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Heath Ledger Dead

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#1 ·
Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28

:eek: :(

How very tragic! :yikes:

A morbid thought, but my 2nd thought was how this effects the release of the next batman.
 
#2 ·
It will be a bit eerie watching Batman but a tribute for sure. Great young actor with so much potential. Very tragic. Reminds me of River Pheonix in a way...
 
#6 ·
Sorry to hear of this, he was very good in everything I saw him in, and his "Joker" looks to be quite the tour-de-force based on early reviews and the trailer.

It appears that drugs were involved, though it's too early to say if that was deliberate. Another young actor who seemed to have the world by the tail and then ... dead of some kind of excess.

A lesson for us all, I suppose.
 
#8 ·
Awful situation for his young daughter.

I've heard rumors of him floating in and out of rehab over the past year, struggling with depression, with heavy drug use prevalent during the filming of his last completed movie.

If it was drugs that did him in, then it is just a sad affair. 28, good looks, millionaire filmstar.

In the meantime, the economy in the US should be headline news on CNN, not this. Stocks are taking a nosedive (Apple I believe down 15% today), the feds intervene with a 3/4 percent rate cut. It should be far more concerning to the public than the death of a young actor.
 
#10 ·
This actually reminded me more of Brandon Lee than River Phoenix.

Granted The Crow was already going to be more of a "cult" movie than Batman ever could, I wonder how this will affect the movie?

A shame that he left behind a 3 year old daughter who will now never get to know her dad.
 
#22 ·
This actually reminded me more of Brandon Lee than River Phoenix.
I thought of Pheonix because of the scenario; both were young, both died at the beginning of a commercially successful motion picture career, both had depression issues and both deaths seem to be drug related. To me Brandon Lee is a tragic reflection of his father death - both died by accident.
 
#14 ·
Well, according to God and the Bible, only God knows if Heath goes to Heaven or Hell and it's up to him if he does as he will be the Judge. Anyone who says that you are going to heaven or Hell will be judged accordingly. Hope those bapist freaks get thier rightful sentence on judgment day....it also does say in the bible not to make fun of God as well....oh well, life in the movies...
 
#16 ·
Phelps should be put down like a rabid dog. But, then it would only make him a martyr to his followers. Frequently at his little protest displays, he brings along the children from his "church" and puts them out front so if one wants to bash his head in, one has to go through the kids first.

Not only his he a sick f-ing b@stard, he's also a coward of the first degree.
 
#18 ·
I couldn't believe it when I saw it this morning. Such a young guy, doing great in the acting business, and had everything to live for. He will be missed.

Reminds me of the Owen Wilson suicide attempt just a few months ago. There's another guy that I hope his friends and family watch.
 
#19 ·
Just a note that early details of this story have turned out to be wrong (for example he was NOT at Mary-Kate Olsen's apt) so take early reports with a grain of salt.

I read something interesting about why online reports so often turn out to be inaccurate these days, the basic premise was that reporters (back in the days when most people got their news from newspapers) had time to verify and sift through the BS claims that often come in the first few moments of an event, and correct their early reporting often before it even saw print for the first time.

Nowadays we're watching the process of reporting unfold in real-time, so none of that fact-checking can be done, or if it is done (websites "update" their stories all the time) it's too late and the public has a different impression based on the early false data. :(

And that's before you let in the professional spinmeisters and report their remarks uncritically in the name of "balance" (what a joke THAT'S turned into!).

Bottom line: watching or reading the news requires more critical analysis skills than it used to. If you're watching breaking news, treat details and claims with great skepticism.
 
#25 ·
First of all, my heart goes to his entire family, especially his little girl. Second, I think Ledger was one of the brightest young actors to hit the screen in the past 10 years. He was capable of very light and very dark roles - something uncommon for someone so young. But like many talented artists, they are great by way of their tormented hearts-Van Gogh, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, James Dean, etc.. I don't need to list those you all are thinking of. But with all due respect to those who believe in the concept of God, I cannot believe that this God a person chooses to believe in is a cruel and punishing entity. Isn't that why Christians ditched the Old Testament in favor of the newer, kinder portrayal of God/Jesus? I am not a Christian but believe in God. But the God I believe in is an accepting and loving entity. And although I don't promote violence either so I propose that the scientific community round up the likes of Phelps et al and release the mice, dogs, rabbits, etc. they are currently using for medical research, and substitute real, live humans. It is humans we're developing these medicines for, not other animals. And with respect to Heaven and Hell, I always thought that life on earth is our penance and death to be our release?
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#26 ·
And I forgot to add that I don't think Ledger intended to commit suicide. For someone who valued his privacy, I doubt he'd kill himself in the nude - especially knowing what he did about the media. I think the kid just overestimated how much his body could tolerate and possibly mixed the wrong combo of chemicals. Results were tragic.

I'm curious to know how someone like Phelps :ptptptptp or his followers :ptptptptp , can call themselves believers when they can promote such hatred? Candidly, I doubt that God cares about our sexuality. What a rectum.
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