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Uncle: Heath Ledger May Have Had a Love Child
Monday March 31, 2008

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Heath Ledger arrives at the New York Premiere of "I'm Not There" at the Chelsea West Theater on November 13, 2007 in New York City.
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Heath Ledger may have had a love child, his estranged uncle, Haydn Ledger, is telling the Australian media.

The actor — who died of a prescription drug overdose in January at the age of 28 — had a fling with a 25-year-old woman when he was 17. The woman learned she was pregnant after their relationship ended.

The woman was living with another man at the time of the affair, but Haydn says, "there is a very real possibility that Heath was the father."

Ledger has a daughter, Matilda, 2, with actress Michelle Williams.

It remains unclear if the love child would be supported financially by Ledger's family.

The actor's will (written before Matilda's birth) left everything to his parents and three sisters. But his father, Kim, said Matilda "will be taken care of."

See memorable photos of Ledger here.

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