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Little Matilda Ledger Stares Down The Paparazzi

Sassy Smith — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Rose strolled the streets of Brooklyn with a friend early on Mother's Day and later stopped to play at the park. By the look on little Matilda's face, I'd say she's telling the paps to bring it. She's too cute for words!

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Mom Michelle helps Matilda practice her skills on the monkey bars. And just a little FYI, I love Michelle's sweater!

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Sassy Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:22:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's close friend Vincent Fantauzzo painted a portrait of the late actor and father and it's won the People's Choice Award at Australia's Archibald Prize Exhibition. And the painting is absolutely amazing!

A large number of people voted - more than 32,000. A rep for the Art Gallery of NSW, said the Ledger family and Vincent will donate the prize-winning portrait to the gallery.

Mr. Fantauzzo received a $2,500 and $1,000 gift certificate with his award. He issued this statement on his website:

I would like to say thank you to those who have emailed with kind words regarding my recent portrait of Heath Ledger. I feel privileged and inspired to have known him and my thoughts are with his family.

The painting called "Heath," was done at Ledger's family home in Perth shortly before the 28-year-old actor died.

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Sassy Smith — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:00 GMT

Are your kids Batman fans? Are they crazy about The Joker character? Better get in line if you want a Heath Ledger "The Joker" doll - they're selling like hotcakes!

Toy stores all over New York have line-ups, people waiting to pick up their very own plastic action figure of Heath Ledger as The Joker. The toys are selling out like crazy.

Bob Friedland, a spokesman for Toys 'R' us said, "We are getting these products, all of the Dark Knight action figures, on a regular basis." However, he may be trying to down play the sellout. Stores are apparently running out quickly. An employee for Toys 'R' Us said, "There are none left in the warehouse, either. You will be waiting a while if you want one."

Many other NY stores are still waiting for shipments. The doll retails for $9.99 but there have been some sold on Ebay at much higher prices. One doll reportedly sold for $55 (as a set with an other doll).

I wonder how strange it will be for Heath's daughter Matilda when she gets older, to see a doll of her daddy?

Batman: The Dark Knight is slated for a July 18, 2008 release.

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Batman: The Dark Knight - New Trailer Released Of Heath's Last Movie

HerBadMother — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT

From the looks of this trailer, Heath Ledger worked the role of The Joker to extraordinary lengths - what we see of him in this set of clips from the film rocks. Obviously, the loss of such a man as a father and human being is a great tragedy, but it looks like this film will be a striking reminder that we lost an extraordinary actor.

Full screen link HERE.

Heath Ledger's Family: We Will Take Care of Michelle and Matilda

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:05:00 GMT

After it was revealed in Heath Ledger's will that the late actor had left everything to his parents and sister, his family quickly spoke out and stressed that the will pre-dated Ledger's relationship with Michelle Williams and the birth of their daughter Matilda. Heath's father Kim Ledger issued the following statement:

"Matilda is our absolute priority and Michelle is an integral part of our family. They will be taken care of and that's how Heath would want it to be."

Ledger's rep also wanted to dismiss any rumors that Williams and Matilda, 2, wouldn't be provided for. "The story is getting taken out of context and media is speculating that this means Matilda and Michelle will not be taken care of. I want to make it very clear nothing could be farther from the truth."

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HerBadMother — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Mary Kate Olsen has reportedly beefed up her security detail after receiving bags of hate mail and death-threat phone calls from fans of Heath Ledger who blame Olsen for his death. Ledger, who was separated from the Michelle Williams, mother of his daughter Matilda, at the time, died of a prescription drug overdose in January.

PopCrunch.com writes that a tabloid report will soon outline the details of the relationship between Mary Kate and Ledger, and the disturbing response from fans:

“A lot of people who knew Heath and Mary-Kate in his last months know that they were partying together constantly, it wasn’t hard to connect the dots and run a line between Heath hooking up with Mary-Kate and his sad decline,” a celebrity mole reveals in a new tabloid report.

“One crazed fan sent her threatening letters. Another made menacing phone calls,” according to a friend of the actress. “Mary-Kate’s gotten more reclusive, paranoid and afraid to walk the streets than ever.”

Creepy. Just, creepy. On all counts.

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Heath Ledger's Most Prized Possession, STOLEN

HerBadMother — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:22:00 GMT

Wow. It just doesn't get much more banally evil than stealing from the dead.

Apparently, Heath Ledger's well-loved 1975 green Komi van was stolen around the time of the actor's death, and although Heath's dad has made a public plea for its return, it's still missing.

The vintage van is apparently worth upwards of $70,000, in part due to the celebrity connection. Although I imagine that it's gonna be hard to dump, now that the world knows that some scumbag stole it and refused to return it to Heath's grieving family.

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Feds Investigating Heath's Doctors

HerBadMother — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Federal authorities are investigatign the doctors who prescribed drugs to Heath Ledger. Ledger - who left behind a two-year old daughter, Matilda - died earlier this year as the result of a toxic combination of prescription narcotics.

According to People.com:

Doctors in California and Texas are under investigation by federal drug authorities in the matter of Heath Ledger's death...

“We are investigating doctors in Los Angeles and Texas with regard to Ledger’s prescriptions,” a source tells PEOPLE.

However, the source did not say whether any wrongdoing is involved, saying, “We don’t know yet. The agents were there this week, and we are waiting to hear from them.”

It's about time. I mean, it seems likely that somebody screwed up somewhere if Heath was taking toxic combinations of prescription drugs. And that's a screw-up that nobody wants to see repeated.

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Lindsay's On The Same Drugs That Killed Heath, Says Dad

HerBadMother — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:26:00 GMT

Michael Lohan, Lindsay Lohan's sometimes-estranged father, claims that Lindsay is taking the same prescription drugs that killed Heath Ledger, and that he's worried for her life.

He told InTouch Magazine that "even before Heath's death, I told Lindsay that I'm very concerned about the pills she's taking," noting that she is or has been on Oxycontin for pain, Adderall for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Xanax for depression and anxiety and Ambien for insomnia.

He added that he is "not only fearful for Lindsay, but for all the other kids out there. Most of these young people shouldn't be on some of these medications - instead, they should get spiritual guidance, counselling and exercise... These new drugs get into their bones and bloodstreams and they have to detox to get off them or they can have seizures or possibly die."

Lindsay, of course, doesn't see herself as facing any of these problems: "It's so tragic what just recently happened to Heath," she said during her recent nudie photo-shoot (evoking - ironically? - Marilyn Monroe's last photo shoot before her death from overdose of prescription drugs.) "But I sure as hell wouldn't let it happen to me."

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Daddy Lohan Weighs In On Lindsay's Nude Photo Shoot

HerBadMother — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:39:00 GMT

Lindsay Lohan's dad says that he's not going to look at his daughter's nudie photos - um, good - but that otherwise he's just fine with the idea of her posing naked.

Michael Lohan told Us, “I’m not going to look at the photos—that’s my daughter!” But it's not like he's opposed to the idea of Lindsay baring all.

“Lindsay is an adult, and she knows the direction she wants to take her career,” he said. “It’s her decision."

Now that's just good parenting, is it not? It never occured to anybody to say, oh, hey, Lindsay? Maybe you wanna put off the nudie shoots until you're more than a few weeks outta rehab?

Some PR people are saying just that.

"She needs to get back to acting. I'd rather see her do a student film at USC than take her clothes off in a look-at-me-moment. These shots run the real risk of overshadowing her acting career," said one New York-based PR professional. And Radaronline.com notes that 'even the New York story accompanying the spread, in which Lohan comes off as deliberate and smart, subtly raises a similar point, noting that when Stern shot Monroe, she had come off of some negative publicity and her sexuality had far outpaced her acting.

"For New York magazine, it's a brilliant move. For her, it's a terrible idea,"Ronn Torossian of 5WPR told Radar. "For the last six weeks, she hasn't been in trouble, and then she does this.... It's okay for her to not be in the news right now."

PR flacks being more reserved and conservative than a young celeb's parents? Bizarro world, or the natural order of things in La-La Land?

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Colin Farrell: Taking On Heath's Role A 'Painful Honor'

HerBadMother — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Colin Farrell says that he's honored beyond measure to be taking on one of the three roles that will replace Heath Ledger in "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," but painfully so.

He says he accepted the role as a tribute to Heath. "It's about getting Heath's work out there. He's too good for any of his work not to be seen," Colin told Sydney's Daily Telegraph. "It makes me feel uncomfortable to think about it too much but it's an incredibly painful honor to have, you know, and an honor I wish wasn't bestowed, but an honor nonetheless."

The other actors who are taking over Heath's role are Johnny Depp and Jude Law. (Note: all of the actors playing this role? ALL dads. Go dads!) They will each take over playing Tony, Heath's character, when he steps through a magic mirror into an alternate reality at several different points in the film.

I, for one, am thrilled that we'll get to see a Colin-Johnny-Jude sandwich - of a sort - but, yeah - the cost of it was far too high.

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HerBadMother — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:53:00 GMT

New York Magazine released some outtakes from the Lindsay Lohan/Bert Stern 'Last Sitting' photoshoot this afternoon - more! nude! Lindsay! - and Dina Lohan, Lindsay's ever-vigilant mother, finally had something to say about it.

Dina told People.com that she's proud of her 21-year-old daughter's latest ~~nudistic~~ artistic endeavor. "It was very tastefully done. I respect the photographer as an artist, so I look at them artistically. For him to call Lindsay 46 years later and to say can you recreate these photos is an honor... I don't look at them like it's Playboy; she was being a character. If you look at it that way, you can look at it as a mother."

Riiiight. That would sound reasonable coming from a reasonable mother, but seeing as Dina Lohan has already well-demonstrated her willingness to pimp her children out to the highest bidder under any pretenses, it's hard to take this seriously. Because, really? Like Dina Lohan would have a problem with Lindsay posing for Playboy. I'll bet that she's already made calls to Hugh Hefner, and that buddy just hasn't been willing to pony up enough cash.

Link to the outtakes HERE (pics 10 - 14 in the slideshow)

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Naked Fame-Whore Lindsay Lohan Blames Hollywood For Heath's Death

HerBadMother — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:17:00 GMT

Wow, Lindsay can be real deep when she's naked. Or is that real stupid? I get so confused when confronted by blatant self-promotion in the form of bare titties.

The desperate-for-a-real-career-actress and former Paris pal waxed banal on the subject of Heath Ledger's death during the Marilyn Monroe-inspired nudie shoot that she did for New York Magazine.

From Us Weekly:

Lindsay Lohan, who was once linked to Heath Ledger and was spotted crying after his passing, is speaking out on the late actor's death.

In the new issue of New York magazine, the actress, 21, poses nearly naked for a recreation of “The Last Sitting,” the last series of photos of Marilyn Monroe.

Lohan calls Monroe's suicide "tragic," adding, "you know, it’s also tragic what just recently happened to someone else.”

Asked if she’s referring to Ledger, Lohan replies, “They are both prime examples of what this industry can do to someone.”

The thrice-rehabbed Lindsay clearly didn't appreciate the irony of a newly-recovered (?) B-list drug abuser passing judgment on the tragic drug-related deaths of two important film stars.

“I'm not them … I sure as hell wouldn’t let it happen to me,” she tells the magazine.

Damn right, she's not them. She took her drugs for fun, without prescription! And! She's not made one important film in her life!

Phew. Good to know that she'll survive.

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Heath Ledger's Final Movie Has Been Saved

HerBadMother — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:02:00 GMT

After Heath's Ledger's sudden death, there were some doubts that Terry Gilliam was going to finish The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the movie that Heath was filming at the time of his death. At one point, shooting had been cancelled and all cast and crew sent home. But it looks like some of Hollywood's biggest male stars have stepped up to step into Heath's very big shoes and get the picture completed.

Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell will each take turns becoming multiple incarnations of Heath’s character transformed in the "magical" world of the film, according to AintItCoolNews.com.

Heath was playing Tony, a mysterious outsider, in the American fantasy adventure film about a traveling theater company giving their audience much more than they were expecting.

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Heath's Death Accidental: But Who's Responsible For The Accident?

HerBadMother — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Only hours after the results of Heath Ledger's autopsy showed his death to be accidental due to a toxic combination of prescription drugs, the Drug Enforcement Agency has gotten involved and will be investigating Ledger's death.

A statement issued this morning by the Office of the New York City Medical Examiner declared Ledger's death "the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," and concluded the manner of death an "accident resulting from the abuse of prescription medications." The 'abuse' was reported to have taken the form of a toxic combination of the drugs, rather than an overdose, and the DEA wants to know who prescribed those drugs, and how Heath ended up with such a toxic combination. Did the prescriptions come from one doctor, or multiple doctors? TMZ reported that it spoke to three clinical psychiatrists, all of whom said it would be "highly unusual" and "reckless" for one physician to prescribe this combination of meds, and suggested that more than one doctor would have to have been involved.

According to officials, the DEA has requested copies of Ledger's autopsy as well as the original police report from the crime scene.

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Sassy Smith — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:13:00 GMT

Heath's dad Kim, released a statement on behalf of the Ledger family concerning his official cause of death. It reads:

We remain humble as parents and a family, among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child. Few can understand the hollow, wrenching, and enduring agony parents silently suffer when a child predeceases them. Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts.

While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy. Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage.

Our family enjoyed an extremely happy two week visit with Heath just prior to the New Year. Those recent precious days will stay with us forever. We as a family feel privileged to have some of his amazing magic moments captured in film. To most of the world Heath was an actor of immeasurable talent and promise. To those who knew him personally, Heath was a consummate artist whose passions also included photography, music, chess and directing. We knew Heath as a loving father, as our devoted son, and as a loyal and generous brother and friend.

We treasure our beautiful granddaughter Matilda (to our dear Michelle) as well as an unbelievably wonderful network of close friends, forever, around the world. Families rarely experience the uplifting, warm and massive outpouring of grief and support as have we, from every corner of the planet. This has deeply and profoundly touched our hearts and lives. We are eternally grateful.

At this moment we respectfully request the worldwide media allow us time to grieve privately, without the intrusions associated with press and photography.

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BREAKING NEWS: Heath Ledger Died of Accidental Overdose

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:02:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's death on January 22 was due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs the New York City medical examiner's office reported Wednesday morning.

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," spokesperson Ellen Borakove said.

"We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications," the two-paragraph statement said in its entirety.

Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment on January 22.

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Church Prophesies Heath Ledger's Death

HerBadMother — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:31:00 GMT

Is this creepy, exploitative, spooky, or all of the above? Some crazy-assed church in Nigeria (no, NOT the Church of Scientology; they haven't infiltrated Nigeria because, um, Nigerians have no moneys) is claiming that their 'prophet' prophesied the death of Heath Ledger - now known to be from an accidental overdose - after seeing it in a vision.

According to the Synagogue, Church of all Nations website:

“I (Prophet TB Joshua) was shown in a vision in the morning concerning a personality that would go on a long journey – a journey of no return. So we lift up our voice and pray. If it is the will of God, let the will of God be done. A personality, a famous person, a well known person that would just leave this earth and go on a journey forever. It is a personality that is not old. People still want him. We have to pray that the will of God should be done.”

These were words of prophecy uttered by Prophet T.B. Joshua in The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Lagos Nigeria during the Sunday Service on the 13th January 2008.

He later referred to this particular prophecy the following Sunday, 20th January 2008, saying:

“Remember the message I gave last Sunday. I don’t want to repeat it because it is not something to be excited about. It’s in the record. I will not stand here and begin to repeat that message again. If there is something to be excited about, I will repeat it. I just want to remind you. Let’s come together. On Tuesday, you have to fast and pray”.

On returning to their various homes, those that switched on their television sets were met with BREAKING NEWS. Heath Ledger, the renowned, popular, Academy Award-nominated Australian actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, New York City. As they watched, shocked by these events, they must have recalled the message of prophecy spoken by Prophet T.B. Joshua the previous Sunday.

This prophecy and its fulfilment show that God Almighty is indeed sovereign. He is omnipresent, omniscient and holds the world in His hands.

Wow. They kind of lost me with the Bible camp campfire song at the end there. This prophecy and its fulfillment - Heath's death - show that God's got the whole world in his hands? I'm enough of an agnostic to simply disregard any and all claims of prophecy, but I'd have to go a step further here and say WTF? If the tragic death of a young father shows anything, it's that God's got a bad case of the dropsies.

Still, it's not quite offensive as the claim made the other day that we, as society, are thinking celebrities to death, and need to turn to The Secret to save them. Close, but not quite.

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Michelle & Matilda Arrive In Perth

Michelle & Matilda Arrive In Perth

Sassy Smith — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's ex, Michelle Williams and his baby girl Matilda, made their final, sad journey to say good bye and are now in Perth. Williams, dressed in all black, was seen holding Matilda, while the toddler carried a stuffed toy rabbit.

Reportedly security was tight as the pair arrived and Michelle did not make any comments concerning the funeral of her ex fiance. They landed around 3pm on a flight from Los Angeles via Melbourne.

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HerBadMother — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:38:00 GMT

The results of Heath Ledger's autopsy and toxicology tests were due to be released today, but sources say that these have been delayed.

Scopical News reports that The New York Medical Examiner's office has said that it was set to provide the results from the tests today, however that this had been delayed by 24-hours. No reason for the delay has been reported, but a representative from the office said that the report would be released tomorrow.

An initial autopsy of the actor found the cause of his death to be inconclusive, with further tests of tissue and toxicology samples conducted in the last two weeks. There's been rampant speculation that the actor died of some sort of drug overdose, accidental or otherwise, but his family and friends have vehemently denied that this is possible.

Whatever the case, we should know tomorrow. For better or worse.

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Photos of Heath Ledger's Body May Be For Sale

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:05:00 GMT

Following on the heels of the Heath Ledger video controversy is this disturbing piece of news from New York Magazine: Photos of Ledger's body, taken when his body was found, are being shopped around for a six-figure sum. The article cites a quote from columnist Cindy Adams in which she cryptically writes, "Supposedly, his body was snapped," she writes, "and $300,000 is the price on that photo."

It's hard to imagine anyone thinking they could publish such photos without public outcry, but thank goodness there's always Entertainment Tonight and The Insider ready to sink to new lows in unethical behavior. Stay tuned to your TV sets.

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Heath Ledger's Autopsy Results Expected Today or Tomorrow

Sassy Smith — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:32:00 GMT

The passing of Heath Ledger has been a shock to his family, friends and fans. Everyone wants answers as to why he died, I'm sure no one more than his immediate family and loved ones. Ledger's autopsy report is expected today or tomorrow.

Ellen Borakove, public affairs spokesperson at the New York Chief Medical Examiner's office said: "We're expecting something in the next two days."

I hope it brings closure that I'm certain his family so desperately wants.

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More Details Confirmed For Heath Ledger's Funeral

HerBadMother — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:23:00 GMT

Heath Ledger will be buried next to his grandparents following a private funeral in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia.

His parents, Kim and Sally Ledger, have been keeping details quiet so as to ward off excessive media attention, and have opted out of a public funeral, preferring to invite only close family and friends to the Karakatta Cemetery in Perth.

According to The Daily Sydney Telegraph, Heath's family allegedly turned down an offer from his former school Guildford Grammar to use their chapel for the funeral (reported here.) However, the Ledgers have agreed to use the chapel if they choose to hold an Australian memorial service. They attended a private ceremony for the star in Hollywood on Saturday.

Michelle Williams flew to Perth last week with their daughter Matilda, presumably to attend the funeral and to be with Heath's family.

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Hollywood Memorial For Heath Ledger

HerBadMother — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:05:00 GMT

Members of Heath Ledger's family gathered with Hollywood's brightest stars - including Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Naomi Watts - on Saturday to remember Heath Ledger.

From People.com:

Friends and celebrity colleagues – including Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller, Ellen DeGeneres and director Todd Haynes – gathered on the Sony lot in Los Angeles to remember Heath Ledger on Saturday, PEOPLE has confirmed.

The gathering also included Ledger's father Kim, industry luminaries and those connected to CAA (the agency that represented Ledger), including Cruise and Holmes, who costarred with Michelle Williams on Dawson's Creek. It comes a week after relatives and close friends – including ex-girlfriend Naomi Watts – paid tribute to the 28-year-old actor at a smaller service at an L.A. cemetery.

Details about Heath's actual funeral, which is to take place in Perth, Australia, have been kept under close wraps, but the tributes and memorials continue wherever Heath had friends or family or fans. Which is, it seems, everywhere.

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Heath Ledger's Family to Hold a Private Funeral in Perth

Karen — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:04:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's family has decided to hold a private funeral for him in his hometown of Perth, Australia, as planned. The actor's family has declined an offer to hold a memorial at his former private school, but may allow a public memorial in the school's chapel at a later date. That information leaked last week and I'm sure they decided to be even more private about the matter.

Guildford Grammar's director of community relations, Graeme Plumber, said that the school understood why the actor’s family took the decision of holding a private funeral.

The school thought that his family probably wanted ‘the dignity of a very private funeral after all the publicity’ surrounding his death.

Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Rose will attend the funeral in Perth.