R.I.P. Heath Ledger

[LucyaMartyoshka]

i was looking at the beautiful pictures of michelle and him and i just broke down crying. it;s the worst thing in the world to lose the one your madly in love with.

 

[_ladybug_]

RIP, he was a wonderful actor.
And the fact that there is video of the body bag, and his family found out via the media. Absolutely disgusting.

 

[Love$2shop]

I wish the news channels would stop using words like "overdose" till the autopsy results are in. Can you imagine what his family is going though hearing all of this?

RIP, Heath ...

 

[TheKiwi]

I know, it's sick! The media needs to stop making up stuff just to get more people to tune in! It infuriates me! I hope Heath's family and friends can find peace through all of this chaos that must be around all of them right now.

 

[cecil]

I still don't believe this.

 

[Carrme]

aw
so sad
poor little girl
god bless

 

[lostinemotion]

well, i think people tend to think the word overdose has to do with hard recreational drugs, when anyone can even overdose, yes on sleeping pills, if it's combined with anything.
to the person that said you can't with sleeping pills, thats wrong. i used to take them and it slows your heart rate down so much you can barely feel a beat.
anyway, i live a few blocks away, so i will keep you posted on what i hear.

 

[TheKiwi]

Augh, my roommates have no hearts. This is the conversation they just had to each other in another room:

Roomie#1: So, apparently they're saying Heath Ledger's death wasn't a suicide now.
Roomie#2: Really? Well I don't believe it. I bet they're just covering things up!
Roomie#1: Yeah, probably... all celebrities do drugs and I bet they just wanted to make him seem innocent.

This really upsets me! How can people be so cruel?!?

 

[meowmix]

very sad... it seems like the press really would like to say it's just another star whose substance abuse killed them or something like that blahblah. saw all the cops on broome this evening... and that tmz live stream from there, that was sick and unnecessary.

 

[Scott]

it's quite possibly the most shocking news i've heard about a actor/celeb in a long time. i never would have expected something like this to transpire of an actor whom i assumed was on the upstart after a strong role in brokeback. and now with the upcoming dylan biopic...so terrible.

 

[TheKiwi]

very sad... it seems like the press really would like to say it's just another star whose substance abuse killed them or something like that blahblah. saw all the cops on broome this evening... and that tmz live stream from there, that was sick and unnecessary.

The people that watched it are sick too! Something really needs to happen. But unfortunately the majority of people probably think this kind of thing is perfectly acceptable because celebrities "choose to be famous and have to suffer the consequences".

 

[cake_batter]

i really feel sick about this. he was a great actor and will surley be missed.

RIP heath.

 

[meowmix]

ugh seriously... bollocks, it's a job. they still have families and friends and their own lives. it's not their fault some people have a morbid obsession and need to follow their every move instead of carrying on their own daily lives. and heath was very talented and did his job very well... hope people will keep that in mind in the coming months with the release of his work.

 

[December_25th]

My friend text messaged me while I was leaving school and my eyes bulged .. I couldn't believe it. I was frantic to find other sources of confirmation but didn't have access to a TV or computer until I got to work an hour later. Then I gave the news to my coworkers and one of them was so shocked and bummed out she could hardly get any work done

I saw the picture of his body being taken away and the crowd of paparazzi behind him snapping away. Horribly distasteful. If it was an accident, it's so incredibly tragic. I've been excited to see Batman and now it will never be the same knowing that he wasn't alive to see the movie come out. I think the movie would have been successful regardless of what happened today but I think it will be even more popular simply because people want to see one of his last performances.
If this was a suicide, it makes me sad because it makes me wonder what could have driven him far enough to make him want to end his life, knowing he had a beautiful daughter and knowing that it would mean he would never get to her again and she would never grow up to know her father.
This again would prove that fame and fortune don't necessarily buy you happiness.

I'm sorry for the rambling but I'm so CHOKED!

 

[Carrme]

x17online says he had pneumonia...so his drug use probly didnt help his treatment for that.
I pray it was not suicide..

 

[unwrapmypackage]

This was totally unexpected - if you will. I feel horrible about it all.
He was such a talented actor.

I wish I would have been able to work with him.
My condolences go out to his family and friends.
May he rest in peace.

 

[sweetpop]

I heard it on the radio too- I didn't really believe I heard it- One day there doesn't seem to be anything wrong, the next day, this news is blared around the world. The whole swarm of people, flashes of white light from the hundred of cameras really did make it horrible. Apparently he was pneumonia at the time, so yeah! I hope it wasn't suicide Heath did say once that he wasn't scared to die now because he would always live through his daughter, but at the same time he'd want to be there whilst she grew up. I was looking forward to seeing I'm not there and The Dark Knight. I loved him in Casanova he made them medieval shirts look really nice

R.I.P Heath Ledger, Us Aussies are so proud of you! one of our finest actors...ever!

 

[Gwen]

The people that watched it are sick too! Something really needs to happen. But unfortunately the majority of people probably think this kind of thing is perfectly acceptable because celebrities "choose to be famous and have to suffer the consequences".

I completely agree. I find it so disgusting when people say that because fame has an odd and unusual way of coming to people; there is absolutely no guarantee that the people who are famous even want to be famous. You can say everybody wants to be famous but in reality, not that many people do. Success gets confused with fame, I think. Everybody wants to be successful in their career/passion, whether it's acting or web designing. Fame just so happens to be more likely with some of those careers, it still doesn't mean the person wants it.

What's especially sad is that it's just getting worse. Seeing the video of the body bag reminded me so much of Diana's car crash---the photos flooding the tv and newspapers. We're more technically advanced now so the images are now streaming videos that are shown moments after the actual incident. It's still all horrible. It's a horrible invasion of privacy and huge lack of respect for a lost human life.

This isn't the first time it's happened though, and it's not the last. As I said, technology gets better so it seems 100x worse, but really, it's not. People have always been unkind and nosy when it comes to gossip or the dead. Whenever there's a car accident on the freeway, I see loads of people practically stopping and hanging out of their windows to see the accident; why would they do that unless they wanted to see if there were any dead or injured bodies? People are ****ing nosy, and I'm not certain we'll ever not be nosy. It sickens me from all aspects. I'm blabbering now but this entire thing has me shocked and shaken.

 

[SiennaInLondon]

i just spoke to a friend who spoke with him last night, he was well, definitely not suicidal. he had a lot of plans this week.

also... those TMZ type paparazzo are sick people. they way that they behave and speak to people is absolutely disgusting. and for those who arent they should be even more ashamed of themselves. living each day as if it were a competition to get the most outrageous pictures and drive people crazy.

I can't even believe people are contemplating suicide. Condemning someone without any knowledge at all. All the evidence points against it.

I feel so nauseated. I managed to avoid the video because I had been pre-warned about TMZ and then I got to Defamer via google news and ****ing pressed play. Like the moron I am. And then I watched interviews with him and all I could see was the image of the body bag at the back of my mind. I almost threw up. I am never going on TMZ or Defamer ever again. To be honest, I have never been on them before yesterday. I already black-list Perez Hilton and I just have two more to add.

I am not a Heath Ledger fan but this is bringing back the nightmare of Brad Renfro 7 days ago. Brad was buried yesterday. Heath died yesterday. I feel quite ill. In some ways i am pissed off because nobody cares about Brad. That is quite terrible of me isn't it?

I hate how people seem to use pills and tylenol and all this stuff on a daily basis. Instead of using food and natural remedies. It is such an American thing to just pop a pill if one is feeling under weather. It creates disaster.

When I was 14 I went through an autograph collecting phase. School was boring so I would skip it to go to premieres both inside and waiting outside. I always though Heath Ledger was a bit of a jerk because he was so stand-offish at The Knight's Tale premiere (I actually got tickets for that one) and at the after party. But now I know he had to be. At the afterparty somewhere on Shaftesbury Avenue, I was going in at the same time as him and he was going to autograph my ticket (celebrities were always responsive to me because I was clearly a child not a tout) till there was a surge and everyone knocked everyone off their feet. He looked at the crowd, shook his head, glared a bit and went it. I always thought he could have been more gracious at the main premiere at least. But they hound people into a corner.

 

[sweetpop]

I completely agree. I find it so disgusting when people say that because fame has an odd and unusual way of coming to people; there is absolutely no guarantee that the people who are famous even want to be famous. You can say everybody wants to be famous but in reality, not that many people do. Success gets confused with fame, I think. Everybody wants to be successful in their career/passion, whether it's acting or web designing. Fame just so happens to be more likely with some of those careers, it still doesn't mean the person wants it.

What's especially sad is that it's just getting worse. Seeing the video of the body bag reminded me so much of Diana's car crash---the photos flooding the tv and newspapers. We're more technically advanced now so the images are now streaming videos that are shown moments after the actual incident. It's still all horrible. It's a horrible invasion of privacy and huge lack of respect for a lost human life.

This isn't the first time it's happened though, and it's not the last. As I said, technology gets better so it seems 100x worse, but really, it's not. People have always been unkind and nosy when it comes to gossip or the dead. Whenever there's a car accident on the freeway, I see loads of people practically stopping and hanging out of their windows to see the accident; why would they do that unless they wanted to see if there were any dead or injured bodies? People are ****ing nosy, and I'm not certain we'll ever not be nosy. It sickens me from all aspects. I'm blabbering now but this entire thing has me shocked and shaken.

*nods emphatically to everything Gwen just posted* One of my teachers said that too about people hanging round when someone else is in trouble/car crash... saying they want to see what it's all about, the 'gorey' bits, but when people really need help, people scatter like flies.

It's a well known fact that Heath Ledger hated the paparazzi like anything gives them the finger and does everything he can to be out of the spot light. I think he's one of the few celebrities who want to be known for their success and achievements, a lot more than how much they party or who he knew and the privileges that came with fame.