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12:05 PM ET, February 6, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Ledger's Death Ruled “Acute Intoxication”  —  The NYC medical examiner has finished the toxicology report following the death of Heath Ledger, and has just ruled that the actor's death was caused by “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.”
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Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Michelle Williams Arrives in Heath's Hometown  —  Michelle Williams and her two-year-old daughter arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday afternoon local time for Heath Ledger's funeral.  —  Williams, wearing a black dress and black sunglasses, held the striped-dress-clad Matilda in her arms …
CNN:
Ledger died of prescription overdose  —  (CNN) — Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription medications including painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday.  —  “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result …
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebridiot
People.com:
Heath Ledger's Death Was Accidental Overdose  —  Heath Ledger's death on Jan. 22 was due to an accidental mixture of prescription drugs, New York City's Chief Medical Examiner has concluded.  —  “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of Oxycodone …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Heath Ledger Died of Accidental Overdose of Prescription Drugs  —  Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office reported Wednesday morning, the AP reports.  —  Ellen Borakave, spokesperson for Office of Chief Medical Examiner …
Discussion: X17 Online and Jezebel
Perez Hilton:
Heath's Family Responds To His Official Cause Of Death  —  Statement from Kim Ledger on behalf of the Ledger family issued following the release of the Medical Examiner's findings:  —  We remain humble as parents and a family, among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child.
Discussion: Jen's Juice
TMZ.com:
M.E. Calls Ledger Death “Accident”  —  The medical examiner has ruled that Heath Ledger's death is an “accident,” resulting from the “abuse of prescription medications.”
Discussion: iVillage and Celebritology
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams and Matilda Arrive in Australia for Funeral  —  Heath Ledger's ex Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday to attend the late actor's funeral.  —  Wearing a black dress and sunglasses, Williams carried Matilda, 2, on her left hip as she entered the airport.
Discussion: X17 Online and The Age
Extra:
Breaking News: Accidental Overdose of Prescription Drugs Killed Heath  —  An accidental overdose of prescription medication killed Heath Ledger.  —  The New York City medical examiner's office released the official cause of death today.  —  Heath died “as the result of acute intoxication …
NEWS.com.au:
Michelle Williams lands in Perth for Heath Ledger's funeral
Discussion: Hollywood Grind and PageSix.com
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Lutfi Admits He Gave Britney Spears “a Handful of Pills”  —  Sam Lutfi, who is now on the receiving end of a restraining order imposed by Britney Spears' parents, was the one person by her side as she unraveled over the past six months.  —  In the latest issue of Us Weekly …
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Rolling Stone:
The Tragedy of Britney Spears  —  She was a pop princess.  Now she's in and out of hospitals, rehab and court.  How Britney lost it all.  —  Click here to track Britney Spears' career through a guide to all twenty-four of her videos, from “... Baby One More Time” to “Piece of Me,” …
Michael Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Pleads With Father: 'Let's Get Out of Here'  —  Britney Spears's father has recounted a heartbreaking meeting with his confused daughter as she struggled to cope in a psychiatric hospital.  —  “Come on, daddy, let's get out of here.  Take my hand and let's walk out of here together,” Britney said, according to Jamie Spears.
Discussion: iVillage and Popdirt.com
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Eric Dane's Fight Against Cancer  —  For actor Eric Dane, the first sign that something was wrong came right after the new year, when the Grey's Anatomy star glanced in the mirror and saw what looked like chapped lips but clearly wasn't.  —  “I went to my dermatologist,” …
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse looks re-fab as she visits husband Blake in prison  —  Amy Winehouse left rehab today to visit her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil.  —  The star looked healthier than ever as she emerged from the facility this morning in a figure-hugging pencil skirt and black shirt on her way to Pentonville Prison.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:   Amy Winehouse Questioned by Police
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New York Post:
FAMILY FEUD IN TOM'S CHURCH  —  SCIENTOLOGISTS are at war with a member of their own family - the outspoken niece of the church's powerful leader, David Miscavige.  —  Jenna Hill Miscavige, 24, the daughter of David's older brother Ron, recently came out in support of Andrew Morton's …
Discussion: MollyGood and Gawker
Daily Mail:
Motherhood leaves Christina Aguilera looking swell  —  New mother Christina Aguilera has unveiled her slimmed-down post-baby body just three weeks after giving birth to her son Max.  —  The pop star made her first public appearance since welcoming her first child to promote the release …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
NY Daily News:
New York Minute: Hulk Hogan's Super Tuesday  —  Hulk Hogan reigned in New Orleans over the weekend as the king of Bacchus, one of Mardi Gras' renowned “Super Krewes.”  “It was insanity.  They said to expect ‘the wildest ride of your life,’ and it was,” he told us Monday.
 
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WE HEAR . . .  THAT former Seventeen editor and Big Momma …
Daily Mail:
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