Jan 22 2008Heath Ledger found dead

well that sucks. he was a cool actor.

Twelfth!

Whyyyyy

first

Very sad day

lol

RIP :(

WOW that's a shocker!!!!
Is that why they split?? Because of his drug problems??

First! I wish I knew how to quit you!

I was wondering when this would make it up here... so sad =(

man...shocking. really sad...

That's pretty damn sad. I always liked him.

Wow. Very shocking. By all accounts a good guy, and coming into his own as an actor.

Did he drug himself to death? I am getting so tired of hearing about rich and privileged celebrities doing/overdosing/dying from drug use.

Holy shit! My kids loved A Knight's Tale!

(oh yeah..first!)

first

Damn, didn't see that one coming..

oh shit

He could quit us.

first

RIP. YOu will be missed

RIP cant believe it!!

I wish I knew how to quit him...

R.I.P.

well that sucks. he was a cool actor.

lol

Wow

meh.

Whos Heath Ledger?

Good lord. 28 is too young for this kind of thing. His poor (ex) fiancée, and daughter...RIP, good sir.

First! I wish I knew how to quit you!

What a shame. R.I.P. We will all appreciate your role in The Dark Knight even more now.

Mix of emotions. Mad that he did this, despite all his success and promise. Sad, of course for the loss of life. Disappointed that we can no longer expect to see him in future films, especially reprising his Joker role.

:'( I loved him.

jesus.

Man, thats pretty sad. I wonder if they're going to decide to "dedicate" batman to him

This makes me so sad :(

So sad. Such a waste.

Bummer.

this is very sad. I hope Batman is finished. I feel bad for his daughter. He wasn't even a "bad boy"!!!

R.I.P

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

this is very sad. I hope Batman is finished. I feel bad for his daughter. He wasn't even a "bad boy"!!!

this is very sad. I hope Batman is finished. I feel bad for his daughter. He wasn't even a "bad boy"!!!

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

3:31...she was late.

there's a joke there somewhere, but it's pretty morbid

twenty fift.... damn!

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

Good actor.
R.I.P.

That is just so sad. I feel so terrible. I hope this was just a tragic death rather than suicide.

This is one of those stories that I wish were a joke.

Hey superficial guy, time to throw another server or two or more bandwidth at this beast. Or is it just me? Getting kind of annoying.

Heath and his drugs............I can't quit you

Oh my God - I can't believe he's dead! How utterly shocking o_O

RIP :(

HAHAHAHAHA... oh this is so funny...

Whos Heath Ledger?

Hey superficial guy, time to throw another server or two or more bandwidth at this beast. Or is it just me? Annoying!

Wow. I just hope that the movie The Dark Knight will leave a bright note on his career. RIP Heath. We will miss you.

NOOOOO!!!

dammit.

i hate drugs.

He dies, yet Britney lies. WTF is that?!

Wow

Ugggggg. Why does it have to be the good ones.. it's should have been that Shithead Britney/

this fucking sucks. all these talented hollywooders popping pills and throwing their lives away.
tragic

how sad

I wonder if they'll dedicate "batman" to him

Man, thats pretty sad. I wonder if they're going to decide to "dedicate" batman to him

Mix of emotions. Mad that he did this, despite all his success and promise. Sad, of course for the loss of life. Disappointed that we can no longer expect to see him in future films, especially reprising his Joker role.

what's the matter with you people? a brilliant young australian man has thrown away his life in its prime and all you care about is who posted the first comment on here?!? May the oncoming Malthusian Catastrophe reach every corner of this soul-rotted civilization.

i wasn't expecting this one at all. such a promising actor.

Wow. I just hope that the movie The Dark Knight will leave a bright note on his career. RIP Heath. We will miss you.

Just sad ass shit.

somebody dies and people still post "first" what the hell. I'd like to know what the hell is wrong with you. When you die, I'm going to be the first one in the church at your funeral yelling "FIRST" and then we'll see how cool it is.
idiots.
have a little respect.

OMG!!!! RIP

I don't understand how people like #29 can read this site and not know who he is. Jesus.

Anyway, it's a terrible tragedy, not only was he a very talented actor, but also a new daddy. His daughter is only about 2 and will never really know (or remember) who her daddy is...

RIP Heath.

RIP -- a good guy and a fine actor.

Of all the witless, half-assed celebs out there that we all practically have a death-watch on, how did something like this happen to him? Never saw it coming.

How unbelievably tragic. Loved him from the moment he lit up the screen. To think we won't be allowed to see what could have been is unfortunate as he was a young hottie who actually had - and used - his talent. God bless his daughter. How tragic to lose your father at the age of two.

This is all part of the Viral marketing campaign for Batman. I bet a joker starts terrorizing New York.

Just sad ass shit.

HAHAHAHAHA... oh this is so funny...

Wow. I just hope that the movie The Dark Knight will leave a bright note on his career. RIP Heath. We will miss you.

HAHAHAHAHA... oh this is so funny...

God this sucks. I really liked him.
Brad Renfro was first, he was second, I wonder who will be third?

i can't believe this...

Very sad. Hollywood has lost a talented actor :-(

Let's see - a rich young actor, flush with fame and wealth, doing what he loves, dies from an accidental or intentional overdose. Looks like suicide because it's pills. Yeah, what a "tragedy" -- his poor little daughter...had a dad who didn't have the character to be grateful for having the world at his feet, and in his darkest moment (which was not very dark at all by the standards of real suffering) couldn't put his daughter first. Today the world lost a real pussy.

1. WTF.

2. Why does this site sometimes lag and fucking suck my balls? I tried to comment 15 times and we'll see if this god damn comment goes through.

heath ledger committed suicide

Three thoughts that came to mind:

oh no! I liked him as an actor and he seemed really discipline about his work...

OMG...batman...my movie...*cries*...i really wanted to see him as the joker...

I blame the olsen twins...seriously...

Well batman will be relieved to hear the joker is finally gone

Tsk tsk. I liked him. He was a good actor. And so young... It's such a shame. And it's a shocker that he died in Mary Kate's apartment! RIP...

Tsk tsk. I liked him. He was a good actor. And so young... It's such a shame. And it's a shocker that he died in Mary Kate's apartment! RIP...

Just sad ass shit.

He was a good actor and fairly good looking - he's way to young to die.
Poor Joker :(
Fairly quick update though.

Another shitty actor bites the big one. I would have picked so many others (Lindsay, Paris, Nicole, Britney) to go first, but i can't complain.
Tally this one up as another actor dead because of drugs, and now he will be praised as some tragic story, just like Anna Nichole, even though she clearly didn't deserve it either.
He wanted to be Brandon Lee (The Joker makeup was a total rip of of the Crow) but he couldn't die while filming, so he ODs afterwards. Way to be a "Hollywood Legend" you dumb shit.

Face it, his is famous for being a fag cowboy and we are all supposed to commend him for that? no thanks.
His stupidity killed him.

The Dark Knight is said to be in post production and IMDB said The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was filming. I am sure the Drk Knight is going to make a lot of money now..

WHO FUCKING CARES????

Actors are a dime a dozen. He was ok but not great by any means. And suicide is for cowards.

NEXT!

Another shitty actor bites the big one. I would have picked so many others (Lindsay, Paris, Nicole, Britney) to go first, but i can't complain.
Tally this one up as another actor dead because of drugs, and now he will be praised as some tragic story, just like Anna Nichole, even though she clearly didn't deserve it either.
He wanted to be Brandon Lee (The Joker makeup was a total rip of of the Crow) but he couldn't die while filming, so he ODs afterwards. Way to be a "Hollywood Legend" you dumb shit.

Face it, his is famous for being a fag cowboy and we are all supposed to commend him for that? no thanks.
His stupidity killed him.

This is just so sad. He was so good in every movie I've seen of his, especially Monsters Ball.

whoa. that's too bad. :(

that really sucks, but it wouldn't have happened if he were on nudistconnect.com. No, arabs, blacks, jews, gays, asians, hispanics, or drug addicted suicidal maniacs there. they prescreen. So sexy!

Shocking as hell.

I hope that Lindsay Lohan is paying attention.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. He must have been hurting far more about his split with Michelle Williams than he ever let on. So sad for his family, so sad for his daughter, so sad for the future he could have lived.

RIP.

Man..... I just feel like crying for that family. A daddy is so important to a little girl's upbringing, and that couple could and should have made it. They seemed..... so real. I think that I will stop following celebrity gossip now. Nothing is real in Hollywood.

How very, very sad.... I'm sorry for all that loved him.

@100 Monsters Ball was good but not because of Heath..

He pulled a Jim Morrison D:

I can't believe a lot of these people. No wonder the world is the way it is these days with unrespecting fuck wits around. Think of the life and the sad life his little angel Matilda will now have without her Daddy. This has hit me hard being from Australia and watching him grow up from being on Home and Away to where he got to in Hollywood. I am sad and pass my condolences on to his family. God Bless, RIP Heath.

death is such a scary sad thing, goddamn.

Wow, this is really sad. I'll miss him, he was a good actor.

RIP Heath.

Like just about everyone else here, I was shocked and saddened to read this news and find it almost impossible to believe. Such a shame to lose someone so talented at such a young age. My heart goes out to his daughter who will have to grow up without knowing her father.

He was gutless. Couldn't commit to his daughter or her mom, couldn't make it past a little emotional distress. Total fuckin wimp. Thinning the herd is never tragic.

Wow this sucks. I really wish it had been Lindsay Lohan or Amy Winehouse or some other worthless, worn out crackface who had OD'd instead of him. They (probably) do a hell of a lot more drugs than he ever did. Heath never made an ass of himself in the media, and I thought the guy was a class act. This is so surprising and so tragic, he was a very good actor, just starting to get the recognition as a real actor, not just a "teen heartthrob" character like in A Knight's Tale. I'm seeing shades of James Dean here. Whether it was suicide or not, it's awful. Especially when a young person dies at the top of their game, and has a lot of potential. I'll definitely see the new Batman movie, it looked like his Joker character would have been the best role he'd ever done. R.I.P. Heath.

right. on.

Sadder than most celeb deaths these days.

Wonder what will become of Gilliam's current film.

my condolances to his family...

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Thanks,

Jimmy

This is a SHOCK, As I never heard of neither many of his close friends and associated probably did not know that he had a drug problem, unless this is a fatal reaction to some legit drugs he was prescribed.

His career was about to take off too with Dark Knight coming out this summer, and I expected to hear this happen to Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears not Ledger.

#88 right there with you!

Playing the role of the Joker (a MUCH more evil version than we've seen), disturbed him. Maybe not THE cause, but a contributing factor?

CNN quoted him as saying he could only sleep 2 hrs a night because of the Joker role.

Did he die of AIDS?

Anyone who had Heath Ledger ahead of Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse in the death pool just make a lot of money.

as sad as it is...people who kill themselves...esp ones who have familys are cowards and should no sympathy should be given to the individual...i do however feel sorry for his family

guess gylenhall gets the tent to himself now

Trust in Jesus Christ as the atonement for your sins!

i can't believe some people are crass and heartless enough to redicule someone who tragically is now dead. shame on you internet bully

RIP Heath. Many people go through the pain of loss and break ups, the dark days of sadness... some of us find strength to move on, some of us fall to our darkest deamons. It was likely those deamons who made you the actor you are, and now, you leave behind a brave and inspiring body of work.

May Heaven await your soul

Maybe he tried to snort the Ashley Olsen, and she wasn't as skinny as he thought. Tragic.

@87. I have to agree with you!!

i can't believe some people are crass and heartless enough to redicule someone who tragically is now dead. shame on you internet bully

RIP Heath. Many people go through the pain of loss and break ups, the dark days of sadness... some of us find strength to move on, some of us fall to our darkest deamons. It was likely those deamons who made you the actor you are, and now, you leave behind a brave and inspiring body of work.

May Heaven await your soul

Maybe he tried to snort Ashley Olsen, and she wasn't as skinny as he thought. Tragic.

#88 right there with you!

he was boinking Mary-Kate - xrist, he's been suicidal for a while.

#88 right there with you!

#88 right there with you!

#88 right there with you!

#88 right there with you!

@106 It was good because of Halle's tits and ass.

I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM! WAH WAH WAH! IT'S SUCH A TRAGEDY! WAH WAH WAH!

He was young, rich, successful, and he decided to do drugs and date Mary-Kate Olsen instead of raising his daughter with her mom in a family. And then he killed himself when...what? he found out she had dieted away her vagina? FUCK HIM and all like him. The world is better off - his daughter is certainly better off - without a whiny weak-assed loser like him.

I'll always remember him for his role in 'Ten Things I Hate About You' mainly because it was the first Ledger movie I ever saw and I just love the movie in general. He was a great actor, he will be missed.

Fuck, I still can't believe he's gone...

The JOKER role killed him.
He got into the role too much.

No one knows if it was suicide or an accidental overdose. It's so sad that a lot of people here are just spewing vitriol without basis or cause. He was a talented young man, with a little baby daughter. This is sad no matter how you spin it. It doesn't automatically become funny or a worthless story just because he was an actor.

It just seems like a sad, everyday story and I feel sorry for his daughter and Michelle Williams -- I'm sure they will wonder for the rest of their lives, what might have been. After all, it ain't over till it's over, and for him, it is. Sad.

So so sad. My heart says a prayer for his passage. Poor soul.

Oh well. Not to sound callous, but now at least someone who may appreciate their fame will get the good roles he got. I am sick of the "fame scares me" bullshit that some of these fuckers spout. Here's an idea, be a fucking accountant, no stalkerazzi chasing them, unless they are boning BritBrit (British Britney).

Owen dates Kate Hudson, Owen slashes wrists. Heath dates Kate Hudson, Heath swallows a bottle of pills. Hmmm.....

That's really really shocking, so weird. I can't quite believe it.
I kind of grew up with Heath Ledger - from 10 Things I Hate About You as a teenager up to his recent films - and never thought he'd be the type to die so tragically.
My thoughts are with his daughter and the rest of his family.

What a tragedy...
So sad. He will be missed. Poor little Matilda.

"Playing the role of the Joker (a MUCH more evil version than we've seen), disturbed him. Maybe not THE cause, but a contributing factor?

CNN quoted him as saying he could only sleep 2 hrs a night because of the Joker role."

You're fucking kidding me, right? What a fucking pansy. No wonder he took the selfish/gutless way out. Good riddance.

To the person who said, "Thinning the herd is never tragic". I hope you have those words engraved on your tombstone.

The anus was unremarkable.

I still have the old GQ magazine from 2 years ago with him on the cover. Haven't watched Brokeback, but I thought he seemed to be a pretty clean guy. I totally think other coked out actresses would have died instead of him. What a loss.

WHAAAAT THE... :O

*Sigh* This really is a horrible, horrible thing to have happened.. and it makes me sad that more people are concerned about the damn Batman movie than an actual PHYSICAL MAN'S LIFE. How disgusting. Grow up you cunts. I agree with #70. And RIP Heath. Sorry that you couldn't get help sooner.

Judging by that picture, he must have been upset about his hairline.

what does Tom Cruise has to say about this?

I thought Lohan or Spears would go first

holy shit

It's always tragic when anyone dies this young, whether it's a movie star or a starry-eyed naive kid from the Midwest sacrificed in Iraq.

Heath was a great actor. He was far more than a good-looking guy reading lines. He literally broke my heart in "Monster's Ball".

R.I.P. :(:(

So, so sad for the daugher who will never know him.

It appears this may have been a successful suicide attempt. In that light, @87 I couldn't agree more. Sure it's sad that a guy's dead, and by all accounts he was a decent actor. Regardless he was a parent and this selfish jerk goes and offs himself. No need to mourn him.

And #145, you should have "Good riddance" engraved on yours.

3,929 Heath and Heathers have died in Iraq. It's a tragic age to die, with so much ahead of them. It's so easy to forget that so many soldiers have faces, family, hopes, dreams, disappointments, and so on. Please vote to bring our troops out of harm's way. Heath Ledger's death hurts me personally, it does. But thinking of how many thousands of soldiers I don't even know a thing about hurts me to the core. We've got to give the real wound in our country some treatment.

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Can't say that I saw this one coming, though there is little doubt in my mind that this was self-induced. Sad because he has a child. RIP.

@99... you truly are an ass way to go.

This is really sad, and it makes you wonder what just how bad his life had to seem to him in order to do such a thing. And as sad as this is, I feel horrible for his daughter

Christ, here we go again. The moaning and the exaggerating, and especially the exaggerated moaning. He was an above-average actor, no better than that, and yes, suicide is the coward's way out (as is running away from a family you started, instead of making a commitment). This is not tragic in any way, it's typical Hollywood: no character, no integrity.

I am incredibly sad and in complete shock over this. being from australia, i feel like i watched him grow up before being poisoned by the hollywood scene. what an amazing talent, and what a shame his beautiful little girl will grow up without her father.

If he did infact kill himself, that is Bull Shit, while he had everything, I am stuck in this fucking cubical thinking, about how my life fucking sucks. Way to go Heath.

Poor brokeback. Maybe he died looking for food in MK's apartment...

Oh god. I loved him, man. I'm shocked. :/
He was one of my favorites.
Rest in peace. <3

I just heard on "E" that the "masseuse" was a guy from a male escort outcall service. They called it an unsubstantiated rumor but supposedly there are people saying this guy had been seen frequently at the same location in recent days. There's also some question about the pills (maybe not sleeping pills, maybe "poppers") and whether the guy went into the apartment and only LATER called for help.

Getting interesting now...

Its amazing how you people can turn a suicide from depression or whatever into some selfish annoyance that you havent topped yourself off first, or that he had no talent and therefore shouldn't be mourned. ridiculous. He's a human being, someone's dad, someone's son, and he was that before he became another hollywood statistic. dont hate the player, hate the game.

Good Night, Sweet Prince

holy fuck. he was the hottest person in the world in a knights tale. FUUUUUCCCKK!!!!!

and he was like, a west aussie boy too?????????

i will never be able to watch 10 things i hate about you again.

A person commits suicide when they are without hope. To all of you so cold to deny even a minute of charitable thoughts towards any person so filled with despair then I hope you know such sadness until you do finally understand.

This caught me so off guard & got me so upset, I almost threw up when I read this. I guess I never released just how much I liked him & his acting. He also always reminded me of an old friend so it seemed like someone I really knew died. I feel so badly for Michelle Williams and their daughter. How tragic, what a waste. And so young. Now that I look back on his filmography, I see that maybe he picked roles that mirrored his life...Monsters Ball, Candy(...no, not Brokeback!) Candy especially, since it was all about drug addicts and them trying to quit that life. I never knew he had a drug or depression problem but now it seems to make things clearer; the messed up relationship w/ Michelle, the reason he always looked so crappy and grumpy even though he was so capable of being a really handsome man....he was suffering from drug addiction and depression! (I wonder what he was doing at MK's apartment and if there's some clues as to whats going on in her life also; maybe a wake up call for her??) Anyways, this just sucks! I am so sad. May he rest in peace, and he will be missed DEARLY.

How sad:( Heath was such a good actor. It's so hard to believe he's gone. He had so much going for him. Heath will truly be missed. I pray for his family and friends. For some reason, God decided to take him at the height of his career. Much Love to the Ledger family. May God Bless them.

I agree with #87.
I only feel sorry that his family members have to miss him for the rest of their lives.

I guess the Joker is guaranteed as a blockbuster now. If his performance is deemed Oscar worthy it will be even more sad that he won't be there for the acceptance speech.

This is just sad, not an opportunity to spew funnies. I admired his work as an actor - And no matter what one's opinion is regarding overdose/suicide there must be a glimmer in anyone who has a heart to offer the man peace during this difficult aftermath of his unfortunate death.

Hey #99 - why don't you suck a fart outta my ass you heartless cunt!

It's a tragedy that he died so young, and so far, it hasn't been proven that he killed himself. Show a little respect!! He was a good actor and a father. Think of how his daughter will cope with all this?

I can see how they'll use this for PSA's for drug abuse. I can see it now, a cgi Heath Ledger and Joker in a room.
Heath asks the Joker, "You hear any good jokes lately?"
Joker turns to camera, "No, because I'm dead."

@165 - I'm hearing stuff like that too. Fox News (sorry, I was channel flipping) is reporting that he was found nude - face down. Surrounded by pills. Sounds like simple math to me. I wonder when they'll start mentioning a semen sample found at the scene?

Mary-Kate Olsen, she was the one in REHAB right???????

that is really sad. i'm bummed out.

He played homosexual parts in too many gay movie, and this must have made God unhappy.

Vote 1 - Huckabee!

This is what happens when you date an Olsen twin. Watch yourself, Lance Armstrong.

@ 142

We're on the same page. Not that this is funny. But I don't believe in coincidences. R.I.P. Heath.

I don't think he killed himself. I think he bled to death when get got high and tried to shave his pussy. Look, you have a kid, you muddle through whatever you have to, to BE THERE for her. You don't check out, like a selfish coward. If that was his true character (or lack thereof) the little girl is way better off without such a loser for a daddy.

wow this is sad news! now to COSIMA: you are an ignorant!

woodhorse, and why again, was mr ledger without hope? people commit suicide because they can't cope. billions of people every day have seen more despair but manage to have the fortitude to keep trying. it's the selfish people who off themselves because they can't figure out that they were meant to serve society, not the other way around.

I heard he died of a ruptured colon.

no 180 you are insensitive retard. go fuck yourself.

so sad.

His daughter is like Freddie Prinze Jr and Francis Bean Cobain now.

@145
"Two months ago he was having trouble sleeping because of the Joker role. ...He said that he took one Ambien and nothing happen then took a second and only slept for an hour."

He really just didn't leave the role at the set.
There won't be a Dark Knight part 2. If so, I guarantee the Joker role won't be as good.

If you have standards, you stick with them through thick and thin. If you don't, you abandon them and do whatever you think is best for you. Sorry, no praise for absentee fathers who commit suicide when life gets a tiny bit difficult for them. Which in Heath Ledger's case was what? Not enough millions? Not enough A-list roles? Not enough girlfriends? Not enough drugs?

It's sickening to read these knee-jerk responses, all the broken-hearted support for doing things the wrong way. No wonder society is so fucked up, and parenting is at an all-time low.

Go back to your repetitive Britney "jokes" ("Shitney! Hahaha!"). It's what you do best.

i can't believe it!!! TT
R.I.P Heath

i can't believe it!!! TT
R.I.P Heath

i really cannot imagine how this is going to affect Batman. It is truly a shame to see actors as young as 25 ( Brad Renfro) and 28 (Heath) who likely dont even understand that their lives have barely just begun, already throwing them away on drugs.

ATTENTION WHORE!

Anyone care to guess whether or not Jake is hugging a western shirt, weeping softly whilst standing in front of a window that looks out on to the desolate plains...?

GET THOSE PILLS TO BRITNEY A.S.A.P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

damn it. why couldnt it have been that fatass jho instead??

Is this what you get for making a pro gay movie? now he's paying the price, hope he brought an air conditioner.

WTF OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what do Brad Renfro and Heath Ledger have in common? Movies where they get buttfucked! "Bully" (Brad) and...well, you know.

Believe in the Old Testament God, people, and repent before it's too late.

I've just read that he had an existing heart problem. Maybe that was the cause of death.

@ 193 - I'm sure Batman is coping with the loss. Tool

Relax people, he's probably just faking it (like Elvis) just for the attention.

Heath just discovered that Satan is exactly as portrayed on South Park. Which isn't all bad, for Heath, because clearly he enjoys getting it in the ass. Which is why he's in Hell now.

He was weak.

Some of you people are insane, how can you laugh and joke about the death of any person? Get some bloody help before you fuck up your own lives!

He was going down on Olsen and accidently swallowed her, like a chicken bone, and chocked to death.

this is so depressing. even moreso that it could have been intentional....but either way, very sad. =[

Must have had to much crack, just like in Brokeback........

Found naked.

#99 - How in the world can you compare Heath Ledger with Anna Nicole Smith?! One was an Oscar nominated first rate actor while the other was a third rate reality tv personality. While both sadly died leaving young children behind there is no other comparison.

Heath was a great actor and I for one am sad that we will never see how far that talent would have taken him. I do not understand the drug culture or how these talented people risk their lives for it. It's a sad commentary on our times - as is this site.

He was sexually ambiguous. In those cases, when they become dads, they molest their daughters, usually for a long period of time. This is the opposite of tragedy. His daughter just escaped years of trauma at the hands of this freak.

What a tragedy. Great actor. Feel horrible for his little daughter. RIP buddy.

How Happy! :)

I heard that Tom Cruise first found Heath struggling for life and DID NOTHING.

Effin Scientologists, they're less than useless.

Check out the NYTimes article--Olsen's reps deny that the apartment was theirs for what that's worth.

Really really sad

I'm in complete shock. He was such a talented actor--his work in Brokeback Mountain was amazing. RIP Heath Ledger.

A side note: please people, save the Christian rhetoric for Bible study. And the anti-gay slurs are ignorant and insensitive. Get a clue.

That fucking blows. Why cant Britney DIE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why Heath and not Lohan?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Please, no more "can't quit you" jokes. It wasn't even funny the first time. As for you, #70--WOW. I can't believe somebody else knows how the use the phrase "Malthusian." I mean, yeah, I do, but I'm like Super Nerdette.

i cannot belive it....im in shock!!...last night i was watching a preview of the new batman and i couldnt recogniza who the joker was...i was like who's the joker who's the joker...the little bit i saw about his interpretation was great...and now i found out he died...my gosh!!!

i cannot belive it....im in shock!!...last night i was watching a preview of the new batman and i couldnt recogniza who the joker was...i was like who's the joker who's the joker...the little bit i saw about his interpretation was great...and now i found out he died...my gosh!!!

this is sooo sad!

Shit that sucks.

I wonder if that little troll cunt who owned the apartment had anything to do with it. I say give her the electric chair and then let's see if she had any involvement afterwards.

#200, ewwww....I remember that!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!

Too Bad!

Although He should have been killed for doing that Butt-fuck Mountain flick.

To all who left negative comments - when you die, wouldn't it be funny if someone sodomized your corpse and shit in your grave? Or urn, if that's the way you're going. I think afterwards, I'll come onto the Superficial and write a funny little limerick about the whole thing. Cheers, =).

What a sad, unexpected loss...

His respect for quality cinema was obvious in the few, yet bold roles he chose; most notably, as the Joker. I find it both crude and ignorant to dismiss his death as a cowardly act, especially given that the circumstances are not yet known. Prior to today I have never once heard anything dishonorable about him, unlike the other celebrities that swarm gossip sites.

Regardless, the loss of a father, a promising artist, and by all other accounts stand-up man is truly disheartening.

Oh my, this is such a major and tragic...............wait a second,
who died again? Heath who? And I should care why again??

RIP Heath Ledger, he was a talented actor. How sad for his daughter.

I was eating a heath bar when I heard the news....coinsidence,I think not

Whoa.....

Threw it all away. Such a waste.

@185 No, people who can't cope end up on welfare or drugs. Saying people who commit suicide are "selfish" as if they took something desireable that didn't belong to them is fucking stupid. Thinking that all people have the same ability to deal with pain is like saying that all people have the ability to be professional football players. Also fucking stupid. Why can't you just be glad it wasn't you?

He was a good actor, what a bummer :( Now I won't be able to watch my favorite movie (10 Things I Hate About You ) without thinking about this.

231 was using pages of a dictionary for toilet paper and then couldn't spell when posting. Coincidence? I think not.

Some people use drugs to get high/party - it's called "recreational drug use". Some people use drugs to self medicate. Those people are hurt in some way.

sad how such promising talent could disappear suddenly like that.

i hope his take on the joker immortalizes him in fame...
RIP

@200, You foregot Ned Betty in deliverance..

This sucks. He'll blow everyone out of the water with his Joker portrayal and he won't be around to enjoy the accolades. "What a waste of good talent," as my friend put it.
And in the meantime, Britney Spears is still nom-nom-nomming down on fried chicken and talking in a British accent. It's funny how we all know full and well she has some kind of drug problem, and yet nothing happens to her, yet Heath Ledger suddenly dies and we're all like, "He had a drug problem?"

I blame Tom Cruise.

I just want to say that you will be missed greatly in the hollywood community Heath you were the true method actor and one hell of a gentleman .
I also want to say that the press blows this shit way out of proportion and I want all of you to know that if I were there at the scene you all would be dead, i mean who in there right mind comes up with some of the dumb ass conclusions that you people do, i mean you take pictures at celebs screwing up in theirs, when really for most of you should point the camera at yourself and see really how fucked up you are. You people are hellbent on invading other people's privacy but yet are the first to speak up about abolishing the patriot act. hmmm paradox much.... i guess so. So to all you people at the press, i say this FUCK YOU.

Someone should pistol-whip the next fucker that multi-posts.

This site's gone to the shitter.

Some of you are idiots. If it was a suicide, he must have been hurting very badly, for reasons we don't know. Suicide is not a "knee-jerk" reaction....where do you people get your asshole psychology from? People only commit suicide when they feel so truly depressed (in a way most of us, I hope to God, never feel) that they can see no other way out.

Stop assuming that because you saw a few of his movies you know what he did and why he did it. Just be thankful it wasn't you or someone around you and shut the fuck up.

Seriously sad. Another one goes.

Seriously sad. Another one goes.

@244 and 245, As someone above said, "What a pussy" Life sucked for him. It is tobad that he killed himself. He was a good actor.

Maybe fish should put up a better picture of the guy.

This one's not so flattering..

Very tragic :'( I can relate as I am a depressive, despite my awesome looks, intelligence and family. It simply cannot be helped sometimes, the feeling that one cannot go on.

Every liberal actor feels the need to tell us how to live our lives yet they can't even take care of themselves.

so sad.
it's a shame some people slagging off someone they didn't even know, pretty low.
feel for his family

Superficial writers, you are losing your mojo! I was checking in every 10 or so minutes since 1pm waiting for you to cover the story!!!!

It's really a shocker though. Usually this kind of thing happens to C-list nobodies, like Brad Renfro.

Stripped of all his wealth and fame, Heath still was a human being and his death is tragic.

Did he die because of suicide? IF he did, then he already paid the price for that mistake with his life (there can't be anything more costly than one's life) and the rest of you who say he doesn't deserved to be mourned have no right to say that.

May his death serve as a lesson that fortune and fame doesn't give you the ticket to a happy life. As for the drugs, they should be shoved down the throats of BritBrit's and Lindsay's parents.

What's with the first posts and "I hope they finished Batman!"shit? How selfish are some of you!

Well, that's one way to shut Britney up for a day.

Too bad. I was hoping to see how his balding progressed.

@212 - What the FUCK? What is wrong with you

Shoking! I still don't believe it...

what does first mean?

How come everyone Kate Hudson dates commits suicide?

And Britney's still alive.

Fucking SELFISH!!! I dont care how much he was hurting......he hurt his friends and family 100x's more

Fucking SELFISH!!! I dont care how much he was hurting......he hurt his friends and family 100x's more

Damnit! Now who will love Donnie Darko like no other?
For real, this is tragic.....I watched Viggo's bouncing man-flesh and now this....Hopefully, a few people take the plunge and follow in his footsteps (my fingers are crossed that Jared Leto gets rope happy soon).

I was truly shocked when I heard this, I don't remember ever hearing his name connected with any kind of drug use or drug problems. If this was suicide, I hope he found peace. If it was an accident, I hope his family and friends can forgive his weakness.

Thats So Awful....My Sympathy Goes Out To His Wife & Daughter :*(

first renfro now ledger which fagtor will be next

I don't know, I think this story will turn out to be quite different from what all of you are saying. There are reports now that a suicide note was found, which among other things begged his daughter for forgiveness. It was an "open secret" that his breakup with Michelle Williams involved her saying to friends that he was unfit as a dad because of his drug use, but also other disturbing behavior that was emerging involving the daughter. Also an "open secret" is his personal history of abuse, which I guess is no big thing among actors. Still, it's one thing to feel sympathy for somebody, as Michelle did after she got to know Heath, and quite another thing to see them act out their problems in a way that damages an innocent. Word to the wise: try waiting at least 24 hours before building a shrine to this guy (unless you enjoy looking like a complete tool when the facts come out).

eternal rest grant unto him, o lord
and let perpetual light shine upon him

#268 - why you talkin to me? He's on the eternal downlow now, baby.

Pity.

And Winehouse, Dr. Phil and frigging Britney Spears walk among us.

Tragic.

young hollywood is a shit
britney lindsay the olsen amy winehouse...
I'm not shocked
It's just the top of the iceberg,but you see how shitty is this world everyday..also here..on the superficial

Whoever said Brad Renfo was the year's first celeb death (can't find the post now!)... Let's not forget Vampira, of Ed Wood fame, who died on Jan 10. And Suzanne Pleshette died on Jan 17 (after Renfro).

Completely and utterly shocked over this. I loved him in all his movies and he will be missed.

no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He was an ok actor and an irresponsible human being, as shown by his last act. No sympathy. In fact, all you weepies should be ashamed of yourselves - the innocent daughter is the tragedy in all this, not the self-obsessed actor who couldn't see beyond his own trivial upsets.

@267

Reports of a suicide note and molesting his daughter? Bullshit. Post a link to these reports or STFU.

Times like these you realise who the retarded are among us. Case in point, some of the people who have posted some thoughtless stuff.

Heath, man... I am so sad that you left us. This is a sad day.

"Life is pain. Get used to it."

Line from a movie. Too bad my pussy of a "dad" was too weak to handle it. For the record, I'm glad he's gone. I'm ashamed of him already.

Things usually happen in 3s. Renfro, Ledger...Spears? Lohan? Hilton? Please Lord.

Ledger's death is tragic because human waste is the biggest sin.

You know what? I take it back - Renfro and Ledger don't deserve to be attached to those vacuous bitches.

But in all honesty, Ledger is tragic but not a surprise.

If you noticed - in almost every photo - he always carried his sadness in his eyes.

RIP.

R.I.P he was a great actor thets not fair .....

@ 266 - Hopefully you.

#276 - nice potty mouth. And you're lazy too, like other lemmings who accept what they read here because they can't be bothered to get information themselves. The thing you're using to masturbate (to "poooooooooor Heath!!!") is called a computer. It can do lots of things, like connect to other computers with REAL information. But...lazy, and retarded too. Sorry, I can't help you. Not because it's not possible, but because you're not worth it.

@282

Just like I thought, you made it up. STFU cunt.

wow........thats a real shocker

In the pic up above, he's wearing a shirt that says "Hooker." There are many pictures of him wearing this shirt.

It got me wondering -- did Heath have gay sex to advance his career? This is very, very common in Hollywood. It's also a theme in his movies, and not just Brokeback Mountain. He is a drug-addict strung along by a gay creep in an indie film called Candy ( his best role. )

Maybe he sold his body to get ahead and just couldn't handle the memories. I'm not buying that it was depression over Michelle Williams. Heath has always been a player and was banging Lohan, Kate Hudson, apparently Mary-Kate Olsen, and God knows who else in the months before he died.

I can't believe you people calling him selfish for committing suicide before anyone knows if it was suicide....get a life....

He had pneumonia when he died....maybe something about that could have been the cause????

BATMAN, YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR!

He seemed like a really decent guy. He seemed like a normal dude in Knight's Tale. Fuck me ....is Holywood fucked up these days or what!!!! Why are actors so fuckin unstable? Why couldn't Tom Cruise be the overdose victim? I'd sleep way better at night knowing TC was deceased rather than some decent Australian dude who portrayed good guys in the movies and was simply playing himself rather than TC who pretends to be a good guy in the movies and in reality is an evil fuckin Hitler type who supports an organization that intends to take away my human rights and freedoms..... Howefer (yes I've had one too many glasses of wine tonight), Tom has actually portrayed himself a few times....Vanilla Sky, Magnolia, Collateral. TC fuck off and die, Heath Ledger...you were Ok dude! Rest in peace bro.

At least you made yourself clear, #276/283. Nobody has such anger and channels it by using the word "cunt" - nobody except an angry repressed gay "man." No wonder you're so upset, Brokeback was a watershed for you, both figuratively and literally (if it's salty water). Sorry, I didn't mean to touch a nerve, especially one so closely connected to your prostate.

wow....... what a shocker i cant belive he would do that. he wasw so young
a real tragedy and not even to live for his daughter,what a shit head no offence to heath freaks..... why could'nt it be like george cloony or hillary clinton
-.- what has the world come 2?????

wow....... what a shocker i cant belive he would do that. he wasw so young
a real tragedy and not even to live for his daughter,what a shit head no offence to heath freaks..... why could'nt it be like george cloony or hillary clinton
-.- what has the world come 2?????

wow....... what a shocker i cant belive he would do that. he wasw so young
a real tragedy and not even to live for his daughter,what a shit head no offence to heath freaks..... why could'nt it be like george cloony or hillary clinton
-.- what has the world come 2?????

wow....... what a shocker i cant belive he would do that. he wasw so young
a real tragedy and not even to live for his daughter,what a shit head no offence to heath freaks..... why could'nt it be like george cloony or hillary clinton
-.- what has the world come 2?????

#285
Thats just stupid.
My T-shirt says "HOLY S-#-%-*-! The GOONIES". I spose that means I go on epic adventures beneath the ground with crazy fat kids, gadget savvy asians and bi-curious inbred mutants hunting for pirate ships?

Can't believe he's gone.. i really thought it was a joke when I first heard it. how sad.. T_T

I don't agree with all the harsh comments, but I also don't understand the corpse worship. Why automatically think favorably about somebody simply because they stopped living? I don't know much at all about Heath Ledger, about the man, his life, why he made the choice he did while living, and why he died the way he did. Neither do you. There's some unsavory-sounding stuff about the circumstances of his death, and that combined with drug use, refusing to marry Michelle Williams and form a proper family for his daughter, and hooking up with Mary-Kate Olson (wtf???)...it all makes me have some doubts, and withhold judgment one way or another until the facts are in.

The other 99% of the time, you're all hardass skeptics, properly so, about Hollywood and celebrity. But then a celeb dies, and you go all mushy, without the slightest knowledge of who you're mourning, the only conclusion is what the celebs themselves say: the haters are all fawning fans underneath, and hurt and angry that the celebs don't care about them. PATHETIC!

So, let me get this right. A self-absorbed actor takes sleeping pills and, either being suicidal or a complete dumbass, takes too many pills and ends up killing himself.

I really don't understand the sympathy on this thread. If he was suicidal, he didn't want to be here anyway and didn't a give a fuck as to the consequences of his actions. If it was a overdose, he must've forgot how to READ THE DIRECTIONS on the bottle his sleeping pills came in. Either way, he CHOSE how this was gonna end up.

So save your tears for the people in Darfur, Iraq and Afghanistan instead of self-absorbed, narcissistic actor who may or may not have been able to FOLLOW SIMPLE DIRECTIONS.

I was just seeing a preview of Batman about how him being the Joker and Jack Nicholson and stuff and then this news came up. I was very surprised and I can only hope that he rest in peace and wish well to those who are affected by his passing.

this sucks. I loved him. He was such a cool actor. I don't buy the whole 'he drugged himself to death' thing...=( I'm so sorry he's dead. R.I.P

So so sad. His career was really starting to get interesting and to see it cut short is a shame. His passing along with Brad Renfro's is so tragic. Here's a recent interview of Heath talking about death and his own mortality.

http://www.webcastr.com/videos/films-shorts/ledgers-eerily-prophetic-interview.html

no foul play? clearly theyve tricked all you dumbasses but i seriously doubt there was no foul play. pills right next to his bed? come on now.