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| Ennis Del Mar no mo.......Star of Brokeback Mountain found dead |
| 2008-01-23 |
| Heath Ledger, the Australian actor nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for his depiction of a brooding gay cowboy, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. He was 28. He was discovered in his bedroom in the apartment in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan at 3.30pm by a housekeeper and a masseuse whom he had called for an appointment. They found him unconscious on the floor and called emergency services when he failed to respond. According to the entertainment news website TMZ.com, paramedics tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Prescription medicines were found in the room and police confirmed they were investigating a possible overdose, though there was no indication his death had been accidental or otherwise. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 #9 PENN STATE INTEL-PYWAR claims the life of another kid. Posted by JosephMendiola Uh, huh. No >>>>'s this time? |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2008-01-23 18:51 |
| #10 Re the "accidental death" reports: that can't be determined until toxicology tests are completed. Depending on the waiting list, that could take a couple of months. There are hearsay reports that Ledger had pnemonia when he died. Sounds unlikely because that condition requires intense treatment with anti-biotics, which wouldn't be compatible with known treatment that he was taking for "insomnia." (Apparently he admitted that problem to friends.) He earned $6 million in total for the last 2 released movies; he received more for "Batman." Career concerns are an unlikely cause for any mood disorder. Wait until the Coroner looks at the Medical Investigator' reports. Police will have their own report on anything that might have motivated either an overdose or lethal mixing on drugs. |
| Posted by: Injun Shusoling9192 2008-01-23 18:16 |
| #9 PENN STATE INTEL-PYWAR claims the life of another kid. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-01-23 17:59 |
| #8 RIP. Of course, the Westboro Baptist |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-23 17:15 |
| #7 Besides the multi RX combination of Ambien and valium reported, they also found a rolled up $ bill with white powder next to his naked body as he awaited the massage therapist...and the maid called Mary Kate Olson's bodyguard before calling 911! Just another salacious tale of celebrities Gone Wild. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-01-23 16:03 |
| #6 I blame Harley Quinn. Girl is insatiable. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-01-23 13:27 |
| #5 I've seen the first 10 minutes of the new Batman movie, and the Joker as portrayed by Ledger is a no-holds psychopath; truly disturbing. It'll be weird watching him in that movie this July. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2008-01-23 12:53 |
| #4 gonna miss not seeing Knights Tale 2. mourning show had all sorts of excuses for him - it was an accident, the roles he played, too wound up, he wanted freedom but was married and working, a disturbed man who got into acting to get out of cooking class, etc. That and every other clip mentioned was about 'the brooding gay cowboy'. oh, I see the coffee is done.. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-01-23 10:39 |
| #3 Shooting star |
| Posted by: Bill Cheresing8196 2008-01-23 09:43 |
| #2 According to National Review, he admitted in an interview that playing the character of The Joker (a psychopath if ever there was) in the latest Batman movie was psychologically stressful for him. If it turns out (as it seems) that he destroyed himself because of some sort of mental illness, that would be truly sad. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-01-23 09:24 |
| #1 There goes the sequel... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-01-23 09:06 |