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September 2008
- Ledger's Estate Goes to Daughter
  
  Australia's News Network | Sep 29, 08 9:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger’s estate will go to his daughter, Matilda, the late actor's dad tells Perth Now . “There is no claim,'' Kim Ledger said of the estimated $16.6 million bequest. “Our family has gifted everything to Matilda.'' Ledger’s will, written before his daughter’s birth in 2005, left everything to his sisters and parents. More »
- Ledger Tot Sues as Insurance Balks at $10M Payout
  
  TMZ | Sep 29, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A trustee representing Heath Ledger's 3-year-old daughter is suing the actor's insurance provider, who is balking at paying out his $10 million death benefits, TMZ reports. ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. says it's withholding payment until they determine whether Ledger's accidental overdose death was a suicide, an investigation that includes quizzing Mary Kate Olsen, reports the AP. More »
August 2008
- Pals Pony Up for Ledger's Daughter
  
  Sun (UK) | Aug 19, 08 10:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who banded together to complete Heath Ledger’s final film role, in the The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus , gave their paychecks to his daughter, Matilda, the Sun reports. “They didn’t take money—it goes to Heath’s daughter,” director Terry Gilliam said. The actor wrote his will before the now-2-year-old was born, and provisions for her future aren't clear. More »
- Dark Knight Curse Claims More Victims
  
  Radar | Aug 10, 08 7:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - First a technician died on the set of the Dark Knight , then Heath Ledger overdosed. Christian Bale allegedly assaulted his mother recently, and now Morgan Freeman is recovering from a nasty car accident and undergoing a divorce. Folks have started muttering about a Dark Knight curse, and Radar insists the hex is real. What other tragedies plague actors linked to the film? Aaron Eckhart is doomed to play supporting roles for the rest of his life. More »
- Feds Close Ledger Case
  
  People | Aug 6, 08 10:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the death of Heath Ledger without filing charges, meaning Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify, People reports. The US attorney's office in Manhattan had been trying to determine whether the painkillers Ledger took were obtained illegally. More »
- Oscar for Ledger? You Must Be High
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 1, 08 1:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It’s time to put an end to the inane campaign to give Heath Ledger an Oscar for The Dark Knight , writes Eric Lucas in the LA Times. Ledger’s much-fawned-over performance “ultimately devolves into a can-can dance of snuffling pseudo-psychopathia,” Lucas writes. “It has all the subtlety of a hangover—exactly what I'd expect from someone who headed home every night to a pill party.” More »
July 2008
- Overdose Deaths Spike
  
  MSNBC | Jul 29, 08 8:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The number of deaths caused by fatal combinations of prescription medications with alcohol or street drugs has exploded in recent years in part because patients are being released from hospitals early, according to researchers. Such deaths rocketed from 92 in 1983 to 3,792 in 2004, reports MSNBC. More »
- Is Ledger's Ex Jonzin' for Love?
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Jul 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's ex-fiancee, Michelle Williams, may have found love again—in the arms of director Spike Jonze, Star magazine reports via the Daily Mail . Williams and Jonze, who divorced director Sofia Coppola in 2003, were spotted locking lips outside his Manhattan pad. The late actor's best friend, who has been helping Williams care for 2-year-old Matilda, approves of the match. More »
- Dark Knight Hauls In Record $66.4M
  
  Associated Press | Jul 19, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Batman sequel The Dark Knight raked in $66.4 million in its first 24 hours, easily sweeping past the previous mark of $59.8 million opening day set last year by Spider-Man 3 , the AP reports. With a showing like that, Dark Night is poised to surpass Spidey’s opening weekend record of $151.1 million. Heath Ledger’s much-buzzed-about turn as the Joker is helping lure fans. More »
- The Roles They Left Behind
  
  Radar | Jul 18, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues. Brad Renfro, The Informers . A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming for the Bret Easton Ellis adaption a month before he overdosed on heroin. More »
- Perth to Name New Theater for Ledger
  
  West Australian | Jul 1, 08 11:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new performing arts center in Perth, Australia, will bear the name of Heath Ledger, marking the first time the late actor's name will be formally commemorated, the West Australian reports. Ledger "was always supporting young actors in whatever ways he could," said the premier of Western Australia. "I think what we're doing is continuing that support." More »
June 2008
- Ledger's Ex Irate Over Will Snub
  
  New York Post | Jun 24, 08 10:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams is livid at the exclusion of her and her daughter from the execution of Ledger’s will, the NY Post reports. Ledger’s will, which leaves everything to his parents and sisters, predates the birth of their daughter Matilda—who is now the legal beneficiary of his estate and has yet to see a cent, according to Williams. More »
May 2008
- Williams In High Spirits at Cannes
  
  People | May 23, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michelle Williams, in her first high-profile appearance since Heath Ledger’s death, seemed in high spirits at the Cannes Film Festival, People reports. She said it was "cool" to be there for the premiere of her film Wendy and Lucy and also to promote Synechdoche , in which she stars with Philip Seymour Hoffman. More »
April 2008
- Ledger Duped Into Drug Video?
  
  E! Online | Apr 12, 08 12:11 PM CDT
  
  (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. More »
March 2008
- Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child
  
  Australia's News Network | Mar 31, 08 5:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A 17-year-old Heath Ledger may have fathered a child during an affair with an older woman, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reports. The woman was living in Sydney with another man while seeing the young actor. “There is a very real possibility that Heath was the father” of the baby girl, said Ledger’s uncle. The girl, who would be about 11 years old now, was raised as the daughter of her mother’s live-in boyfriend. More »
- Ledger Family Feuds Over Estate
  
  People | Mar 19, 08 3:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's estate has sparked a family squabble, with his uncles claiming the late actor's father is unfit to handle his his assets and make sure his daughter Matilda is cared for. The uncles say Kim Ledger bungled their grandfather's estate so badly that he had to be removed as executor, People reports. "It plunged into enormous debt," says Mike Ledger. More »

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Ledger's Estate Goes to Daughter

Ledger Tot Sues as Insurance Balks at $10M Payout

Pals Pony Up for Ledger's Daughter

Dark Knight Curse Claims More Victims

Feds Close Ledger Case

Oscar for Ledger? You Must Be High

Overdose Deaths Spike

Is Ledger's Ex Jonzin' for Love?

Dark Knight Hauls In Record $66.4M

The Roles They Left Behind

Perth to Name New Theater for Ledger

Ledger's Ex Irate Over Will Snub

Williams In High Spirits at Cannes

Ledger Duped Into Drug Video?

Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child

Ledger Family Feuds Over Estate