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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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Church Prophesies Heath Ledger's Death

Michelle & Matilda Arrive In Perth

Heath's Family Releases A Statment To His Official Cause of Death

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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Church Prophesies Heath Ledger's Death

Michelle & Matilda Arrive In Perth

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.

Heath's Family Releases A Statment To His Official Cause of Death

Photos of Heath Ledger's Body May Be For Sale

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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More Details Confirmed For Heath Ledger's Funeral

Little Matilda: I Miss Daddy

Heath Ledger Autopsy Results Delayed

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.

"Explosive" Heath Ledger Drug Video Will NOT Air

Heath Ledger's Autopsy Results Expected Today or Tomorrow

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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

Hollywood Memorial For Heath Ledger

Little Matilda: I Miss Daddy

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.

Little Matilda: I Miss Daddy

Sassy Smith — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:02:00 GMT

What could be more heartbreaking than a sweet little girl crying out for her daddy? Heath Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda has been asking for daddy and her mom Michelle Williams is doing her best to shelter her.

Star magazine reported that Michelle was woken at 1a.m. by a knock at her hotel room door and given the tragic news about Ledger's death. A hotel source said, "Michelle was stunned at first; she didn't seem to take it in. Then she began weeping and gasped, 'No, no! Please tell me this is a bad dream.'

"She had stopped crying, but her eyes were red and puffy."

You know, it's such a double edged sword - Matilda is only 2, so on one hand, she's too young to even realize what's going on, although she misses her daddy. And yet, the fact that she IS only two, means she won't remember her dad, only what she hears from her mom and family members. While I'm quite certain they will keep his memory alive in her, and part of Heath is ingrained in his little girl - but it's not the same thing as actually having her daddy in her life.

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Heath Ledger's Death Taking A Toll On Jake Gyllenhaal

Sassy Smith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:03:00 GMT

The death of Heath Ledger shocked many people all over the world, obviously his family and certainly his close friends. His dear friend and godfather to his daughter Matilda - Jake Gyllenhaal is taking the news especially hard. Many are speculating on why Jake hasn't released a statement thus far. However, others are saying that Jake is taking the news of Heath's death "harder than most" and just cannot face the public during this most difficult time.

A source close to Jake and who works on the set of his new movie Brothers, told PEOPLE that he's taking the news extremely hard.

"This has had a strong personal affect on [Jake]." Jake apparently returned to the movie set on Thursday (he had left when given the news of Ledger's passing) but was seen as "unfocused and distraught" the whole time.

"He was there, but he wasn't with us. It was obviously a major trauma. These guys were very close. [Jake] was sitting in the director's chair staring off into space."

Jake has now taken time off from work to grieve the loss of his close friend.

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Michelle Williams - "My Heart is Broken"

Sassy Smith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Grieving Michelle Williams has made her first public statement following the death of her ex, Heath Ledger. It literally made tears come to my eyes. Heath's publicist released her statement this morning:

"Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken.

"I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes two steps at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him."

Truly heartbreaking.

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Heath Ledger Video Controversy Continues: Don't Believe What You See!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:05:00 GMT

I find it funny - not funny 'haha'- but funny 'bullsh*t that ET and The Insider decided not to air the "explosive" video of Heath Ledger allegedly doing drugs because they wanted to show his family "respect." Which loosely translates to: Certain publicity companies would not give them [ET/Insider] access to their celebrity clients again. Thus, they opted to not show the video - although they did show clips, which were edited to seem like Ledger had a problem. Like I said, they just couldn't resist showing at least a portion of it. Gotta get their money's worth right?

Someone who has seen the full clip told Perez, that Heath, was NOT doing drugs. In the "edited" teaser version, Ledger says, "I used to smoke five joints a day for 20 years." That in and of itself, to any sane person, wouldn't be taken literally. He was 26 in the video, so that would make him 6-years-old when he started smoking pot? I hardly think so. What you don't see (what's been conveniently cut out) is Heath then saying, "and that's why I got this tattoo [an M, for daughter Matilda] to remind me never to smoke weed again."

The fact that Ledger may have smoked pot years ago, is honestly, water under the bridge. The video was TWO YEARS AGO and he certainly didn't die from smoking a joint. Video editing is a wonderful thing isn't it? You can make someone seem like something that they are not, nor have proven to be.

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Heath Ledger DIDN'T Have A Drug Problem. So Suck It, ET.

HerBadMother — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:31:00 GMT

It's fitting that, in the middle of the Entertainment-Tonight-Scuzzbags-Trying-To-Profit-Off-Of-Heath-Ledger-Drug-Rumors-Scandal, evidence has been emerging to suggest that he emphatically did not have a drug problem, and that he had turned his back on even casual drug use.

Michelle Williams, Heath's former partner and mother of his two-year old daughter Matilda, is fighting Us Weekly on their current cover stor, which alleges that Michelle had battled Heath on the issue of a drug problem, and that she had demanded he go to rehab or lose access to his daughter. Michelle says no way, totally untrue.

Mara Buxbaum, who was also Ledger's rep, just issued the following statement on Michelle's behalf:

"Much of the tabloid reporting is inaccurate. This fabricated story of Michelle Williams attempting to bring Heath Ledger to rehab is just one lie among many. The speculation is heinous. Let this family grieve privately."

Additionally, stories are emerging to suggest that unseen clips from that evil video purporting to show Heath in the middle of a drug orgy actually showed him explaining why he no longer touches drugs. Which makes that whole story even more heinous, if that's possible. More on this story here...

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Heath's Shocking Drug Video - And The Shocking Vultures Who Want To Milk Every Cent Out Of It (With UPDATE)

HerBadMother — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:19:00 GMT

THIS story - even though it's undoubtably super-gossip-worthy - makes me sick: an "explosive" video has emerged, and is about to be released, that purports to show Heath Ledger at a wild, drug-fueled party - tables stacked high with drugs, that kind of wild and drug-fueled - talking about his drug use. And the bigger media outlets are already squabbling over who has the right to show the video.

UPDATE BELOW: THE EVIL WEENIES BACKED OFF.

Perez, for one, is a little bitched out about being told to back off:

We told you earlier today about Heath Ledger's shocking drug-fueled video, and now….

We've gotten a very stern letter from the lawyers for Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, who will be broadcasting the vid.

It reads:

"NOTICE OF ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT AND THE INSIDER’S EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS REGARDING PROPRIETARY MATERIALS OF HEATH LEDGER AT THE CHATEAU MARMONT ON APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 29, 2006

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THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ET AND THE INSIDER HAVE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN AND TO PROPRIETARY MATERIALS OF HEATH LEDGER AT THE CHATEAU MARMONT ON APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 29, 2006

ANY BROADCAST OR USAGE OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY MANNER NOT AUTHORIZED SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INFRINGEMENT AND VIOLATION OF ET AND THE INSIDER’S VALUABLE EXCLUSIVE AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND WILL CONSTITUTE INFRINGEMENT AND TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE BY THE INFRINGER, EXPOSING THE INFRINGER TO SUBSTANTIAL MONETARY DAMAGES.

THIS RESTRICTION APPLIES TO ANY AND/OR ALL UNAUTHORIZED USES OF THE EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL.

PLEASE IMMEDIATELY ADVISE YOUR AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SUBSCRIBERS OF OUR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AND THESE RESTRICTIONS."

Um, vultures much? I know that we're all of us - all of the gossip-slash-pop-culture-slash-entertainment-news sites - profiting from his death by reporting the news surrounding that death, but it seems to me to be crossing a line of sorts to start snarling and hissing and insisting explicitly that one has 'exclusive rights' to 'proprietary materials' of a dead man. (Full disclosure: Famecrawler writers did discuss the issue, but agreed that we wouldn't post this video, even if it were possible, just as we wouldn't post the Britney-in-ambulance video, among other things. We're grubby gossip-mongers, but we have limits). If I read them correctly, they're saying that they want to make sure that they make as much money as possible off of this video - a video which doesn't exactly do justice to Heath's memory - and that everybody else better back off so that they don't lose a cent.

Yuck.

UPDATE: The evil weenies decided to not air the video. Which, ha - and good. They're still evil for having purchased the video - for a couple of hundred thousand dollars in blood money - and for having aired teasers, but at least they've backed off before losing their souls entirely.

We at Famecrawler take some of the credit. Yay for public shaming of evildoers!

Read more about it HERE.

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"Explosive" Heath Ledger Drug Video Will NOT Air

Sassy Smith — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:05:00 GMT

The pressure was too much perhaps? It seems Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have decided NOT to air the "shocking drug video" of Heath Ledger, which they reportedly paid over $200,000 for. Perez Hilton reports:

"Out of respect for HEATH LEDGER's family, "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in the world media," they said in a statement.

We, here at Famecrawler, personally thought it was horrible that they even considered airing it - to us it was beyond disrespectful to Heath's memory and obviously to his family. However, those "celebrity news" programs, DID air a teaster of the video on their Wednesday evening show . They [ET & The Insider] just couldn't resist crossing that line could they?

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Heath Ledger's 'Secret' Funeral

HerBadMother — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:23:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's body has been flown home to Perth, Australia, where his family will bury him. But the details of the funeral are shrouded in secrecy - so much secrecy, in fact, that some loved ones might be left out of the service.

Rumor has it that his funeral will be held in the chapel of his former grammar school, but his parents are doing their best to keep things secret. According to The Telegraph:

Kim and Sally Ledger are desperately hoping they will be able to keep the occasion an intimate family affair, despite worldwide media interest in the mystery surrounding their son’s death.

"Kim will be bringing Heath home, but in terms of memorial services, it's up to Kim and Sally,'' his uncle, Mike Ledger, told Australian reporters. "We know the chapel at Guildford (Grammar School) is available if Kim wants it. “But they may even keep it very private. We may not even go to the funeral ourselves.''

I totally get this. After so much media attention, it's completely understandable that they'd want to say their final goodbyes in peace and privacy. His family - which includes former partner Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda, who are on their way to Perth right now - deserves that much.

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Heath Ledger's Father - Sad Task of Gathering His Son's Belongings

Sassy Smith — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:01:00 GMT

Heath's dad, Kim Ledger, had the sad task of gathering his late son's belongings from the New York apartment that Heath died in. Kim arrived at the SoHo apartment around 10am yesterday morning and was escorted inside through the back.

Mr. Ledger spent about an hour there and left with security guards. He didn't speak to the people gathering to lay flowers in front of the building.

During the time Heath's dad was at his son's apartment, a conman was pretending to be Kim Ledger and calling friends and co-stars of Heath, trying to gather personal information. Police are trying to find the man and arrest him for fraud and larceny.

Heath is to be laid to rest, in what is described as "a very, very beautiful casket - really special, really fancy." Funeral plans are still under wraps but the Bowra & O'Dea funeral home is said to be handling the arrangements.

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Despicable: Conman Exploits Heath Ledger's Friends

Sassy Smith — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:03:00 GMT

What kind of despicable person would target the friends and loved ones of someone who just died? A conman, who claimed to be the father of Heath Ledger, tried to get personal details of Ledger's celebrity friends and co-stars. A few of the stars who were reportedly targeted - Christian Bale, Halle Berry and Mel Gibson. There are also reports that Tom Cruise and John Travolta were duped and that the con wanted a plane ticket purchased.

The caller, who said he was Kim Ledger, tipped some people off because he was calling from a British cell phone and Heath's parents are from Perth, so that was the first red flag. However, the man, using a "tearful appeal," tried to get direct telephone numbers of a few celebrities. Some people were more than willing to help because they thought they were speaking with Heath's father. Insiders say that the celebs were stunned when the scam was exposed.

"They're already hurting, but this was just a kick in the guts," one Confidential source, who did not want to be named, said.

"The call came out of the blue on Saturday when the news of (Heath's) death was just sinking in.

"Everyone was feeling raw, now this.

"It's just a low act."

A low act doesn't even begin to describe how sick someone would have to be to do something like that!

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Michelle Williams Heading To Perth For Heath's Funeral

Sassy Smith — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's ex fiance and mom of his daughter - Michelle Williams is getting ready to leave NY for Perth for Ledger's funeral, which is expected to be held sometime next week. It's also been reported that Heath's body was being sent to Perth last night.

The family wants to have a low-key, close family and friends only occasion and they hope the media will allow that.

Michelle has been in seclusion since Heath's passing and she's also putting work on hold while she mourns the loss of her ex. I'm sure this is an extremely difficult time for the actress and especially hard because the couple share a two-year old daughter, Matilda.

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Michelle Williams Taking Time To Grieve Heath Ledger's Death

Sassy Smith — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:02:00 GMT

Michelle Williams' next movie, Blue Valentine has been put on hold. The actress is mourning the death of her ex fiance and father to her daughter, Heath Ledger.

A source told PEOPLE:

"We will hold off until she is ready. The production is in the process of sorting it out in respect to her." Production was slated to start on February 25, but for now, has been postponed with no set date.

"We're hoping she will still come back and do the film and are happy to wait," the source says. "The film is tailor made for those two so of course we would want to wait. You can't get much better than them."

Michelle had wrapped her last scene in Mammuth, being shot in Sweden, when she received the devastating news of Heath's passing.

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Heath Ledger Remembered As An Amazing Father To Matilda

Sassy Smith — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Matilda Rose was her father's heart and soul. Heath Ledger is remembered as an amazing and doting father.

Heath left proof of his love and devotion to his baby girl cast in concrete outside of the Brooklyn brownstone that they lived in as a family. Matilda's tiny footprints are forever there and daddy spelled out her name in capital letters.

Heath, Michelle and Matilda were once a happy family together in the four-storey house and Ledger was often seen out walking with Matilda. Sources close to the actor said that the little girl was credited with helping her dad show his softer side when out in public. Ledger was often an incredibly private person, but after the birth of Matilda, he would open up and speak of how great being a father was.

Little Matilda will never know her dad but I'm sure her mom Michelle Williams will keep his memory alive for their daughter.

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Custody Battle Waged a War Within Heath Ledger

Karen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:04:00 GMT

A lengthy story has surfaced over the weekend, claiming that Heath Ledger's drug use was the result of him being torn up over not seeing his daughter, Matilda Rose. Apparently Michelle Williams was about to sling some serious accusations at the late actor and request sole custody of their 2 year old daughter.

An apparent close friend from Heath's inner circle, Rebecca White, had way too much to say. With friends like her, who needs enemies?

White tells press that Ledger had a drug problem that intensified after the break up with Williams. It became so bad, he began to rely on sleeping pills.

Heath had told friends that Michelle was planning to tell the court that he was a bad influence on Matilda.

White is quoted as saying, "Heath believed Michelle was going for sole custody.

"She wanted nothing to do with him and many of his friends believed that in the last couple of weeks that really pushed him over the edge. He was getting more reckless than ever with cocaine and heroin.

"His use of downers - sleeping pills and anti-anxiety pills and antidepressants- was also getting heavier because he needed them to sleep."

"Heath was a very shy, insecure man. But in celebrity circles you need something to ground you, and for him that was being a father and the idea that Michelle might still take him back and they might still be a family.

"Even though he was seeing other women, there was one side of him that still wanted their relationship to work. But there was also the side that depended on drugs because he felt like a fish out of the water.

"He was not the type to have killed himself. The way I hear it, he went out the night before, he was doing cocaine, he wasn't able to sleep, and the investigators think he woke up, didn't remember taking sleeping pills and then took what accidentally was an overdose."

White went on to say that Williams and Ledger were a mismatch from the start:

"It was this movie-set romance and Michelle got unexpectedly pregnant. It absolutely would not have lasted if she hadn't.

"He was still seeing other women. Heath was an Adonis and she was dowdy and not in his league - careerwise or looks-wise - and no one could understand why they got together. I knew Heath used drugs because the first time I met him, at Puff Daddy's house in Los Angeles, Heath asked Naomi for cocaine. At another party in Paris, Heath took at least six Ecstasy pills, popped them in his mouth all at once and swigged them with a bottle of champagne.

"He was a partygoer and Michelle was quite straight. But when she got pregnant, Michelle was determined to have the baby. Heath wanted to do the right thing and stick by her."

But Williams was horrified by the company Ledger was keeping.

Ms White said: "Michelle kicked Heath out because he would be showing up all hours of the night with this band of hangers-on and doing drugs.

"Michelle started to talk about going for sole custody. She wanted to be responsible 100 per cent.

"She felt he couldn't be responsible for the baby because he wasn't responsible for himself.

"He got deeper and deeper into drugs as his fears of losing Matilda increased."

Don't shoot the messenger. I don't like this story or the fact that this woman came along and blurted all this out, whether it is true or she has sold a story.

I just wish we could let the man, a father to a little girl, rest in peace.