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Ledger Duped Into Drug Video?

Posted Apr 12, 08 12:11 PM CDT in Gossip 

(Newser) – Two paparazzi are accused of giving Heath Ledger cocaine while hiding their identities and then filming him, E! News reports. A lawsuit filed yesterday against the men and the photo agency that employed them claims the paps befriended Ledger at a 2006 party, gave him the drug, and then secretly filmed him from a balcony.

The plaintiff, who also appears in the video of her hotel room, was then a freelancer for People and the girlfriend of one of the paparazzi. She is suing for fraud, intrusion, and emotional distress. Entertainment Tonight bought the video for a reported $200,000 but decided not to show it of out respect for Ledger's family. A rep for the late actor said the video doesn't show him taking cocaine.

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Heath Ledger is pictured at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006 in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
A plaintiff calling herself Jane Doe was freelancing for People when, she says in a lawsuit, two paparazzi filmed in her hotel room without her consent.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file )
Heath Ledger, shown in 2006, arrives for the premiere of his film "Candy" in New York. A lawsuit alleges that two photographers gave the actor cocaine and then secretly filmed him.   (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams arrive for the Australian premier of the movie "Brokeback Mountain" in Melbourne, Australia in 2006.   (AP Photo/Steve Holland, file)
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