The Republic of Heaven

TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. He was found in Soho at 3:35 PM ET, dead in his bed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime. Story developing...

Damn....this is real sad.

Edit: Here's a link to an actual news site.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222008/ne ... 916418.htm

He was a good young actor, real shame, you could guess drugs straight away. This'll sure make the oscars cheerful.

Ouch... that article says that his parents only found out through the media. Now that's icky.

My mum called me today while I was out for the sole purpose of telling me this. A co-ballerina texted me about it. CPG's mum also called to tell him, as did another friend's mum (call them, not us). Everyone I've talked to since this afternoon has included his death in their conversation somewhere. And there was non-stop Heath Ledger Death coverage on Fox (bleh) playing at CPG's house tonight.

I can't get away!

But tis very sad. I liked him.

Died young, like Ned Kelly.

I just read this on empire, thought it was a joke at first. made me cry

I just read this on empire, thought it was a joke at first. made me cry

i definitely thought this was a joke before i actually clicked on any news links.

the winnipeg free press doesn't even mention drugs apart from the sleeping pills :/ i dunno what to make of that*. that was such a shocking headline to me i actually read the article, despite not usually bothering to look at the famous people section he's one of my favourite under-adored actors.

*probably didn't bother to go there, as i'm betting they like him

RIP heath, you made a good knight/shrew-tamer/cowboy lesbian.

RIP heath, you made a good knight/shrew-tamer/cowboy lesbian.

And you'll make a great Joker. I'm sorry you won't get to see it.

Shouldn't we be celebrating his death? Afterall, he was a Fag-Enabler!

I'm trying to figure out whether these people are serious, or if they're just dong it for the attention (because they sure get a lot of it (I know, I'm not helping)).

Can we... can we shoot them? Please?

Shouldn't we be celebrating his death? Afterall, he was a Fag-Enabler!

I'm trying to figure out whether these people are serious, or if they're just dong it for the attention (because they sure get a lot of it (I know, I'm not helping)).

Can we... can we shoot them? Please?

I think they truly honestly believe in a God that Hates and truly think Homosexuality is more evil then anything (Worse then Rape, Turtore and Murder on innocents it seems ). I don't think they're just doing it for the media, I think theytruly believe that when them and us are dead, that they're the ones who'll be in bliss for obeying the Tyrant Author-....I mean, Obeying God and we're the ones who're in hell and suffering, so they want to be to get it out so they can be "I told you so".

Persionally, I've always wanted to get a bunch of CD's from bands like Dimmu Borgir, Gorogoroth, Mayhem, Satrycon and 1349 and send them to WBC. Instead of doing what everyone else is doing, trying to show that God dosn't hate and they're wrong, I simply want to confront them with a different type of Extremism.

What horrible, incredably stupid people. These sorts piss me off the most, the ones who somehow single out gay sex as the greatest sexual sin, when it's on a doing your wife up the arse and even masterbation in the Bible. How low do you have to be to plan to go to someone's funeral like that? Besides, the seem to be ignoring the fact that regardless of whether or not it was intentional, he did kill himself which is a much bigger sin (acting as a gay man in a movie isn't even a sin after all). I think they need to reread the Bible before they make false claims about God.

I really hope they don't manage to ruin his funeral.

Maybe I'm not in the popular culture loop, so maybe I'm going to have to run away very quickly, very soon. Anyway, who is this Heath Ledger, and what is so important about him? I mean, I've heard the name before, I just don't know anything about him.

he's an actor. it's front page-worthy because he's famous, but it's attention-worthy 'cause he was doing pretty well and his acting was improving with every film (that i've seen). it's also sad when young people die.

he got an oscar nomination for his role in brokeback mountain.

The inside word is that Ledger's turn as the Joker surpasses Nicholson's. If that be the case, he could be nominated for an Oscar posthumously like James Dean.*

*Nicholson was nominated for a Golden Globe, and allegedly just missed the Oscar shortlist. James Dean was nominated posthumously by the Academy for his performance in two pictures: East of Eden and Giant.

R.I.P Heath Ledger

The Westborough Baptist Church people are completley insane. Apparently they picket the funerals of soldiers that have died in Iraq so often that the Hells Angels often turn up to keep them away.

The inside word is that Ledger's turn as the Joker surpasses Nicholson's. If that be the case, he could be nominated for an Oscar posthumously like James Dean.*

If it weren't true before, people will probably say it now. But even the stills of his Joker are enough to tell you that it's going to be something special.

I was sligthly ashamed that the first thing I thought of was "Please god let the filming for The Dark Knight be finished". I suppose that it was in a complimentary way though (ish) because I'm very confident he will be brilliant.

He was a good young actor, real shame, you could guess drugs straight away.

Now, come on. It was a deliberate OD in an plan to kill himself, not River Phoenix, like.

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Anyway, who is this Heath Ledger, and what is so important about him? I mean, I've heard the name before, I just don't know anything about him.

He is one of hundreds/thousands of late-twenties men who die every day in similar circumstances. Unfortunately their families don't have similar financial support to help endure such tragedy. R.I.P, though.