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Heath Ledger Cocaine Video Described in Lawsuit
Friday April 11, 2008

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Heath Ledger attends the New York premiere of "I'm Not There" presented by The Cinema Society and Hogan on November 13, 2007 in New York City.
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A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleges that two photographers set up Heath Ledger at a 2006 SAG after-party, first plying him with cocaine and then secretly videotaping him.

In the suit the plaintiff, Jane Doe (a pseudonym), who was working as a freelance reporter for People magazine at the time, recounts events that took place at place Chateau Marmont hotel.

Doe alleges that she and her boyfriend at the time, Darren Banks, one of the Splash News photographers named in the lawsuit, met Ledger on the grounds of
the hotel and brought him, along with another Splash photographer, Eric Munn, to a room Doe had booked for the evening assignment. According to the suit Munn gave Ledger cocaine and the actor already had some of his own. Munn then left the room.

From the balcony, Munn secretly recorded what was going on. Doe claims she didn't know that she was being videotaped. Once Ledger spotted the camera, he demanded the tape be destroyed and the photographers agreed.

However, after his death, the tape was sold to "Entertainment Tonight" for $200,000. "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" were hit with a firestorm of criticism after promoting their video exclusive about the
actor's drug use. The shows ultimately did not air the segment and issued an apology. Ledger's rep stated at the time that at no point on the tape did the actor use drugs.

Doe seeks unspecified damages for fraud, distress and privacy violations.

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PagePosted by Mandi Illuzzi at 5:25 pm ET     Permanent Link | 27 Comments


11:09 AM Anonymous Says:

look kiddies your wonderful idol dies and guess what he has in his system oxy xanex valium and much more great idol

1:42 PM Joker-Sanne Says:

jesus christ, leave him alone, he died okay, we all know that! and we don't know what really happend, nobody knows that.(beside Heath himself, but it's a bit hard to ask him, isn't it?)

let the guy Rest In Peace, please.

stop writing about him like this. real fans shouldn't even really care about the fact that he used drugs or not. well, i don't. i love him the way he was, he was a great actor and i don't mind if he used drugs or not, it only starts to get annoying that everybody is saying things about his death, while they are probably not even true.

RIP, Heath Ledger.

Sanne.

9:57 PM Sarah Ledger Says:

R.I.P Heath Andrew Ledger.
You Were a great Person And I Will Miss You.
I Love You. And Every One Leave Him Alone.
He Has Passed Away So Dont Worry About Past Or The Things He Did Wrong.

7:52 PM Anonymous Says:

i hope this shows a lot of people what drugs can do 2 u. heath had a great life and a lot of goals until the end when drugs took over. he's obviously dead now and it's old news. get over it.

11:51 AM Anonymous Says:

We all make mistakes, whether it is drinking too much, doing drugs, acting like a jerk to total strangers, not being the best parent we could be, etc. No one in this world is perfect and neither was Heathe. It is very clear, he had a major drug problem...he died of an OVERDOSE people. In the end, he paid the price, with his life. Get off his back and leave him alone. Worry about your own problems.

9:33 AM Anonymous Says:

Nobody can trick anyone into doing cocaine. He did it b/c he wanted to.

8:51 AM Jenny from Perth Australia Says:

Here in Perth, where Heath was from, we all know that he was inlove with supermodel Gemma Ward and had been dating her for quite a while before the accidental death. Gemma, I am told by friends who know her, is totally heartbroken as she was really looking forward to their future.....I think he was going to move in with her in her recently renovated New York flat.

Those who knew Heath say he was a kind hearted man so I don't care if he did take cocaine back in 2006 when he was with Michelle Williams who he had never been truly happy with in the first place. He left her and started to get his life in order, he left drugs, was going to direct a film, had a new love, was going to spend more time in Australia, its a tragedy that he died when he did. A few more months and the world would have seen how happy and sorted his life was.

10:19 PM Gangrenous Heathmeat Says:

I think by now the entire world must realize what a pitiful, selfish, self-indulgent loser he was, and how he enjoyed illicit narcotics and crack more than his life or his daugheter whom he routinely molested. He is lowly scum aussie trash, rotting corpse wormfood--good riddance druggie loser!

5:58 PM A Pissed Pap in L.A. Says:

Darren Banks and Eric Munn are a disgrace to all of us paparazzis here in L.A. who try very hard to dispel any notion or belief that the "paps" are heartless and are only after the money. I can't believe Splash News can tolerate much less condone such a heinous act by two of its photographers. Shame on you Darren and Eric...Splash News scumbags!

6:06 AM Amber Says:

they didn't force dude to do coke so y blame them that's their job to make money off of celebrity scandals I feel badd for the lil girl and only her.its not her fault she had a addict for a father

11:57 PM Anonymous Says:

BIG thing going around is.........."american idol" stars kristy lee cook and david archuletah have a "thing" going on. this has been talked about all over the place. weird, because she's older than him, but nothing would surprise me. all the david archuletah fans aren't happy about this, especially the girls.

another thing going around is kristy lee cook NEVER sold her horse. this was a story used as a sympathy ploy so people would like her and keep her on the show. she has tons of horses (she lives on a ranch) and out of all the horses she sells hers? she has money by the way. her parents are NOT broke. just ask her sister. her sister is married to a pro football player. kristy's whole family lives quite well. lets just say they're rich. cat got out of the bag that kristy prepares herself to be in the bottom 3, but she knows she'll be okay. she's quite smug. she knows her brother in-law has a lot of friends and they vote a lot. just some information for all your "ai" lovers.

11:56 PM Anonymous Says:

It's sick when people use a man's name to make a quick buck, and he's not even around anymore. The great length's people will go to. Leave the man alone. It's sad that Health died, and sadder that drugs contributed to his death. This should be a lesson learned (highly doubt it though) amongst society not to mess with your life. He's not the first to die from drugs and he won't be the last. Just let him be in peace and stop smearing his name like he was some horrible person. 8:14 PM, I think you're going a little too far with your assessment. You're allowed to your opinion, but calling him a molester, well, you have issues. Don't be spreading lies like that. If anything, you're the sicko.

4:29 PM Anonymous Says:

I believe that everyone should just let Heath Ledger's family alone. It is extremely sad and having all these rumors about a secret child and drug problem is causing his family and friends a lot of pain.

3:19 PM Anonymous Says:

123 anon- It's Michelle's fault that he used cocaine? Wow- you sure are an idiot. Heath was a druggie and his death was his own fault. Poor choices result in tragic endings.

1:30 PM Anonymous Says:

Its not Michelle's fault Im sure she left him for a reason..Dont blame her for his actions..But after all he's gone and its too late to do anything...Let him rest in peace. Quit bringing him into everything for money. Just leave him and his family alone. I feel sorry for poor Matilda, when she grows up she will have to see all this and most of it is lies..What is she going to think!!! R.I.P. Heath!!

1:23 PM Anonymous Says:

Its all Michelle's fault. She shouldnt have dumped him

11:34 AM Agus - Argentina Says:

El siempre quiso mantener su vida privada resguardada, el nunca se imaginaria que despues de su muerte podría suceder esto. Tengan un poco de piedad, su hija de 2 años sigue en este planeta, respetenlá. R.I.P Heath !!!!
MICHELLE Y MATILDA: MI CORAZÓN ESTÁ CON USTEDES!!! DIOS LAS PROTEGA.

9:40 AM Anonymous Says:

druggie!

1:39 AM Heidy26 Says:

Please let Heath Rest In Peace, stop using his image to make money out of him !!!

10:59 PM Anonymous Says:

OMG. First was his uncle desperate for his money and talking about "a secret love child", now this, what's next?
Do this people will never leave Heath rest in peace???

:( so sad, God bless his soul

10:30 PM Anonymous Says:

LEAVE THE POOR GUY TO REST!!!

Stupid reports.....

9:42 PM Anonymous Says:

... So Heath Ledger can rest in peace!

9:41 PM Anonymous Says:

Leave Heath Ledger alone, he's dead & can't even defend himself! This story just seems wierd, and I hope it gets settled real soon!?

9:09 PM Anonymous Says:

Doe should leave this alone, man the guy is dead and all she is trying to do is make a quick buck, im sure if she was sleeping with the photographer then she would have know what was going on.

Jane Doe - drop it

9:05 PM Anonymous Says:

let him rest in peace already. He was clearly set up and money hungry seeking parasites used him. Leave him alone.

8:00 PM Anonymous Says:

drugs are baaad

7:54 PM Anonymous Says:

What a weird story.

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