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Matt9882
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Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Union, NJ
[News] Heath Ledger Dead Heath Ledger was found dead today. Link below.
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5556764&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
What will this do for "The Dark Knight" and its accompying Viral/ARG?
edit for my too-quick clicking.
[EDIT] Moved to V&S --Giskard
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:52 pm
rose
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Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
I thought this was probably a hoax (not by Matt9882 but by false reports in news media- they've been wrong before) but the New York Times is reporting it as well:
Link
I'm stunned. What a tragedy.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:58 pm
celina63
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IMDB shows Dark Knight in post-production... however, what's going to happen to the viral is anyone's guess (and 42's/Paramount's decision).
Heath / Joker
So so sad...
Edit - Sorry, Warner Bros, not Paramount
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:03 pm
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vilate
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How awful. I'm so sad now. This is terrible news.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:04 pm
konamouse
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Quote:
NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain" and has numerous other screen credits.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:04 pm
faeryqueen21
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This sucks so bad. Don't make fun of me, but I am actually crying right now. I spent my college years obsessed with him and even met him a few times. An entire era of my life has just ended.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:11 pm
Misstiggy
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This is awful!
What a waste of a beautiful life.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:19 pm
Rekidk
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My condolences to his family.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:38 pm
BirdsDoThus
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To be honest....I don't think I want to participate in the anything DK related for a while after this. I'm not sure if i'll even be able to enjoy the movie. It's too dark a cloud, and I only see it getting bigger in the future.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:50 pm
Palm
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Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: North of Key West
Death Heath and the The Joker died - how sad. Now what. Condolences to his family from a fan.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:02 pm
enaxor
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So very tragic. My heart goes out to his little two year old daughter.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:45 pm
jman
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I could not believe this when I first heard it. Man, first Pimp C, now him. R.I.P. Heath, R.I.P.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:23 pm
Xeraans
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faeryqueen21 wrote:
This sucks so bad. Don't make fun of me, but I am actually crying right now. I spent my college years obsessed with him and even met him a few times. An entire era of my life has just ended.
No one's making fun of you hear, you're not the only one. I just heard the news, and what's worse, we had just put Heath Ledger's "A Knight's Tale" on when I read it. My whole family is crying.
He was a wonderful man, actor and father.
They say that sometimes stars fall to earth, incarnating themselves into the wonderful and amazing people of the world, before fading away and choosing another resting place among the heavens. May his soul rest in harmony.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:31 pm
Palm
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Joker's Page The Joker's myspace page - I just got a private bulletin message at 4:39 P.M.:
Date: Jan 22, 2008 4:39 PM
Subject: In Loving Memory of Heath Ledger...
Body: I Cant Believe Im Saying This, but Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
According to the New York Times, Ledger was found naked and unconscious with pills strewn all around him in an apartment owned by actress Mary-Kate Olsen.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment. The housekeeper, who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, found him unconscious at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET, according to the New York Times. After receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, they called authorities.
My Myspace page was dedicated to the work of Ledger and I'm simply shocked.
R.I.P. Heath Ledger
Please Repost This...
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I guess that really was a "fan" page that was probably one of the "top" fans of all as he kept the page and had quite a following. Everyone is now posting their comments of condolences. Most people here are aware of the page, but here is the link in case you don't have it:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=159084659&MyToken=3248d237-0389-43a9-ae8b-9eae2a134061
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:08 am
rose
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Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
Just to clarify : the latest news says that pills were not scattered about
Quote:
"police spokesman Paul Browne.
Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," he told CNN.
"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."
Browne later told reporters some prescription medications were found in the room, including sleeping pills.
But he stressed police have made no determination of the cause of Ledger's death -- that would be done by the medical examiner.
He said the pills were not "scattered about."
and that he was renting the apartment where he died.
Quote:
Browne said he did not know how long Ledger had been renting the apartment, which he said took up the entire fourth floor.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/
Let's hope the fansites keep up with accurate information as it becomes available.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:13 am
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