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Heath Ledger died from possible drug overdose.
#7916225 - 01/22/08 06:29 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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HEATH LEDGER DEAD January 22, 2008 --nypost.com
 Oscar-nominated Australian actor Heath Ledger died today in his SoHo apartment of an apparent sleeping-pill overdose, police said. He was 28.
Ledger was found naked by his maid and a massage therapist with whom he had a scheduled 3 p.m. appointment at his apartment at 421 Broome Street.
When they went to his bedroom at about 3:20 p.m., Ledger was lying face down and unresponsive, police sources said. Cops said sleeping pills were strewn around the bed and there was a bottle next to the actors body, police sources said.
Unable to wake him, the maid and therapist called 911 at about 3:26. Emergency workers were unable to revive the star and he was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m.
Bottles of Diazepam and Alprazolam, both anti-anxiety drugs prescribed in his name, were found in the house, according to law enforcement sources.
Ledger's uncle and confidant, Neil Bell, said that his family was "devastated," according to close friend, LA-based private investigator Paul Baressi.
"He said the father and mother are devastated because they found out of his death through the media," said Baressi, who talked to Bell less than a half an hour after Ledger's death.
Locals in the neighborhood said Ledger was low-key.
"We always greeted each other, it’s such a shock," said Julie McIntosh, 32, who works in a hair salon on his block.
It was unclear if it was an intentional or accidental death.
Ledger split last year from partner, Michelle Williams, with whom he has a daughter, Matilda.
Ledger's early career as an actor was marked by small roles in several independent features in his home country of Australia.
He broke onto the international movie scene in 1999 with his turn as the brooding high-school heart-throb who captures Julia Stiles' attention in "10 Things I Hate About You." After starring roles in "The Patriot," "A Knight's Tale," and "The Brothers Grimm," Ledger earned critical acclaim with his poignant performance as a gay cattle rancher in director Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2007, he appeared in the independent film "I'm Not There," as one of many incarnations of Bob Dylan. He recently wrapped filming on 'The Dark Knight,' the sequel to 'Batman Begins,' in which he plays the villainous Joker. His most recent role was in director Terry Gilliam's 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' which is listed as still "in production" on imdb.com.
Ledger's love life earned him as many headlines as his acting career. He has been romantically linked to such A-list starlets as Naomi Watts and Heather Graham. He has a daughter, Matilda Rose, with actress Michelle Williams. The couple, praised for their down-to-earth lifestyle in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens, announced their split earlier this year.
Moderator Edit: While we appreciate you posting this news story, you could have been a little more tactful in your thread title. Your comments seem a little harsh considering the content of this situation. In the future, please confine your thread titles to the title of the news story you're posting.
Edited by Carlito (01/22/08 07:30 PM)
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Chemy
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE *DELETED* [Re: bodynotdead]
#7916245 - 01/22/08 06:33 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Chemy]
#7916283 - 01/22/08 06:43 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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WHOAAAA WHOOo!!! another dumbfuck died
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Groomies]
#7916327 - 01/22/08 06:48 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Xanax 
Sounds familiar but I don't know what movies he is from.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Groomies]
#7916341 - 01/22/08 06:51 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Groomies said: WHOAAAA WHOOo!!! another dumbfuck died
What is your problem man? He is not a dumb fuck. You go out there and make as many movies as he has.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: ShroooomerToo]
#7916458 - 01/22/08 07:09 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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ok, but why are they allways naked when they overdose....
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: ShroooomerToo]
#7916477 - 01/22/08 07:12 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Quote:
ShroooomerToo said:
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Groomies said: WHOAAAA WHOOo!!! another dumbfuck died
What is your problem man? He is not a dumb fuck. You go out there and make as many movies as he has.
Agreed. I liked Heath Ledger, he seemed like a good, down to earth kind of guy. Not a wacko, or a douche, or an attention hog. Its a bummer he went out like this.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Phishe]
#7916536 - 01/22/08 07:19 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Phishe said: Xanax 
Sounds familiar but I don't know what movies he is from.
"Brokeback Mountain,"
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Chaos Creations]
#7916666 - 01/22/08 07:41 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Chaos Creations said: ok, but why are they allways naked when they overdose....
That's the first thing that came to my mind when I read he was naked. I guess it's only proper to depart the earth how you came.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: Groomies]
#7916727 - 01/22/08 07:52 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Groomies said: WHOAAAA WHOOo!!! another dumbfuck died
Based on what I have read...and this is just speculatiom(and we won't know until the autopsy comes out) but it sounds like it may have been an accidental overdose on ambien...which can cause blackouts and people may forget they have taken it and keep redosing (happend to me...i didn't od, but it was a bad situation and i no longer am prescibed it or want to take it). So don't go calling people dumbfucks when you don't have the facts yet...and if anyone is on ambien, be careful. Powerful drug that can cause people to do crazy things...
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: weephar]
#7916956 - 01/22/08 08:29 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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too bad he died i liked the guy xanax sucks its too bad he didnt hit that bud
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Re: Heath Ledger died from possible drug overdose. [Re: bodynotdead]
#7917137 - 01/22/08 08:59 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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agreed ambien makes you do crazy shit sorta like xanax would if you drank with it well i dunno i drank on the ambiens too but ive only taken ambien once and when i did i fought my friend in front of my mom and some guy she knew and his 5 yr old kid in our kitchen. ha! yah stay away from that shit and the benzos also they just make me keep it real with people and we all know what happens when keepin it real goes too far
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: weephar]
#7917144 - 01/22/08 09:00 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Agreed on the Ambien statements. I am prescribed it, and my biggest problem with it is forgetting if I have taken it. Also, stumbling around my house in my underwear, unable to remember what I got out of bed for, comes up a close second.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: DragonChaser]
#7917205 - 01/22/08 09:08 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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The article doesn't mention Ambien, only xanax and valium. Where did you people hear/see ambien??
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: someone not me]
#7917245 - 01/22/08 09:14 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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ok i'm sorry. i didn't realize he was a good person. i thought he was just another rich SOB that died from coke.
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: DragonChaser]
#7917274 - 01/22/08 09:19 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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its sad he was so so young ,an a good actor he was great in lords of dogtown .an i heard he's great as the new joker .im sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: ANOTHER PRIZE HUMAN FROM FOLLYWOOD DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE [Re: someone not me]
#7917506 - 01/22/08 09:48 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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someone not me said: The article doesn't mention Ambien, only xanax and valium. Where did you people hear/see ambien??
Yeah you are right, the only other article that mentioned a drug said ambien, so that is why i said speculation, but this article clearly states alprazolam and diazipam. Sucks either way....be careful...
Edit: this article says both: http://www.pagesix.com/story/heath+s+antidepressants+and+ambien
so who knows... (even though antidepressants can be anything)
Edited by weephar (01/22/08 09:55 PM)
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