heath ledger found dead

[Marlowe]

woah! this one is really a shocker. this one is breaking on tmz.com, and they just showed a story on cnn. looks to be drug related.

[Breeze]

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment
28-year-old actor was nominated for Oscar for ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Breaking news
MSNBC News Services
updated 2 minutes ago

NEW YORK - A New York Police Department spokesman says the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence.

According to TMZ.com, Ledger, 28, was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 p.m. ET Tuesday.

The actor has a two-year-old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. Ledger was set to play the Joker in the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight." He received an Academy Award nomination for his work in "Brokeback Mountain."

[drougan]

Sigh...drugs will do that to a person.

Best to wait for the autopsy to be sure. They found him an hour and a half ago.

[The Sheck]

How many threads do we need about this? It's not like the guy was Marlon Brando or anything. ;)

[Breeze]

How many threads do we need about this? It's not like the guy was Marlon Brando or anything. ;)

One more ought to do it.

[SheepNutz]

I cannot wait to tell my wife! She thinks he's "dreamy".

[drougan]

I cannot wait to tell my wife! She thinks he's "dreamy".

That's slightly macabre, but I can see your point.

My wife finds a very small pool of celebrity men attractive.

[candy4140]

Times says he was found in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment in Manhattan. She was out of town..."no word on why he was there"

[Trevour]

Times says he was found in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment in Manhattan. She was out of town..."no word on why he was there"

Wait, I thought it was an apartment BUILDING owned by Mary Kate Olsen.

[suntzu]

wait - I thought he was found INSIDE mary-kate olsen?

this is great - the speculative celebrity cause of death game. Not just for "respected" news outlets anymore.

Now with 25% more unfounded-ness!!! :)

[Artpunchehorse]

Way to steal Sam the Butchers thunder, Brokeback.

If I was is co-star, I'd be checking myself for the hiv

[Trevour]

wait - I thought he was found INSIDE mary-kate olsen?

Now if only I could come up with some wacky supplementary Brokeback/Full House type comment! :D Or I guess I could go to another area of the board and start another thread on the topic.

[Fourthisto]

Messed up crap. We were talking about him at BW3s after work - from what my boss said I guess he was found by a masseuse, and pills strewn everywhere? Crazy stuff. Young dude. Sad.

Now if only I could come up with some wacky supplementary Brokeback/Full House type comment!Well, how about "I wish I could quit Uncle Joey".

[Zane]

I, for one, am saddened by his death. He leaves behind a young daughter who will miss him dearly. Who cares about the role he played in a movie or where he was found. :(

[shivvy]

There are multiple threads on this one...am going to close this one down.