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Sewell Chan / City Room:
Heath Ledger, Actor, Is Found Dead at 28 — The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide or an accidental overdose, police sources said. Mr. Ledger was 28.
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Heath Ledger is Dead — TMZ has learned that 2006 Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. — 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 sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime, adding that prescription pills were found near his body.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Heath Ledger's Friend: “We Saw It Coming” — News of Heath Ledger's death has shaken friends of the actor. — “This is terrible and I'm in shock,” a close friend of Ledger's tells Usmagazine.com. “But to tell you the truth... we saw it coming.”
TMZ.com:
Michelle Williams — Devastated — Michelle Williams is “devastated” by the death of her former fiance, Heath Ledger. — We're told that “words cannot describe” the pain she is in over the news about the father of her child, Matilda Rose. — We're told she is on a plane heading to NY right now.
Jwinter / PageSix.com:
Heath Ledger Has Died — Actor Heath Ledger aged 28 was found dead today in a Broome Street apartment, apparently from a drug overdose, PageSix.com has learned exclusively. — Heath was well known for his role in Brokeback Mountain, and he stars in the upcoming The Dark Knight Batman movie as the Joker.
CNN:
Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28 — NEW YORK (CNN) — Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said. — The Academy Award nominated actor was 28. — “Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed,” police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN.
People.com:
Heath Ledger Found Dead — Heath Ledger was found dead at his Manhattan residence, a police spokesman confirms to the Associated Press. He was 28. — Police say the death may be drug-related. The NYPD spokesman tells AP that Ledger had a massage appointment at his Soho apartment.
MSNBC:
Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment — 28-year-old actor was nominated for Oscar for 'Brokeback Mountain' — NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. — According to WNBC, Ledger was found with pills strewn all around him.
TMZ.com:
How Heath's Body Was Discovered — The Olsen twins' connection to Heath Ledger's apartment is now clear. — Here's the way it went down. A cleaning lady for Heath arrived at the apartment first, followed soon thereafter by a masseuse. They both entered the room at around the same time and discovered Heath's lifeless body.
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TMZ.com:
Warner Bros. Issues a Statement — 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.
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Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Heather Ledger's Death: Three Bottles of Pills Found — Police sources tells PageSix.com that Heath Ledger did not die of a suicide. The actor was found naked on the bed in his New York apartment this afternoon, with an open bottle of sleeping pills near his body.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman Tells Us Heath Ledger's Death is “a Tragedy”
Nicole Kidman Tells Us Heath Ledger's Death is “a Tragedy”
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Nick Parker / The Sun:
Amy Winehouse on crack — WILD AMY WINEHOUSE was filmed blitzed out of her skull and struggling to talk after sucking in crack fumes from a glass pipe. — The tormented singing sensation took hit after hit of the deadly drug after a 19-minute binge in which she snorted powdered ECSTASY and COCAINE.
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People.com:
Amy Winehouse Not In Rehab — Amy Winehouse is not in rehab - despite reports circulating Tuesday that she's finally seeking treatment, a rep for the singer tells PEOPLE. — “Amy is not in rehab,” the rep says. “She was seeing a doctor who she regularly sees as part of her ongoing treatment.
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THE ADNAN GHALIB INTERVIEW — EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: For the very first time, BRITNEY SPEARS' paparazzo boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB breaks his silence about his relationship with the singer to ET's THEA ANDREWS. The bombshell interview and Adnan's story begin on tonight's ET!
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Wife of Britney's Paparazzi Pal Files for Separation — The wife of paparazzo and Britney Spears's latest flame, Adnan Ghalib, filed for legal separation from the photographer on Friday, court documents show. — Azlynn Elizabeth Berry cites irreconcilable differences for the split.
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
K-Fed Lawyer: Spears Deposition ‘Gut-Wrenching’ — Britney Spears's deposition at the hands of Kevin Federline lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan has been an emotionally difficult experience that has only just begun, Kaplan tells PEOPLE. — “We are going over things that are very, very gut-wrenching …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases — Any hot feelings I ever felt for Jared Leto are officially gone now. He's gone to the skank side. In Paris Hilton's defense, I'm pretty sure this is how she greets everyone. You should see how she says “goodbye." It involves lots of licking of the chode.
Margaret Cho / The Huffington Post:
Let She Who Is Without Period Stains Throw The First Tampon — I just saw a picture online of Britney's period stain and I am horrified. I don't know why they would post a picture of that and I really feel terrible about it. I think that the paparazzi have gone too far. It is just tasteless and barbaric.