# Heath Ledger is dead! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575 "2008-01-22T21:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/1 "2008-01-22T21:49:58Z")
It’s being reported on CNN. He was found dead by a house maid. It’s not believed to be a crime. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/2 "2008-01-22T21:50:24Z")
Oh my GOD! Sorry…no link yet…it’s on the news…stand by. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/3 "2008-01-22T21:50:26Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] It’s being reported on CNN. He was found dead by a house maid. It’s not believed to be a crime. [/QUOTE] What?! I can honestly say I didn’t see that one coming. What a loss, he was such a great actor. He deserved the Oscar for Brokeback Mountain, I thought. And his daughter is very very young. So sad. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/4 "2008-01-22T21:52:08Z")
Nothing on Google News. ETA: shit, it’s on CNN. How awful. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/5 "2008-01-22T21:52:24Z")
Ummm… Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/6 "2008-01-22T21:52:27Z")
Thought this was a joke but it’s on CNN. I’m not a huge Hollywood person, but he was great in _Brokeback Mountain_. I always thought he was a clean-living, healthy type of guy. Wonder what happened? At any rate, a sad loss of a young promising talent. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/7 "2008-01-22T21:52:54Z")
From TMZ: > [@](#): > > TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. > > He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime. > > The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. He was set to play the Joker in the upcoming Batman film “The Dark Knight.” > > Story developing… ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/8 "2008-01-22T21:53:38Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Ummm… Cite? [/QUOTE] On CNN’s front page. Found dead in a NYC apartment. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/9 "2008-01-22T21:53:40Z")
[Link](http://www.wnbc.com/entertainment/15113586/detail.html) Details still sketchy. Dammit…he was in _Roar_, and I fell in love with him in _A Knight’s Tale_. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/10 "2008-01-22T21:54:12Z")
Yeah, it’s up on CNN, but no actual story thing yet. ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/11 "2008-01-22T21:54:27Z")
That is so sad. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/12 "2008-01-22T21:55:12Z")
Huh wonder if this is really true. If it is, I will be sad. I don’t like many of the movies he’s done, but I do think he is a good actor, and very attractive. ETA: [The Death of Heath Ledger - The New York Times](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/) ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/13 "2008-01-22T21:55:43Z")
The [New York Times](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/) is reporting that pills were found near his unconcious body. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/14 "2008-01-22T21:55:40Z")
That’s a shame. Peace be with him. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/15 "2008-01-22T21:55:54Z")
Aw, fuck. He had a great career ahead of him. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/16 "2008-01-22T21:56:01Z")
Did _not_ see that coming. Am I evil for wondering if anybody had him in their Death Pool this year? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/17 "2008-01-22T21:56:36Z")
**ivylass** ’s link implies suicide. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/18 "2008-01-22T21:57:00Z")
Gilliam’s Curse strikes again. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/19 "2008-01-22T21:57:08Z")
And, of course, my first thought is whether anyone had him in their Death Pool. ETA: Curse you, **Priceguy**! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/20 "2008-01-22T21:58:40Z")
[NY Times article](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/) > [@](#): > > At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play and said they found pills near body. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575.md?page=2)