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January 2008
- Heath, Michelle Split Over Drugs
  
  New York Post | Jan 31, 08 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 as two TV shows decided not to air video of the late actor snorting cocaine two years ago. More »
- Director May Save Ledger's Last Film
  
  People | Jan 28, 08 6:43 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's last unfinished film may live on thanks to the magic of CGI, People reports. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was partly about sorcery, so Ledger's character could morph into someone else using computer wizardry, co-star Christopher Plummer said. He added that director Terry Gilliam is "throwing himself into the job of trying to salvage" the $30 million picture. More »
- Ledger's Kin Bid Farewell in LA
  
  The Australian | Jan 28, 08 3:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger's family and friends held a private memorial in Los Angeles Saturday before his body was flown to his native Australia for funeral services. Mourners included his parents, sister Kate, ex-girlfriend actress Michelle Williams—mother of his toddler daughter, Matilda—and another former lover, Naomi Watts, reports the Australian . Security guards kept away paparazzi and anti-gay activists protesting Ledger's role in Brokeback Mountain . More »
- Ledger Begins Final Journey
  
  Sydney Morning Herald | Jan 26, 08 8:18 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Cops held paparazzi back as Heath Ledger's body, inside a wooden shipping crate, was removed from a Manhattan funeral home yesterday for the journey to Australia, where the 28-year-old actor will be buried, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. A private memorial service was held in New York yesterday, and a public one will be held in Los Angeles next week. More »
- Overdose Deaths Up Sharply
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 26, 08 8:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The death of Heath Ledger from a suspected drug overdose has highlighted a huge spike in drug overdoses in the US, reports the Los Angeles Times . Accidental poisoning deaths, 95% of which are overdoses, rose sharply from 12,186 in 1999 to 20,950 in 2004. Doctors say prescription drugs, which are often casually prescribed and easy to get online, are behind the alarming rise. More »
- To an Artist Dying Young
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 25, 08 12:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's death at 28 recalls a long tradition of bright young careers snuffed out before their time, from Shelley and Keats to James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. The Romantic ideal of the doomed artist holds great appeal, Ben Macintyre writes in the Times of London, but we go too far with the "morbid celebration of pointless death and wasted genius." More »
- Ledger's Family Prepares for Final Farewell
  
  New York Daily News | Jan 25, 08 4:22 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's grieving father is flying to New York today from Australia to make funeral arrangements for the 28-year-old actor found dead in his Soho loft, reports the New York Daily News . "He wants to be with his son," said a Manhattan funeral home director. Ledger's ex Michelle Williams also arrived back from a film shoot in Sweden yesterday with the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Matilda. More »
- Hate Church Plans to Picket Ledger Funeral
  
  Scoop | Jan 24, 08 9:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A homophobic Kansas church known for protesting at the funerals of dead soldiers has announced plans to picket Heath Ledger's funeral because he played a gay character in Brokeback Mountain , MSNBC reports. "He got on that big screen with a big, fat message: God is a liar and it's OK to be gay,” said a statement from the Westboro Baptist Church. More »
- Ledger Masseuse Called Olsen Twin Before 911
  
  New York Daily News | Jan 24, 08 5:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The masseuse who found actor Heath Ledger's body in his Soho loft used a speed-dial on his cell phone to call gal-pal actress Mary-Kate Olsen in California—twice—before calling 911, reports the New York Daily News . In the second call, the panicky masseuse told Olsen: "I think he might be dead. I'm calling 911!" Olsen had already dispatched bodyguards to the apartment and they arrived at the same time as police. More »
- Ledger: The Light and the Dark
  
  New York Times | Jan 23, 08 8:09 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In the frenzy surrounding actor Heath Ledger’s sudden death, it's tempting to conflate the “troubled, brooding, self-destructive” qualities he portrayed so stunningly—in Brokeback Mountain ’s Ennis Del Mar, the heroin addict in Candy , the unhappy film star in I’m Not There —with some hidden anguish of his own. But to do so is to do a disservice to Ledger’s acting talents, writes New York Times critic AO Scott in an appreciation. More »
- Rolled $20 Found Near Ledger
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 4:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A rolled-up $20 bill was discovered close to Heath Ledger’s body, the AP reports. No illegal drugs were found in the New York apartment where the 28-year-old Australian actor was found dead yesterday, and a police official said there was no visible drug residue on the bill, which will be tested in a crime lab. More »
- Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 9:56 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An autopsy on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, the AP reports, and a medical examiner's office spokeswoman says that further needed tests will take about 10 days. Meanwhile, Ledger's family echoed earlier police statements that the actor had not committed suicide—rather, his death was “tragic, untimely, and accidental," his father said. More »
- Hunky Heath Savored Challenges
  
  Washington Post | Jan 23, 08 6:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The late Heath Ledger, found dead yesterday in his Manhattan apartment, was a "craggy, sexy" actor who went about his craft with almost painful seriousness, says the Washington Post . He left an undeniable mark in film history, from his role in teen flick 10 Things I Hate About You as a fresh-faced unknown to his final part as the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie. More »
- Jack Nicholson: "I Warned Him"
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Jan 23, 08
  
  The news of Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger's death in a New York apartment has caused shockwaves around the world, but it didn't come as a surprise to one Hollywood star. A revealing %u2013 if ambiguous - comment made by Jack Nicholson hints he was aware Ledger was battling personal demons.
- Australia mourns the loss of a native son
  
  BBC | Jan 23, 08
  
  Here in Australia, the news of actor Heath Ledger's death has been a "have you heard" event - a tragedy conveyed as fast by word of mouth as over the airwaves and on the internet. Newspapers have had to reconfigure their websites to accommodate both wall-to-wall coverage and tributes from their readers.
- Family squashes suicide rumors
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 23, 08
  
  The family of Heath Ledger, the film star who was found dead last night in his New York apartment, have categorically denied that the 28-year-old Australian actor killed himself.
- Reflecting on his gift
  
  Salon | Jan 23, 08
  
  Maybe it wasn't a coincidence that he was so good at playing troubled souls. Addicts. Suicides. Victims. The cause of Heath Ledger's death, at age 28, on Jan. 22 is still unknown, but the circumstances -- naked, near pills -- paint a tragic last picture of a man who had an uncanny talent for playing tragic people.
- Ledger Didn't Kill Himself: Cops
  
  New York Post | Jan 22, 08 9:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger likely died from an overdose of anti-anxiety pills today but there were no signs of suicide, police told the New York Post . The film star had generic forms of Valium and Xanax in his New York home when he was found; an autopsy is planned for tomorrow. He also had pneumonia, which may have proved fatal when mixed with sleeping pills, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »
- Heath Ledger Found Dead
  
  Associated Press | Jan 22, 08 4:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger was found dead today in his home in downtown Manhattan, the AP reports. The Australian native, an Academy Award nominee for his performance in Brokeback Mountain, was 28. Police said pills were "scattered around the room," WCBS-TV in New York reported, and the death may have been drug-related. More »