Heath Ledger RIP

[fiat_knox]

This will come as a bit of a shock to many of you, but Heath Ledger's been found dead in New York. The news just broke on Teletext in the UK, and here on Yahoo News:-

Heath Ledger Dead
AFP - 6 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AFP) - Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, 28, the co-star of the movie "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his New York residence on Tuesday, police said.

"Heath Ledger was found dead at 3:26 pm this afternoon," a police spokesperson said, saying he was found in his residence in the posh district of Soho. "We don't know the cause of the death."

The entertainment website TMZ said Heath was discovered by a maid in his bed in his Manhattan apartment, adding that "law enforcement sources ... believe it was not a crime."

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[lemuria.livejournal.com]

Just seen this on the BBC website, they are now reporting that it was a suspected drug overdose.
Very sad, he was a fine actor.