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Heath, Michelle Split Over Drugs

Insider says Ledger was hooked on cocaine, heroin for past year

By Emily Thompson, Newser User

Posted Jan 31, 2008 12:49 PM CST

(Newser) – Heath Ledger's cocaine and heroin use became so bad over the past year that girlfriend Michelle Williams kicked him out of their Brooklyn home and threatened to take custody of daughter Matilda, the New York Post reports. A "drug pal" described partying bouts just... Read full story »

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