 Heath Ledger Photos and News - August 30, 2008
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| Michelle Williams says having a child with Heath Ledger was a "miracle". The 'Brokeback Mountain' star has revealed giving birth to two-year-old Matilda - whose father Heath tragically died of an accidental prescription drugs overdose on January 22 - has transformed the way she "judges" her body. |
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| Michelle Williams has returned to work. The former 'Dawson's Creek' star joined friends and family in Australia at ex-partner Heath Ledger's funeral wake on Saturday, and is now attempting to return to normal by shooting new movie 'Mammoth' in New York. Michelle - who has a two-year-old daughter Matilda with Heath - was seenfilming outside Manhattan's SoHo 'Evolution' store on Monday, just three blocks from the apartment where Heath was found dead on January 22. |
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| Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has thanked the recently deceased Heath Ledger for being his mentor. They have starred together in the 2001 hit drama film Monster's Ball. "When I first arrived on set, the first person I saw was Heath Ledger," the rapper says. "He kind of took me aside and was there for me. We didn't have to work the first day I was there, so me and him kind of hung out that day and kind of became acquaintances." |
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| Heath Ledger's family has released a statement following the announcement of Ledger's cause of death. Ledger was found to have died on January 22 from an accidental mixture of prescription drugs. Ledger's father, Kim, his mother, Sally, and sister Kate released the statement. The statement reads: We remain humble as parents and a family, among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child. Few can understand the hollow, wrenching, and enduring agony parents silently suffer when a child predeceases them. Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts. |
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| Heath Ledger's family has returned to their home in Australia and are planning on keeping the details of their son's funeral quiet. Ledger, 28, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on January 22. The family traveled to New York following the death of their Oscar-nominated son. On their return to Australia, they avoided reporter's questions and instead were whisked across the tarmac and out of the airport. |
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| Heath Ledger's Brokeback Mountain co-star is taking his death harder than anybody else. A source tells People magazine that Gyllenhaal, who had lip locked with the actor during a scene in the controversial movie, has been traumatized from his friend's death, as the two were very close. "Jake is taking this harder than most people," the source says. |
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