22 January 2008, 21:58 UTC#1
source.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/...-is-found-dead/QUOTE
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at [address redacted] 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 short story by Annie Proulx 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.”
Calls by The New York Times to Mara Buxbaum, a publicist for Mr. Ledger, and Steve Alexander, the actor’s agent, were not immediately returned this afternoon.
what about the new batman movie coming out? will this affect it?
22 January 2008, 22:01 UTC#2
I dunno, I hope not, that movie looks tight.
22 January 2008, 22:04 UTC#3
It's already in post-production, so I would think not.
Fucking tragic though. Damn.
22 January 2008, 22:06 UTC#4
I loved him in A Knight's Tale.
Okay, I don't mean that. But, still pretty shitty that he won't be doing any more cowboy boo-foo-ing.
22 January 2008, 22:07 UTC#5
He was actually in the middle of filming another movie, set to release next year.
Guess that's pretty much shot to hell now.
22 January 2008, 22:12 UTC#6
22 January 2008, 22:13 UTC#7
Do a Brandon Lee, film the rest in shadows.
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22 January 2008, 22:47 UTC#8
Really sucks.
He seemed so awsome as the joker.
At the height of his career and kills himself.
R.I.P
22 January 2008, 22:55 UTC#9
later guy
22 January 2008, 23:16 UTC#10
he was so hot..
so good in The Patriot
22 January 2008, 23:23 UTC#11
Just heard this on the radio, I was like WTF!? He was a sweet actor, specially with Batman just coming out. So young as well.
RIP man, great actor.
22 January 2008, 23:46 UTC#12
I loved him in The Patriot, didn't care for any of his other movies really.
23 January 2008, 01:34 UTC#13
No sympathy. The fucker has loads of money and goes and kills himself with some drugs. Douche.
23 January 2008, 01:35 UTC#14
With an incident like this odds are they will say he was the greatest joker.
23 January 2008, 03:26 UTC#15
what a shame, he was a great actor. I'm with yates tho, I'm not sympathetic. his fault.
23 January 2008, 07:51 UTC#16
a girl once called me an uglier version of heath ledger... WHY? I do not know but I was honored.
feels like a part of me died!!
RIP
23 January 2008, 08:44 UTC#17
If someone called me an uglier version of Jones I wouldn't be happy.
23 January 2008, 09:42 UTC#18
23 January 2008, 09:56 UTC#19
goodnight sweet prince
23 January 2008, 10:05 UTC#20
Image file not present in the recovered backup Thats the Joker in a body bag, seems like this should be a macro.
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a girl once called me an uglier version of heath ledger... WHY? I do not know but I was honored.
Now you can go up to that girl and be like "well at least I'm alive bitch!"
Maybe she'll blow you and pretend it's the ledge.
23 January 2008, 10:27 UTC#21
duuuuude dont fool yourself she's had enough of that already
and Tom! I hear you...
you'd be one ugly fucker
23 January 2008, 11:32 UTC#22
QUOTE(mono @ Jan 23 2008, 11:42 AM) [snapback]462747[/snapback]
Fuck sake.
I'd love to gay rape those guys.
23 January 2008, 12:35 UTC#23
They'll get run over.
23 January 2008, 13:07 UTC#24
RIP
Wonder what drove him to commit suicide..
edit: I just read this:
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To prepare for the role he lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's posture, voice and psychology.[8] ... He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance.[9] He was also given Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth to read, which he "really tried to read [...] and put it down".[11] Ledger also cited inspiration in A Clockwork Orange and Sid Vicious.[13] The challenge of the role put a strain on Ledger's sleep patterns, finding himself unable to rest for more than a few hours each night.[9]
would explain the pills.. the insomnia that is
23 January 2008, 13:41 UTC#25
the dude was a champ.
I only hope I can be as awesome and die so well
23 January 2008, 13:42 UTC#26
With all that faggotry his joker role better rule awesome hard.
23 January 2008, 14:10 UTC#27
Apparently he was suffering from pneumonia and insomnia and the OD was an accident.
That's just the latest I heard.
23 January 2008, 14:15 UTC#28
QUOTE(Liam @ Jan 23 2008, 11:10 AM) [snapback]462781[/snapback]
Apparently he was suffering from pneumonia and insomnia and the OD was an accident.
That's just the latest I heard.
It's good to stay updated, we need to know this shit for when we become famous.
Especially me, I have this Australian TV show in the works.
23 January 2008, 14:17 UTC#29
QUOTE(Liam @ Jan 23 2008, 05:10 PM) [snapback]462781[/snapback]
Apparently he was suffering from pneumonia and insomnia and the OD was an accident.
That's what I just read in Ben's post
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QUOTE(benCKa @ Jan 23 2008, 03:17 PM) [snapback]462786[/snapback]
QUOTE(Liam @ Jan 23 2008, 05:10 PM) [snapback]462781[/snapback]
Apparently he was suffering from pneumonia and insomnia and the OD was an accident.
That's what I just read in Ben's post
Image file not present in the recovered backupDidn't know you were aware, Benjamin.
+warn for your smart mouth.
