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FACEBOOKIt has been 3 mos. now since Heath Ledger's passing. Many people are still shocked by his death but really when you think about it it comes as no surprise that no one cared enough to help him. He lived and worked in a very ego centered, materialistic, workaholic, fast paced environment. He was thousands of miles away from family and his significant other Michelle Williams was probably at a loss as to how to help him. Problems of a psychiatric/addiction nature require time and professional expertise to resolve and Heath Ledger and everyone else in that fast lane were just caught up in the momentum of their own careers. I don't think his friends should be blamed but I do think Heath Ledger himself should have recognized the fact that he needed help and should have taken a sabatical from movies in order to deal with his problems. So he would have absenced himself for a year or two but at least he would still be alive. Being talented he could always have made a comeback. I think there are many lessons to learn from what happened to him.
Tuesday January 22, 2008
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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."
"Heath has gone though a rough road of trying to get sober," the source tells Us.
"Things were very dark," the source says. "His one joy was Matilda." Matilda is his 2-year-old daughter with Michelle Williams. They split in September.
"Everything else was misery for him," adds the source. "Unfortunately he was too late in getting help."
Ledger, 28, was found dead, reportedly at Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment.
Click here for a retrospective of Ledger's life.
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Posted by Henry Seltzer at 6:18 pm ET
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He died from psychotic depression and nobody picked it up. There should be more professional input into the employment of essentially good men into the roles of evil people. He died because he played the part of the joker and the employers are partially responsible and potentially liable.
They saw it coming and let the dead, dead loser aussie scum die anyway! HAHH HAAH--good riddance, sad pathetic LOSER!
What saddens me most of all is that the so-called friend that "saw it coming" and other "close sources" who knew he had problems, didn't care enough to help him. Didn't anyone in his life love him enough to see him through this? His family was halfway around the globe, and Michelle had left him, but where were all these other "friends" who hung out with him when they thought it made them look cool, when he really needed their love and support? Shame, shame on people close to him that didn't give him some tough love and help him improve his situation. He is one of the most talented actors of his generation, and was a beautiful man who deserved better support from the people that he knew. I am so deeply saddened that he will no longer grace the screen with his incredible talent, or see his daughter grow. I pray that his spirit finds peace, and that those of us who loved him from afar have learned a lesson as well, about helping a friend in need. I will also point out it is easy for people to point fingers and "make fun" of his drug use, but as someone who has suffered personally from a sleep disorder, I can honestly say that when you haven't had sleep for some time, it is easy to not know what you are doing. He was desperate. For relief, for sleep, for rest. Unfortunately, he has found it in a most undesirable manner. RIP Heath, you will always be treasured.
I was shocked and massively saddened to hear that Heath Ledger had passed away. To me he had a rare quality of heart and soul, a deep sensitivity and reflective intelligence.
What has shocked me almost more than his death is the quantity of vitriole and loathing that has been expressed in so many blogs. To realise that so many people not only have such hideous thoughts, but publish them is really worrying.
The irony is that they are much more toxic in their hearts than Heath could ever have been. Lucky Heath- in that respect. Bless him on his journey- and many thanks.
Those who commit suicide are usually the ones that care the most. They do it because they do not want to hurt anyone else. So shut the F.... hell up chuck!
Those who wish him dead or think he deserves it are very sick and need to seek there own help. Dah...can I say i d i o t.
Rest in peace and may your family forgive you for what you have done. God please show him the way.
Drug abusers,self-medication,are misunderstood,some of the best people I know get caught up in that cycle especially with under pressure careers,and not knowing how to cope with grief and loss,most keep thier depression covered up and feel to ashamed to ask for help,or have anyone to talk to,and the ones they need to talk to most aren't available and not so called friends.Most of these stars die alone,because they are alone if anyone is to blame it is our humanity and selfishness to care about our own human kind.Maybe even our families,God forbid if anyone knew the really us. Blessed Be Heath,and may u rest in peace and may we whom are still here can be here for help not hell!!!!!
Now the evidence is complete--ledger,the drug-addicted loser got what he deserved! GOOD RIDDANCE! Wait for his parasitic family to profit from his self-afflicted death!
alright to the person down south who says that heath "deserved" to die.. or the other person who says he commited suicide because of his friends, and he should never see his daughter.. you people are the ones who need help.. How dare you even say such things to a person who was a fabulous father, and a great man. Everyone has their issues, he may have had his fare share of drugs, but that does not make who he was. Everyone has their addictions, some just worse than others. If you say Heath deserved to die because he did drugs, than everyone deserves to die for their bad habits, and addictions. Don't you think that people who are having a hard time coping with the loss deserve better respect than that. A child has lost her father, the only father she's ever known and come to love, how could you say that he deserved this. That takes a heartless person to say. It's my believe that this was an accidental death, Heath may have been having a hard and rough time, but he would have never taken his own life. His daughter was his everything, you could tell that just by the way he looked at her. And no good parent would ever want to leave their children. I may have never gotten to personally meet Heath Ledger, but my heart still feels pain from his passing. I know he is in Heaven, and still watching over his daughter and family. I wish you all can just understand how rude and cruel it is to say such harsh comments, and who it affects. Please have respect. Rest in peace Heath.
How Heath died has nothing to do with what religious beliefs he held. No one is perfect, we all have our weaknesses. "Singing justice of karma" your wall post displays complete lack of respect and it is quite pathetic how you are completely misrepresenting your religion and others who practice your faith. We are all one in that we are all human beings first and foremost. Attitudes like yours are what keep the world in constant turmoil and war.
Please people... These "Allah" freaks are most likely nothing but a bunch of teenage kids trying desperatly to be funny and get a reaction. No human could actually think like that except for maybe one thats hiding out in a cave somewhere in the middle east. The only thing these morons deserve is to be completley ignored, and maybe spanked by there mommies. As to the family of Heath Ledger... so sorry for your loss. It is truly a tragedy to have someone taken from you thats so young. No matter how he died, it's still a very sad loss. My condolences to you.
PEACE
Now the Truth is disclosed--as expected, the weak-minded ledger was a filthy-druggie, and died by his own drug overdose. GOOD. This is the essence of Karma. Allah has willed it, and it is done! Instant Justice for the weak, pale drug-addict, and the resulting devastation to be endured by his she-cow harlot who was impregnated by him, and the unloved, misbegotten spawn. The gene is passed, and the cycle repeats; the maggots rip at their pale flesh, and Allah laughs! HA HA!
Wow. This is the first time I have got on the internet to even look up Heath Ledger. I can not believe what i see. It is people like you why the entertainment world drink, do drugs and step over the ledge. All the gossip all the cameras 24/7, listening to you, i want to take a bottle of pills. I understand that if you choose that life you give up personal rights, people either like you or they don't. Fine. But when YOU are in your grave or bottled up somewhere on a mantel, i hope your family never has to hear or see the filth that spills over this grieving family. And to say you're glad that his daughter never gets to know her dad, well let's just hope her mother and family keeps her from meeting people like you.
I have kept up with the death of Heath Ledger and I just wanted to say that i feel very bad for him, Michelle, his beautiful daughter, his parents and his whole family. I just think of me ever losing my father and am completley saddened by the whole ordeal. I think Heath had a big heart and was kind to all. I think that he was a great actor and had one heck of a smile. I loved him as an actor and watched some movies over and over to check out that darling smile that i loved so much. Yes, only the good do die young. Rest in peace Heath and Matilda will always keep you close to her heart. Michelle if you read this stay strong. Im a mother myself and I hate to see what your going threw. May God stay close to your side in this time in need.
Be Safe
Hey Allah Bit tifi wela bit tibla'ee
How about f@%k you Zalil and your dirty pig god Allah
Rejoice in the Death of the filthy, drug-addicted swine, ledger. His kind pass unlamented, having chosen drugs and self-indulgence over life and service to Allah, the One True Ruler of All.
It is a very strange thing how humans express themselves. I dont think any words can explain what it is that makes people say or feel what they have put here. As far as I'm concerned it is only right that the dead be left alone as well as their grieving family. Such is the true face of our species. Be glad that you do not know such tragic and disturbed people and hopefully as far away from them as possible.
I feel for his family and in years to come the heavy burden his death will cause his young daughter. Second guessing the reason "why?" is useless. However, some of the angry, nasty people that have added comments here without really knowing him or his sadness would profit from therapy. Some express comments that reflect their own unhappy mixed up life. Get some therapy and get a life!( Some of the most sound thinking folk I know have had counselling at some time in their life.) But first recognize the need! Hatred is never appropriate at the time of death. Threats of violence to the innocent are really reflections of psychosis. I did not know him but wish he had not died. And accept that he did.
I find it very sad that some people have such hate in their hearts that they can't even respect, that a living breathing person who had a small child and people who cared for him is gone. I did not know the man. I hear of people dying everyday and don't usually find myself terribly upset. But, for some reason his death saddens me personally. As if the world has lost something special.
I was glad to hear of his death. Australians aren't even human; they are the products of generations of incest from the rejected criminal scum of Great Britain. Wait until our NIH/NRSA Bioweapon is unleashed in Australia from Heath's rotting corpse! The continent will be wiped bare of the Australian infestation, and only the pure, original peoples shall prevail!
clinical observation you'd better change your whole system of thinking.
I had never watched a film from him, nor was a fan why his famous work "B. mountain" was banned to screen in my country, but it PAINED my heart too deeply to explain a pin, it depends how we define death and birth, I believe his real infinite beautiful life has already begun and he will live in that whole peace and will dance in the whole tranquility for ever, because as far as i know(reading bio...) he had never broken a heart and was honest and bright in heart.
Beautiful roses to you Heathy
You guys know nothing about the Male Ego. Getting an Academy Award would normally give you decades of bragging rights among other men, but Heath's name is forever synonymous with a gay cowboy picture (pissing all over classic American iconography), a movie most actual straight men have no real interest in seeing, indeed most would have declined to appear in it in the first place if they had the chance. Therefore he failed to excite the Envy of other men, particularly men he looked up to, such as Mel Gibson. So the whole experience was meaningless. What normal man would trade places with him? No wonder he wanted to destroy himself.
this is sad i really liked him!! and Clinical Observation you are sad as well how can you say that about a lil girl what an insensitive idiot really!!!
Matilda will grow up to be a crack-addicted-slutbag, and Michelle will spread open her filthy, rancid pelvic Hot Pocket to be impregnated by any gutter scum she meets in Brooklyn. Hope you saved some pennies from "Dawson's Crack" sweetie--the WORST is yet to Come! HAAH HAA!
I have shared several fun hours with my own daughter watching Heath Ledger and his death has saddened alot of people that will miss him dearly. I'm sure cameras in his face pointing out every misfortune in his life was never helpful to him or any of his family (Especially Matilda). It's hard enough these days to raise a good child. Before you fault Heath on some of his choices in life, take a good look in the mirror and see if you could cope with even part of what he had gone thru in his very young life. To the parents of Heath, know that you raised a good boy and have a beautiful grand-daughter enjoy all the time you have together nobody knows what could happen tommorrow. Final note: Depression is an illness not a joke, so rude comments about what did or did not happen is cruel and heartless.
i truly feel sorry for heath as well as his freinds and family..and i know drug problems...i used to be an addict of oxtcontin and other pain meds... and a lot of strong perscription meds such as valium and xanax can cause suprisingly horrible effects being combined with other simple prescriptions..which is what i think could of happend...but knowone deserves to die that young especially a talented and upstanding young male like heath
Such a pity he did not possess the proper mastery of pharmacology in order to match the proper dose-responses of all the drugs in his system, both prescription and illicit, so as not to cause respiratory collapse. Tsk, tsk. One more druggie loser to put on the barbie...g'day, mates!
I just found out an the only thing I could think about was his poor baby.I just cried He was a kind an gentle man that will be missed deeply.My heart is broken why was a kind an loveing man tooking so early.we love you ledger famliy.An michelle you have a great part of him never let it go
Wow. I was shocked that Heath had died. I feel pain for his family, his daughter and for Michelle. I am sorry that his friends did not step up and assist him if they knew he was in trouble. He was talented and will be missed. Please stop using message boards as a place to vent your own inside issues. Latest news says he death was accidental, really does it matter one way or the other? He was in pain and now, he is dead. I for one will miss him. RIP, Heath.
