Heath Ledger

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  • Ledger's will leaves nothing to girlfriend, daughter

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    A copy of the three-page will shows the actor left everything he owned to his parents and three sisters... more

  • Posthumous Oscar nom for Heath Ledger's 'stunning' Joker?

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    "It's stunning, it's iconic," director Christopher Nolan tells the New York Times about Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark... more

  • A passed-over passing

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    THANK you, Rachel Abramowitz, for "Death Spiral" [Feb. 10], acknowledging Brad Renfro's talents and life. He was truly a tremendously gifted... more

  • Colin, Johnny or Jude: Who will take Heath's place?

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    No one can take Heath Ledger's place. In life or in art. But Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will all reportedly appear as Heath's... more

  • Heath Ledger gets final send-off

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    Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service... more

  • Mourners take an ocean dip for Heath

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    Heath Ledger's funeral in Australia ended with a fitting tribute to the actor: a dip in the ocean at sunset on one of his favorite beaches... more

  • Untold story of Ledger

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    RE "6-Drug Combo Blamed," by Paul Lieberman, Feb. 7: The widespread misuse and abuse of prescribed medications is largely an untold story... more

  • 6-drug combo blamed

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    NEW YORK -- Heath Ledger died of an accidental "abuse of prescription medications," the New York City medical examiner's office said Wednesday... more

  • Heath Ledger's toxicology report in

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    Heath Ledger's death has officially been ruled to have been the result of a deadly combination of several prescription drugs: oxycodone, hydrocodone... more

  • Heath Ledger's family returns home to Perth, Australia

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    Family wants to keep funeral arrangements private, and Michelle Williams has requested privacy for those in mourning... more

  • Miss Sixty courts its demo

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    Four front-row seats at Miss Sixty's Sunday-night show were penned off with nightclub-style stanchions. It might as well have been a velvet... more

  • Sleeping pills: bad choice as mixer

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    The investigation into actor Heath Ledger's death -- still unresolved, though medication has been suspected -- and a recent CDC report on... more

  • Heath Ledger video, Part 2

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    My earlier blog item about Heath Ledger was written after I received the ID PR e-mail asking people to protest the upcoming airing of the... more

  • Star power helps with green card

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    He died thousands of miles from home, but like hundreds of other entertainers who came before him, Heath Ledger had left his native land... more

  • Should Hollywood clean up Heath's legacy?

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    Is Hollywood white-washing Heath Ledger's biography? "Entertainment Tonight/The Insider" paid a hefty chunk of cash for a video that reportedly... more

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