Ledger's Insurer Settles With Daughter

Actor's will pre-dated relationship with Michelle Williams, child's birth

(NEWSER) - The father of late actor Heath Ledger vowed that his son's daughter—and her mother, actress Michelle Williams—will be "taken care of" even though they aren't in Ledger's will, which dates from before their relationship and the 2005 birth of their daughter, Matilda Rose. Ledger's 2003 will left everything to his parents and sister, the Daily News reported. More»

Rapper dishes as he prepares to debut single

(NEWSER) - The sad irony of Heath Ledger’s overdose is that he hated taking the sleeping pills that killed him. “He was an extremely active person who didn't sleep much,” rapper and childhood friend N’FA tells the Sun . “Lots of people take sleeping things. I just remember he didn't like them.” N’FA (short for No Fixed Abode) premiered a Ledger-directed music video at a film festival last year, and is preparing to release the single. More»

In first interview since Ledger's death, Williams opens up about grief, motherhood

(NEWSER) - Michelle Williams was reluctant to talk to the press after the death of Heath Ledger, because “I didn't know what my boundaries were,” she tells Vogue. She has since figured it out: “I can talk about grief, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and kids. But what I don't have to talk about is what happened between Heath and me in our relationship.” Still, her interview with Sally Singer makes it clear she loved Ledger. More»

Kline: He left 'original and enduring legacy'

(NEWSER) - The most emotional moments at last night's Oscars occurred when Heath Ledger's parents and sister accepted his posthumous award for best supporting actor. Ledger's family said the honor for the actor's portrayal of the Joker—which Kevin Kline hailed as "menacing, mercurial, droll and diabolical"—will be held in trust for his daughter, Matilda. More»

(AP) - If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his 3-year-old daughter will become the owner of the statuette. But it won't really belong to Matilda Rose Ledger until her 18th birthday, in 2023—and even then, only if she signs a contract. Ledger's nomination, and his daughter's age, led to one of the trickiest situations the academy has dealt with in its eight decades of awarding posthumous Oscars. More»