause of death is revealed. The initial autopsy, performed immediately after the actor's passing, proved inconclusive. Although no illegal drugs were found in the actor's apartment, he was in possession of six prescription medications, including pills to treat insomnia and anxiety, and an antihistamine.A... read more be the first to leave a comment
Michelle Williams Breaks Silence About Heath Ledger: "My Heart Is Broken" | Today's News: Our Take | 2/1/2008
In her first public statement since his death, Heath Ledger's former partner, Michelle Williams, said her "heart is broken."In a statement released to the AP, Williams also asked for privacy during this time, saying, "Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken." She continued, "I am the mother of the most tenderhearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger: ET Nixes Drug Video, as Williams Fights Tabloid "Lies" | Today's News: Our Take | 1/31/2008
Though they both promoted the airing of a video allegedly showing Heath Ledger using drugs, Entertainment Tonight and sister show The Insider have elected not to broadcast the incendiary clip. "Out of respect for Heath Ledger's family, [we] have decided not to run the... video which has been circulating in the world media," the infotainment mags said in a joint statement.Meanwhile, Michelle Williams — Ledger's ex-fiancée, and the mother of his 2-year-old daughter — is lashing out... read more be the first to leave a comment
Ledger's Final Film Might Be Completed; Williams Puts Hers On Hold | Today's News: Our Take | 1/29/2008
Initially following Heath Ledger's tragic death, production on the actor's last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, halted immediately, and it was widely suspected that the film would not get made.But now, according to comments that Imaginarium costar Christopher Plummer made to People, director Terry Gilliam's working on a way to save the film. "Fortunately, because the film deals with magic," Plummer said, "there is a way, perhaps, of turning Heath into other people and then using... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger Update: NYPD Has "Absolutely No" Plans to Interview Olsen Twin | Today's News: Our Take | 1/28/2008
Categorically shooting down a rumor started by the New York Post, NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly on Sunday said Mary-Kate Olsen will not be subject to questioning about the mysterious death of her friend Heath Ledger. "There is absolutely no indication" that investigators need to grill Olsen, he said, given that those who actually stumbled upon Ledger's body — including housekeeper Teresa Solomon, masseuse Diane Lee Wolozin and the security team Olsen dispatched to the scene — have... read more be the first to leave a comment
The SAG Awards: Solidarity at 75 | Matt Roush | 1/28/2008
If this year’s SAG Awards (simulcast Sunday on TNT and TBS) will be remembered for anything, it won’t be for who won or lost—there was little surprise and virtually no suspense in the no-frills ceremony—but for its symbolic timing in the middle of a painful, industry-crippling labor strike.Airing two weeks after the pathetic teleconference-style Golden Globes braadcast, hobbled together after the threat of pickets shut down that night’s gala, the SAGs (marking the... read more be the first to leave a comment
Mary-Kate Breaks Silence on Heath's "Tragic" Death | Today's News: Our Take | 1/25/2008
Almost exactly 72 hours after Heath Ledger was found dead in his rented New York City apartment and her own name almost immediately was brought into the conversation, Mary-Kate Olsen has spoken up about the Australian actor's passing. "Heath was a friend. His death is a tragic loss," the actress says in a statement to the AP. "My thoughts are with his family during this very difficult time."Olsen, of course, was the first person that masseuse Diana Wolozin speed-dialed — several times, in... read more be the first to leave a comment
Jake Gyllenhaal's Silence Explained | Today's News: Our Take | 1/25/2008
Jake Gyllenhaal's conspicuous absence from the news following Heath Ledger's death has left many speculating about his response to the tragedy. As Ledger's Brokeback Mountain costar and the godfather to the late actor's daughter, Gyllenhaal is considered to have been one of his closest friends.TMZ reports, however, that Jake is on location in New Mexico for a film shoot, but is deeply saddened and will not speak to the press. The set has been closed off to non-crew members and there are reports... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger's Family: "Our Hearts Are Broken"; Plus New Police Findings | Today's News: Our Take | 1/25/2008
Heath Ledger's family, due in New York City on Friday for a very private funeral service, remembers their lost kin as "the most amazing 'old soul' in a young man's body," in a death notice placed in The West Australian, a newspaper based in Ledger's hometown of Perth. "As a close-knit and very private family we have observed you so determined yet quietly traveling in your self-styled path in life.... Our hearts are broken."After the viewing — which Michelle Williams also will attend —... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger: Fox Newsman Apologizes After Controversy, More Updates | Today's News: Our Take | 1/24/2008
This evening, on Fox News' The Big Story journo John Gibson said he's "sorry" for some controversial comments he made on Wednesday about the late Heath Ledger. Discussing the day's headlines, Gibson dismissed Ledger as a "weirdo" with a "serious drug problem," and obnoxiously mocked the "I wish I knew how to quit you" line from Brokeback Mountain, snarking that Ledger had found the definitive way to "quit you." To clinch the early lead in the Dolt of the Year contest, Gibson also repeatedly... read more be the first to leave a comment
Ellen Pays Tribute to Heath Ledger | Today's News: Our Take | 1/24/2008
After learning about the untimely death of Heath Ledger just hours before taping of her Wednesday show, Ellen DeGeneres decided to pay tribute to the Oscar nominee in the last few minutes of the episode. After a few touching words about Ledger, she proceeded to show Ledger’s humorous side with a clip from when the actor visited her show in 2006. Rather than a typical Q & A, they did a skit where Ellen and Ledger showed their amazing bob-sledding skills (in front of a green screen that... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger: Olsen Twin Called Before 911; Plus, Jack Nicholson's Warning | Today's News: Our Take | 1/24/2008
As police await toxicology reports that could shed light on Heath Ledger's cause of death in a way the autopsy report couldn't, new details have surfaced on how Weeds' star Mary-Kate Olsen figures into this tragic tale. As detailed in a timeline released by the NYPD, the masseuse who discovered Ledger's lifeless body first speed-dialed Olsen, a friend of Ledger's, because the employee "knows that when something goes bad, you call insiders first to see how to handle things," a source tells the... read more be the first to leave a comment
The Joy of Sets: When Heath Ledger Roared and Thunderbirds Soared! | DVD News | 1/23/2008
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...Supermarionation!Yes, yes, childrens, the weirdest show we all totally dig now is out in a brand spanking new set and I, for one, am both thrilled and a little bit ascared. See, when I was a kid, I remember stumbling upon repeats of Thunderbirds, the 1965 oddity from Space: 1999 guru Gerry Anderson, and thinking ‘oh my sweet holy shizz, what on God's green Earth are those?!’Puppets. They were puppets. And they freaked me the hell out.... read more be the first to leave a comment
Grieving Heath Ledger via Ennis Del Mar | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2008
Last night, I reluctantly rewatched Brokeback Mountain. I say "reluctantly" not because I dislike the film. If I were to compile a top-10 list of my favorite movies of all time, Brokeback would easily make the cut. No, I hesitated because the heartbreaking love story of Ennis and Jack always leaves me an emotional wreck, and the undercurrent of Heath Ledger's untimely death was a tragic added layer I couldn't bear. But after a couple of glasses of chardonnay and a gentle nudge from my partner,... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger 1979-2008: A Retrospective | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2008
Actor Heath Ledger Found DeadAcademy Award-nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday in a Soho apartment at the age of 28. The tragic news of the Brokeback Mountain star’s death came as a shock, and the cause (though speculated to be an overdose) is still undetermined. An autopsy this morning was deemed inconclusive. Ledger's family has been quoted as saying that the death is "very tragic, untimely and accidental." Here we take a look at some of Ledger's most memorable roles.... read more be the first to leave a comment
Heath Ledger Autopsy "Inconclusive"; Actor Possessed Six Prescription Drugs | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2008
In the wake of Heath Ledger's shocking death, the AP reports that an autopsy being conducted today is so far "inconclusive." Sources from the medical examiner's office say that more tests are needed, and it will be about 10 days before more details are known.No illegal drugs were found in the actor's apartment, and a rolled-up $20 bill found near his body has tested negative for any trace of narcotics. Ledger, though, was in possession of six prescription medications, including pills to treat... read more be the first to leave a comment

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