Heath Ledger Death

Heath Ledger-Directed Video Hits The Internet (VIDEO)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


**AP text, scroll down for video** SYDNEY - An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directe...

What if Heath Ledger Lost?

Dan Abramson | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Abramson

If for some reason any of the other actors win Best-Supporting Actor, they'll be viewed as that A-hole who deprived Heath of the posthumous honor.

One Year Later: Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death Reminds Us More Must Be Done

Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living


Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston

Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.

Heath Ledger's Apartment Still Empty

New York Post | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


The SoHo apartment where Heath Ledger took his last breath is sealed like a virtual mausoleum by a building owner who, even a year after "The Dark Kni...

Why You Can't Admit You Hated The Dark Knight

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 07.30.2008 | Entertainment


Pamela Redmond Satran

Is Maggie Gyllenhaal supposed to be the character that Katie Holmes was in the last movie? If Batman's so powerful, doesn't he notice she's a different person? And why, whenever I hear Heath Ledger's voice, do I think of Carol Burnett?

Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others

Tony Newman | Posted 07.26.2008 | Entertainment


Tony Newman

There is nothing we can do to bring back the life of Heath Ledger. But we can learn from the tragedy and pass compassionate and sensible legislation to save thousands of others like him.

Girls Hating Girls

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media


Vanessa Richmond

While a story about a drug-addicted man is likely to focus on or even celebrate his expected return, coverage of female celebs is more likely to focus on her (self-inflicted) demise and act as "cautionary tales."

Heath Ledger Honored By Hometown

AP | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment


PERTH, Australia — The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting. Th...

Cutting The Celebrity Gossip Chord

Rachel Mosteller | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living


Rachel Mosteller

Consider it the "where were you when JFK was shot" of a new generation. I know I can tell you exactly where I was when I found out Heath Ledger died. ...

Heath Ledger Honored In "Dark Knight" Credits, Sparks Oscar Talk

AP | Posted 07.04.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES -- Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight." The end credits of the "Batman Begins" sequel incl...

Heath Ledger May Have Love Child, Australian Paper Reports

Daily Telegraph | Gemma Jones | Posted 04.08.2008 | Entertainment


HEATH Ledger's family believe the late actor may have fathered a secret love child. Ledger was a 17-year-old schoolboy when he had an affair with an ...

Ledger's Passing Stokes Joker Mania

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.04.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Heath Ledger's frenzied reinvention of the Joker had fans and colleagues buzzing. His dreadful clown face was seen online by milli...

Heath Ledger's Family Feuds Over His Estate

People | Brenda Rodriguez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Heath Ledger's uncles are speaking out against his father Kim's handling of the actor's assets, saying Kim has a bad track record of estate management...

MIchelle Williams And Others Break Silence Over Heath Ledger

Interview Magazine | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


People and Us Weekly both have excerpts of an April Interview magazine piece on Heath Ledger. In it, ex-fiancee Michelle Williams breaks her silence f...

Heath Ledger's Dad: Michelle Williams And Matilda "Will Be Taken Care Of," Though Left Out Of Will

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Heath Ledger's will leaves nothing to his former girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter because it was never updated after they bec...

Batman's Burden: A Director Confronts Darkness And Death

NY Times | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Christopher Nolan, the director of "The Dark Knight" -- the follow-up to his 2005 franchise reboot, "Batman Begins" -- is unperturbed by the rain, but...

Esquire's "Reported Fiction" Guesses What Heath Ledger's Last Days Were Like

Esquire | Lisa Taddeo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


To write a conceivable chronicle of Heath Ledger's final days, writer Lisa Taddeo visited the actor's neighborhood, talked to the store owners and bar...

Heath Ledger's Doctors Investigated By Feds

NY Daily News | Rich Shapiro | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Federal drug investigators are probing two doctors over the death of actor Heath Ledger, the Daily News has learned. The doctors - one in California,...

Mary-Kate Olsen Returns To New York, Lays Low After Ledger's Death

NY Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Mary-Kate Olsen is back in New York City, the first time she has been spied here since the death of boyfriend Heath Ledger. The diminutive diva, wear...

Heath Ledger Replaced By Three Stars On Last Film

AICN, Variety | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The news first broke Friday on insider-y webiste aintitcoolnews.com and today Variety reported on their scoop. Heath Ledger's role in Terry Gilliam's ...

Ledger's Toxicology Results: Died From Acute Intoxication, Abuse Of Prescription Medications, Death Accidental

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The NYC medical examiner finished Heath Ledger's toxicology report 15 days after he was found dead in his New York apartment. They ruled Ledger's deat...

Heath Ledger And The Poem To Remember Him By

John Lundberg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


John Lundberg

In the midst of the flurry of publicity--mostly distasteful--surrounding Heath Ledger's death, a humble but fitting poem reentered the national consci...

Michelle Williams Breaks Her Silence About Ledger: "My Heart Is Broken"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Michelle Williams released her first statement since the death of former fiancee Heath Ledger. The pair have a two-year-old daughter Matlida Rose. "P...

Celebs Rally To Pull Heath Ledger Drug Video

AP | David Bauder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, "Entertainment Tonight" dec...

Heath Ledger Drug Video Pulled From Celeb Shows

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


"Entertainment Tonight" says it won't air a video it has acquired that shows the late Heath Ledger at a Hollywood party where drugs were apparently be...