# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/161 "2008-01-23T01:32:51Z")
From what I’ve read, they’re done filming the _Batman_ movie. So, unless they’re going to reshoot all the scenes, we’ll have another _Crow_. ☹ There will be an autopsy on Wednesday. Why did he and Michelle break up? Anybody know? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/162 "2008-01-23T01:33:42Z")
I just turned on my computer and saw the news. Goddamn. I can’t think of anything else to say at the moment. What a horrible, horrible waste. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JohnnieEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/163 "2008-01-23T01:34:48Z")
very sad, indeed. it’s reported that they found sleeping pills near him, although it’s probably just a rumor. ---
**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 23, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/164 "2008-01-23T01:39:11Z")
According to Aint It Cool, Heath had completely finished his work as Joker on the next Batman movie. [Link Here](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35367) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/165 "2008-01-23T01:39:19Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Why did he and Michelle break up? Anybody know? [/QUOTE] A quick Google indicates that it was a amicable breakup, and most quotes have been the polite “we just grew apart” and “we tried to make it work and failed” type lip service. Depends how cynical you are I suppose, but I haven’t heard anything that would indicate that drugs or psychological problems were at it’s root. Being that they were a pretty low profile and outwardly wholesome couple, it seems the tabloids took that at face value. I suppose time will tell if there was more to it. > [@JohnnyEnigma](#): > > it’s reported that they found sleeping pills near him, although it’s probably just a rumor. This detail appears to have been confirmed. Whether they were OTC or prescription has been unclear, some reports say that both were present. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/166 "2008-01-23T01:42:12Z")
I just heard. So, so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/167 "2008-01-23T01:53:28Z")
It’s sad, as I enjoyed his acting, especially Brokeback Mountain, and I thought 10 Things I Hate About You was a cut above the typical teenage romance. But, and this is nitpicky, but I liked this detail from the article in the New York Times: “The housekeeper had been in the apartment for some time before Mr. Ledger’s body was discovered, and she let the masseuse in when she at the apartment for a **3:31 p.m. appointment** with Mr. Ledger, the police said.” Perhaps it’s a typo because why wouldn’t the appointment be for 3:30pm or 3:45pm or 4pm? (Then again, the word “arrived” appears to be missing from that sentence, so perhaps it wasn’t edited as well as it should.) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/168 "2008-01-23T02:01:43Z")
harvey levin is being interviewed on keith olbermann. he states that the police are leaning toward accidental death. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/169 "2008-01-23T02:09:17Z")
10 Things I Hate About You is one of my favorites. Man, this is sad. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/170 "2008-01-23T02:17:01Z")
[QUOTE=EJsGirl] “Serious actor” and “drug user” aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. [/QUOTE] Which is why I said [QUOTE=SpazCat] Of course, I didn’t know the guy so my opinion is worth the paper it’s printed on. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/171 "2008-01-23T02:25:49Z")
I’ve really liked this young man since I saw “A Knight’s Tale” and I’m really saddened to learn of his death. I feel like I might cry. To be 28 then die - for whatever reason is tragic. My daughter is 28. I’m going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/172 "2008-01-23T02:29:07Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![SamuelP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SamuelP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelP)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/173 "2008-01-23T02:45:41Z")
They can just film the reshoots in an industrial freezer. Tape his mouth and eyes back and you’ve got a very young Jack Nicholson. From there all you’d need is some wire and a good puppeteer… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/174 "2008-01-23T02:59:55Z")
[QUOTE=SamuelP.] They can just film the reshoots in an industrial freezer. Tape his mouth and eyes back and you’ve got a very young Jack Nicholson. From there all you’d need is some wire and a good puppeteer… [/QUOTE] I think you got lost. This isn’t the IMDB boards or AICN’s Talkbacks. Go away. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/175 "2008-01-23T03:02:08Z")
This is a damn shame. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SamuelP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SamuelP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelP)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/176 "2008-01-23T03:46:49Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] I think you got lost. This isn’t the IMDB boards or AICN’s Talkbacks. Go away. [/QUOTE] You’re right, it was a little tacky. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/177 "2008-01-23T03:53:59Z")
How f\*\*\*\*ng ghoulish! I checked CNN to see if there were any updates, and they had a link to a video: “Watch Ledger’s body being removed”. The hell? That’s not “news” that’s bizarro, voyeuristic weirdness! I know they’re going to bring out a body bag on a gurney, but that is something the world needs to see? Why? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/178 "2008-01-23T04:01:36Z")
Let me be the first to say, Who? OK - I Googled him. Never heard of him before. Yawn. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/179 "2008-01-23T04:04:46Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] Let me be the first to say, Who? OK - I Googled him. Never heard of him before. Yawn. [/QUOTE] What the hell is WRONG with you? Just because you haven’t heard of him, if you’d look through this thread you’d see that a lot of people have, and they’re very sad. How rude of you to “yawn” at the pain expressed in this thread! Unbelievable! ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575/180 "2008-01-23T04:16:20Z")
There’s no sense in things like this in the world, not a bit of it. For what its worth he was very respected in the acting community, particularly for his voice which gave him a rare versatility to play parts of any age and kind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575.md?page=10)