i just heard it too

From The Age website
Heath Ledger found dead

Australian actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman says.

HOLY SHIT IT'S TRUE

it's on CNN.

Breaking news.

I tried to click on the story and this fucking BMW ad came up.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/heath-ledger-found-dead/2008/01/23/1201024937306.html

Fucking hell.

WTF WTF??

oh fuck. his poor little girl.

does it say how?

is it wrong that my first through was 'did he finish batman?'

what what what!?!

Drugs? He's been looking pretty worse for wear lately.

he did finish dark knight.. but WHAT!?

oh my goodness. his little baby...

this is really sad. abc just confirmed it to me too.

calling OD.

oh my god

Jesus.

Yikes.

Australian actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman says.

The celebrity website TMZ said Ledger, 28, was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3.35pm New York time (0735 AEDT) today.

Law enforcement sources said they believe it was not a crime, TMZ said.

The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams.

He was set to play the Joker in the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight.

Agencies

sheesh

might have been suicide.

i was thinking that too!

nobody cares about the election in this 'news' world of yours? the floods? the wars?

from the link up there, my dear pops

it's like a few months ago, when the Herald Sun told me that security was being increased at this years Australian Open due to last years event being ''marred by racial violence and upskirting''

i'm sorry to make (more) jokes in this thread of death, but the phrase ''upskirts'' always makes me giggle.

White Stripes, The Shins, Powderfinger and Dylan played at Ledger's funeral...

From here.

Opening music: These Days (Powderfinger), Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), Superstition (Stevie Wonder), The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan), Seven Nation Army (White Stripes), The Past And Pending (the Shins)

Words: Kate Ledger

Family montage: To Here Comes The Sun by the Beatles

Paul Summers: Speaks on behalf of Ledger's American agent Steve Alexander

Matilda's montage: To Happy Everafter In Your Eyes written for Matilda by Ben Harper

Words: Neil Armfield

Off-screen footage

Words: Cate Blanchett

On-screen footage

Words: Kane Manera, Paul Mullvert

Friends' montage: To 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins

Words: Kim Ledger, Sally Bell

Family montage: To Old Man by Neil Young

End of service: To Come Together by the Beatles

i liked how they all went for a swim at the wake. lovely touch.

I was a bit horrified. not by the swim. Just by that woman dragging in Heath's ex. I mean did she really have to be dragged into the water in a head lock? really? what for? group bullshit again? Anyway I don't know it's not my business. but she didn't look like she wanted to be dragged into the fucking sea.

i just watched 10 things i hate about you, and now i'm a little sad.

Some yank clowns trying to be funny

Chris NOLAN. Morgan FREEMAN. Christian BALE. Maggie GYLLENHAAL. You don’t work with people like that in the Australian film industry.

Dickheads. I'd rather work in the australian film industry then fake hollywood anyday.

Oh please. No Aussie movie as the cast TDK had.

Happy Deathday Heath!

It's been a year?!

According to Wikipedia.....

thread started: djbollocks said about 1 year ago or at 8:49AM on Wednesday, January 23 2008.

I think I appreciate him more, a year later. Didn't realise he was as good an actor as he actually was.

Anyone want free (x2) ticket to the dark knight at the moonlight cinemas (cent. park) tonight?

can't make it

Weird, by huge coincidence, I watched Monster's Ball last night, and was distrubed to see Heath killing himself in it. Spooooooky.

holy shit, is this for realz?

OMG, Heath Ledger as well? It's all happening!

nah, i call bullshit.