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6:40 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.
Jwinter / PageSix.com:
Heath Ledger Has Died  —  Actor Heath Ledger 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.
Discussion: Pajiba and The Wonderful World …
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.
Extra:
Heath Ledger Found Dead  —  A New York Police Department spokesman says that Heath Ledger has been found dead in Manhattan.  He was 28.  —  It is unclear at this point how he died.  —  A police spokesman said Heath had an appointment for a massage at a Manhattan apartment believed to be his home …
Ian Munro / Sydney Morning Herald:
Heath Ledger dead at 28  —  Police stand in front of the Soho residence where the body of Heath Ledger was found.  —  Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger, 28, has died of a possible drug overdose involving sleeping pills in New York, police have confirmed.  —  Ledger was found dead in his bed …
Discussion: Celebrity gossip
Perez Hilton:
R.I.P.  —  Heath Ledger passed away on Tuesday, sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com.  —  Details are currently very hazy but it is believed he died of a drug overdose.  —  His body was found at an apartment on Broome Street in manhattan.
Discussion: WOW Report
TMZ.com:
It's Not Mary-Kate's Apartment!  —  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.
Discussion: Barbie Martini and THE RAD REPORT
New York Post:
HEATH LEDGER DEAD
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:
Brit Wants Therapeutic Visitation  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears' lawyers will go to court tomorrow and ask Commissioner Scott Gordon to allow Brit “monitored visitation in a therapeutic setting."  —  TMZ has learned Brit's family and professionals in her life have been planning a “creative way” to get Britney mental help.
TMZ.com:
Brit Wants What Judge Has Already Ordered  —  TMZ has learned Commissioner Scott Gordon has repeatedly ordered Britney Spears to undergo a psychological evaluation but she has refused to comply.  —  We're told the Commish has issued multiple orders — known as a 730 evaluation.
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TMZ.com:
Winehouse Checks Into Rehab — Yes, Yes, Yes!  —  Finally!  It looks like the brunette turbo trainwreck is gonna slow down — Amy Winehouse has checked into rehab, according to The Sun.  Blondes do have more fun!  The singer left her home in London this afternoon to enter the Edward House private rehabilitation clinic.
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!
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FemaleFirst:
Paris Hilton's Leto lap dance
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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!
TMZ.com:
Mariah Pops Her Top  —  Mariah Carey, 37, isn't shy when it comes to revealing her body.  And why should she be?  —  Mimi was spotted topless on the beaches of the Caribbean yesterday, sporting a skimpy little bikini bottom and carrying a well-placed magazine.  Crap — she picked a lousy time to learn how to read.
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Mariah Carey, Topless.
 
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