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HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK

HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK
Star of 'Batman' sequel dead at 28

Source: The Associated Press

January 22, 2008



Heath Ledger was found dead in his Lower Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. He was 28. The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for 'Brokeback Mountain', where he met Michelle Williams in 2005. The two had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.

"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said, "This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."

Ledger appears as The Joker in the highly-anticipated summer 2008 comic book adaptation, 'The Dark Knight'.

Ledger was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho apartment, Browne said.

He was declared dead at about 3:30 p.m., Browne said.



 

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