Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
Details:
He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement believe it was not a crime, adding that prescription pills were found near his body.According to NYPD a masseuse arrived at Ledger’s apartment and was let in by a housekeeper. When Ledger didn’t answer his bedroom door, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened it and found him unconscious. They attempted to wake him; when they couldn’t, they called 911.
Latest: VIA CR: Heath Ledger was found dead today in a Manhattan apartment “inhabited by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen,” the New York Times reports, citing the NYPD.
Signs pointed to a suicide, police sources told the paper.
Latest VIA CR: A highly credible source connected to Heath Ledger tells TMZ the apartment where the actor was found was not owned by Mary-Kate Olsen or related to her in any way.
Latest VIA TMZ: Alan Horn, President and COO of Warner Bros. and Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group have issued the following statement to TMZ. The studio is producing the next Batman film, “The Dark Knight.”
“The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news. The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.”
That’s 2 dead from the Batman LDK
Last Photograph of Heath……….
RIP
