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9:00 AM ET, January 24, 2008

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Al Baker / City Room:
Police Give New Details on Ledger Death  —  New York City police officials provided more information this afternoon about the death of the actor Heath Ledger in a Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, including a detail about a call to the actress Mary-Kate Olsen by the masseuse who discovered Mr. Ledger's body.
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People.com:
Grieving Michelle Williams Arrives in New York  —  Michelle Williams at the airport in Sweden  —  Michelle Williams arrived home in New York on Wednesday, traveling from a film set in Sweden with daughter Matilda following the death of Heath Ledger.  —  Williams, 27, made a stop …
Matt / Think Progress:
John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger's Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’  —  Opening his radio show with funeral music yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson callously mocked the death of actor Heath Ledger, calling him a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.”
TMZ.com:
More Than Five Drugs Found in Heath's Apartment  —  TMZ has learned what types of pills were discovered in the apartment where Heath Ledger was found dead.  —  NYPD sources tell TMZ that nearly full pill bottles containing the anti-anxiety medications Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) …
Scott Weinberger / WCBS-TV:
Sources: Drug Packets Found In Ledger's Apartment  —  $20 Bill With Narcotic Residue On It Also Pulled From Scene  —  Featured Slideshows:  —  Reporting  —  NEW YORK (CBS) ― New evidence has surfaced in the investigation into the sudden and shocking death of Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger …
Josh Rottenberg / EW.com:
Heath Ledger: Fallen Star  —  With his fearless role in the Oscar-winning “Brokeback Mountain,” the Aussie actor became far more than just a pretty face.  Now with his untimely death, a career — and life — ends too soon  —  In the spring of 2001, Heath Ledger sat at the bar …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
TMZ.com:
Where is Jake Gyllenhaal?  —  Jake Gyllenhaal has yet to be seen or heard from since the death of his close friend, Heath Ledger — and people on the set of his new film are working hard to keep it that way.  —  Gyllenhaal is in New Mexico, currently filming his new movie, “Brothers.”
Discussion: iVillage and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
Medics: Heath's Place Looked “Normal”  —  TMZ has learned the paramedics who first attended to Heath Ledger were interviewed by NYPD today and said the scene looked “normal” — meaning it didn't appear as if illicit drug use had occurred.  —  As we reported earlier, the rolled $20 bill found …
Beth Perry / People.com:
Heath and Matilda Leave Footprints in Brooklyn
Discussion: CNN and I'm Not Obsessed
Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:
Inside Heath Ledger's Sleepless Nights
Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Williams Is “in Her Own World” Right Now
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Ellen DeGeneres Show:
Heath Ledger
Discussion: People.com and poponthepop.com
Nicola Pittam / Showbiz Spy:
Jamie Lynn Spears agrees to hand baby over to mother  —  Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears has agreed to give up her baby.  —  The teen sister of pop wreck Britney Spears will hand over the baby to her mum Lynne as soon as it is born so she can concentrate on her career.
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popbytes:
IS JAMIE LYNN SPEARS GIVING UP HER BABY?!?
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and OH NO!!
Extra:
Jessica Alba ‘Paranoid’ About Breastfeeding  —  Jessica Alba is opening up about her pregnancy, talking for the first time since she announced she was engaged and expecting her first child with boyfriend Cash Warren.  —  “It's quite a blessing and perfect timing,” the glowing star told …
Daily Mail:
How super-skinny Eva Longoria made Posh look normal-sized...and demanded to be to taken to Topshop  —  What's the quickest way for a woman to look thinner - how about standing next to someone bigger than yourself.  —  Well that appears to be the approach taken by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
X17 Online:
Brit Makes Her Points Both In And Out Of Court!  —  While “no changes” have been made to the custody arrangement, our girl Brit still made an appearance (albeit brief) at court today, proving she'll do whatever it takes to get her kids back - good for her!  —  And afterward?  A quick stop at Petco!
Daily Mail:
Carla Bruni snapped wearing ‘wedding band’ - and nothing else  —  A Spanish magazine has published an exclusive picture of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's fiancée Carla Bruni wearing only a pair of black leather boots - and what appears to be a wedding ring.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kim Kardashian: Topless Bikini Model  —  Well, it looks like Kim Kardashian is doing whatever she can to keep her 15 minutes of fame going, as evidenced by these Kim Kardashian bikini model photos for Travis Barker's clothing line.  Yes, a lame celeb-wannabe modelling for a lame musician celeb-wannabe.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
TMZ.com:
Britney's Bipolar Treatment Plan  —  TMZ has learned the general nature of the medical intervention for Britney Spears.  —  As we first reported, Britney is suffering from some sort of bipolar disorder.  For months, Commissioner Scott Gordon has repeatedly ordered her to undergo psychological tests, but she has not complied.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears's Lawyers Won't Quit Case  —  Britney Spears's legal team, headed by Sorrell Trope, will continue litigating her custody battle - despite having filed a request to be excused from the case on Jan. 2.  —  Asked if they were indeed staying on, one of her attorneys, Anne Kiley …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
People.com:
Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Taught Me About Love  —  Rocker Joel Madden says that fatherhood has turned Nicole Richie and him into “the luckiest two people alive."  —  “I had no idea what love even was until Harlow came along,” Madden, 28, writes on the Web site of his clothing company, DCMA Collective.
Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Heath to Be Buried in Australia  —  Heath Ledger is set to be buried in his home town of Perth, Australia.  The actor's body was transported today from the New York medical examiner's office, where an autopsy was performed this morning, to the Frank E. Campbell funeral chapel.
 
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