Heath Ledger Tribute

RIP 1979 – 2008 The song is Hurt by Johnny Cash (A Nine Inch Nails cover) January 22, 2008 — Oscar-nominated Australian actor Heath Ledger died today in his SoHo apartment of an apparent sleeping-pill overdose, police said. He was 28. Ledger was found naked by his maid and a massage therapist with whom he had a scheduled 3 pm appointment at his apartment at 421 Broome Street. When they went to his bedroom at about 3:20 pm, Ledger was lying face down and unresponsive, police sources said. Cops said sleeping pills were strewn around the bed and there was a bottle next to the actors body, police sources said. Unable to wake him, the maid and therapist called 911 at about 3:26. Emergency workers were unable to revive the star and he was pronounced dead at 3:35 pm Bottles of Diazepam and Alprazolam, both anti-anxiety drugs prescribed in his name, were found in the house, according to law enforcement sources. Ledger’s uncle and confidant, Neil Bell, said that his family was “devastated,” according to close friend, LA-based private investigator Paul Baressi. “He said the father and mother are devastated because they found out of his death through the media,” said Baressi, who talked to Bell less than a half an hour after Ledger’s death. Locals in the neighborhood said Ledger was low-key. “We always greeted each other, it’s such a shock,” said Julie McIntosh, 32, who works in a hair salon on his block. It was unclear if it was an intentional or accidental death. Ledger split …
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