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10:35 PM ET, January 22, 2008

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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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TMZ.com:
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.
Discussion: Dlisted, E! Online and Staralicious
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.
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.
Discussion: CelebWarship
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:
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.
Discussion: iVillage
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Heather Ledger's Death: Three Bottles of Pills Found
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman Tells Us Heath Ledger's Death is “a Tragedy”
Discussion: X17 Online
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYC at Age 28
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Elizabeth / OH NO!!:
UPDATING POST ON HEATH
Discussion: TMZ.com, Gawker and Cinematical
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Medical Examiner: Heath Ledger Autopsy to Be Completed Tomorrow
Ian Munro / Sydney Morning Herald:
Heath Ledger dead at 28
Discussion: Celebrity gossip
Perez Hilton:
Heath Battled Drugs
Discussion: The Bosh
TMZ.com:   It's Not Mary-Kate's Apartment!
Mark Coleman / Daily Mail:
Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger, 28, found dead in New York …
TMZ.com:
Heath's Body Removed from the Building
TMZ.com:
Death Accidental  —  Cops tell TMZ Heath Ledger's death was accidental.
Discussion: GirlsTalkinSmack.com
New York Post:
HEATH LEDGER DEAD
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.
ETonline:
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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TMZ.com:
Adnan's Wife Files for Separation
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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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TMZ.com:
Pardon Our Britney Interruption  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears will show up for tomorrow's custody hearing to fight for visitation with her two boys.  —  We're told the Sheriff's department has been alerted to her presence.  —  We'll be live streaming beginning at 7:30 AM PT.  —  Stay tuned ...
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
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.
Discussion: E! Online, MollyGood and Yeeeah!
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.
Zap2it:
Oxygen ‘Still Inn Love’ with Tori Spelling  —  Cable channel greenlights third season for summer  —  They may no longer be innkeepers, but Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott still have TV-show star as a fallback career option.  —  Oxygen has picked up a third season of the couple's show, “Tori & Dean,” to premiere this summer.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
 
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