Missy Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 From TMZ.com: TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime. The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. He plays The Joker in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight." HOLY SHIT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 From TMZ.com: TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime. The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. He plays The Joker in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight." HOLY SHIT! Damn. Only 28 too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Um... wow. That came out of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mull Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Shocked doesnt feel like the right word for how I feel at the moment, really sad to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 My blood honestly ran cold when I read the headline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wow, well he will be missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm going to take a morbid wager and assume it was drugs of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 My God. That sucks. I thought that he was someone destined to be one of those classic actors, you know? Like De Niro or something, by the time he got to old age. It's a damn shame. He was my age with a family too. Makes me swallow hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Seriously, what the fuck... Selfish fucking bastard. He has a daughter to care about and he goes and does this. What exactly is going wrong in his life where he thought it was that bad... I know you can't ever know what was going on in someone's mind when this happens, but what demons was he battling that it could have gotten to this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Early reports are citing that drugs may be a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Until there's proof this was an OD, let's not rag on the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Is there even proof there was drugs in his system? Or that he took drugs? Get the fuck off until it's proven. Because if he had a bad heart you look like a lunatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Just rotten, chilling news. 28 is too young, doubly so considering he had a young daughter. Somebody mentioned it over on the Oratory, but I certainly agree that this is going to make The Dark Knight a much different experience than it would've been before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Even IF there are drugs in his system, can we at least wait till his body's cold before we start jumping on the guy? He was a young man with a little girl and he was showing signs of an incredible career. He's been dead for THREE HOURS. I'm sure details will come out sooner rather than later. This is a tragedy no matter what led up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I don't have my laptop because it's in the shop, but I heard about this looking over at a classmate's laptop during my statistics class. I couldn't believe it. I still can't. I can't even think straight right now. By the way, sleeping pills were found by his body. It very well could have been an overdose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malpractice Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 horrible news r.i.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Quick browse of the Oratory to see if there was any extra news, and I see a bunch of guys tripping over themselves to make lame jokes at the guy's expense. Good to see the place hasn't changed much since I left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I know. It's a huge shocker to see that kind of behavior in the OTT forum, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker's Groupie Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 OMFG that's so sad. He was such a good actor. R.I.P. Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 It sounds like an accidental overdose. Whether it was medication or other drugs, who knows. The fact that he was sick from pneumonia when he took it probably helped kill him. It sucks. I've been a fan of his since 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale. This is from an older interview: “Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night,” he said. “I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going.” One night he took an Ambien, which failed to work. He took a second one and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing. It sounds like he might have had a sleep disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 It sounds like he might have had a sleep disorder. That and depression or something in the obsessive compulive spectrum. He obviously needed more help than he was getting if he was taking sleeping pills...especially with pneumonia. Sad. I feel sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Quick browse of the Oratory to see if there was any extra news, and I see a bunch of guys tripping over themselves to make lame jokes at the guy's expense. Good to see the place hasn't changed much since I left. Haha, same old, same old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yep, more than happy to take back my original post. I heard pills and dead celebrity and just lashed out. Happy to recant and wait until all the facts are in. Feel free to delete my post or keep it up to remind my of my impulsive stupidity. I had a friend attempt with pills last year so this hit a nerve I guess. If some one could clarify for me though, they are saying accidental but there were pills spilled on the floor. Wouldn't that indicate some type of binge, not 'the label states take 2, I really need sleep so I'll take 6' sort of thing? But then if he was sick and he took only a mild amount over it could have a really bad effect, if he was already weak from illness. But would that be straight away, causing the 'spilled pills'. Hell, we're relying on rag trade reports, so I'll just keep my mouth shut on commenting on the circumstances for now shall I. One thing I thought of, if his performance is as good as we all think it is, this was really going to be his coming out year. Will he become a James Dean type 'tradgedy' story. So much potential, shame what happened, he could have been one of the greats, type thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I fully understand the "dead celebrity plus spilled pills equals OD / suicide" thinking, but the pills could have been knocked over as he fell to his death. Or he dropped them earlier, fully intending to pick them up, but never got the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Come on, that Seagull line was money. Everything else was pretty lame. I can honestly say that I have never seen a Heath Ledger movie. Sucks that he died though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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