Heath's Family Speaks
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Taking a moment from their grieving, Heather Ledger's family addressed Australian television on Wednesday.
His dad, Kim, said:
"We, Heath's family, confirm, the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda. He was found peacefully asleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30 p.m. U.S. time.
We would like to thank our friends and everyone around the world for their well wishes and kind thoughts at this time. Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him.
He was a down to earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and selfless individual who was extremely inspirational to many. Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately."
[Image via WENN.]
sad
You will be dearly missed Heath!
damn this is all so sad
we love you heath
Awww. First!
rip
first!
1st?
I am truely so sad about Heath. I'm still shocked.
everyones thoughts and hearts go out to them
third?
RIP
Rest In Peace Heath.
RIP Heath xxx
Such a tragic loss to the acting community. May he rest in peace
first?
very sad…a good Perth boy
"He was found peacefully asleep" implies life.
i ♥ heath
I can't believe it.
It can't ahve been his time to go already.
So very sad and tragic.
RIP
You will be missed greatly.
fisrt!
First!
so sad!!! I am so sad!
it's a very pity.
too talented, too gorgeous, too father to die.
poor family - i am still shocked whenever someone in the public eye dies.
Such a waste
Re: ally – WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?
Beautiful, poignant, and heartbreaking statement regarding the tragic death. May Heath Ledger (and because I never said anything about him…) and Brad Renfro R.I.P. Hopefully their personal struggles are over, and they are content now.
Re: ally –
Strangely that is a fake link and searching CNN produces no articles that match that which you listed. Nice try.
r.i.p, i loved him. this is so sad. x
So so sad. I do hope everyone gives his family and former partner and daughter privacy and time. The media, his fans and general public should do it out of respect for him as he was such a wonderful actor and seemed to be a kind and gentle man.
RIP this is very sad news
*snyft* Hemskt….
COME ON! Stop the damn "first"!!! You are almost NEVER first and to comment someones death with that crap is disgraceful!
You will be missed
…still can't quite believe he has died.. his poor daughter.
STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY STOP MAKING UP SHIT ALLY
Re: ally –
what the heck?
Please do not post images of the body being taken from the apartment, this is disrespectful and i know you have more compassion than that perez
ugh!
how can you people 'first' when the topic is something like this.
best wishes go out to his family.
rip heath, you good old kid from WA.
TO YOUNG! SO SAD!!! & HEY WE WERE NEIGHBORS! R.I.P MY SOHO FRIEND!
& THANKS FOR YOUR TALENTED MOVIES!
Re: ally – ally- IS A LIAR! YOU DONT EVEN LIVE HERE SO WHY WOULD YOU LIE! ally-LIVES IN A TRAILER PARK IN OHIO! GROW UP SKANK!!! STOP EATING YOU SUN FLOWER SEADS & GO TO BED IN YOUR TRAILER HOME!!!
GOOD NIGHT PEREZERS & R.I.P HEATH- FROM VICTORIA IN SOHO NYC.
I'm mad, so this is the glamourous drug culture Tinseltown worships…CRAP I say. Wake up people.
this is really sad..
Incredibly tragic. He exemplified what true celebrity should be. Grace, dignity, talent, success, individuality, and a subtle demeanor. May he rest in peace. Heartfelt condolences to his daughter, family, friends, and ex, Michelle.
This is really sad. His poor daughter she will never really know her father.
RIP Heath!
One of the movie stars i actually respected, it is sad.
Don't you mean HEATH and not HEATHER?!
australians just love to treat everything australian like it's gold. oh pls, heath is just a fucking actor, not the president. stupid
australians just love to treat everything australian like it's gold. oh pls, heath is just a fucking actor, not the president. stupid
Australia has truley lost an amazing man, father and actor…Rest In Peace xo
this is so sad. i am shocked. you will be missed dearly heath by a lot of people. RIP
My thoughts and prayers are with the faimly.
But man the media makes me so sick. Fliming his body.
Let him have some peace.
and those stupid fuckers who filed it on there camera phones sending it to people and putting it on youtube you are fkn sick!!!
the man just died. Give him so fkn privacy and privacy for his family and Daughter.
Would you like it if it was ur father, Husband or Son laying in that body bag and people filming you.
No!!1 So all of you sick fucks .Get some help!!
r.i.p heath. ill miss you
Re: edmund – Did you get dropped as a child or something, because you have to be mentally retarded to say something as disrepectful as that. Come to australia and say that to our faces you selfish disrespectful prick. People are simply expressing their feelings about losing a great actor and person.
u have a typo in there .. it's not heather .. it's heath
WE LOVE YOU HEATH… REST IN PARADISE.. ♥
Re: ally – …sad he isn't trully alive…well it woul've also been sad to have his brother die…shocking news ….so sad
Well…from the old man's asshole comments I guess we can see how the "family's truth" is going to go! Such parental bullshit gives me wonder as to how this young 28 year old man left his child's mother so early, has a massage waiting, surrounded by pills…all the while dear old Dad and Mom praise him! Yea, the whole family smacks like the Jackson clan…real narcissists who always fail to show up for their appointments with the shrink! Clowns…
Re: Rj – don't be too hard on the parents…they are still in shock and i guess any parent would want to believe their child's death to be accidental…….I'm surprised that perez didn't pick up on the substance abuse problem! or did i miss it! ?!
Re: ally –
Are you mentally imbalanced, ally? You need to get a job/find a hobby. Why the heck would you make up such a stupid story and try to pass it off as something from CNN…for starters, I'd think their reporters know how to string a sentence, unlike yourself. Get a life.
Re: edmund – u dick he was a fucking person thats all that matters!!! RIP Heath!!!
WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN BRITNEY OR LINDSAY OR PARIS
Re: ally – You're a stupid cunt.
I'm so sad. May God bless Heath and his family. Poor little Matilda will never know her father. Too sad.
Re: edmund – Just becasue we have loyalty to our people doesn't mean you have to be disrespectful. We know he is not the president becasue we have a Prime Minister, dumb shit and we know he was an actor but we also know that he was a human being, a son, a brother, a father and a good decent human being. Whereas you are a ignorant, disrespectful, good for nothing, piece of shit on the bottom of my shoe dick head, that needs to take his head out of his ass and realize that people are mourning the loss of a truly great person, a truly great Australian whose heart was as good as gold. RIP Heath
My heart goes out to Heath's family and friends. He will be missed.
GOD BLESS THE LEDGER FAMILY AND MICHELLE WILLIAMS AND HIS DAUGHTER MATILDA LEDGER MAY HEATH REST IN PEACE. OUR SENCEREST CONDOLENCES
heather, perez? really? please tell me that's a typo and you're not being a disrespectful queen. nobody wants to see that shit.
HEATH TOOK HIS OWN LIFE SLOWLY BY DOING DRUGS.
HE SHOULD OF KNOWN BETTER.
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE OF THE STUPID, IRRESPONSIBLE CHOICES THEY MAKE BY DOING DRUGS AND DRINKING LIKE FISH.
IT'S INSANE.
WE ARE TAUGHT AT VERY EARLY AGE IN LIFE THAT DRUGS KILL BUT IDIOTS STILL DO THEM.
HEATH MADE A STUPID SELFISH CHOICE BY DOING DRUGS AND PAID FOR IT BY TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.
LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL.
RESPECT THE LIFE AND THE BODY THAT GOD GAVE YOU AND STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DRUGS KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perez can u find out if this "ally" girl is telling the truth.
it better not be a sick joke.
im sick of ppl being insensitive.
he doesnt even have a brother called paul u tool.
Heath,
i hope where ever you are that you are able to see that
even though ur life was short
it was appreciated and i hope that ppl can accept your fate.
Re: Ashley –
Well said Ashley!! Edmund is an idiot.
Change "Heather
to "Heath" immeadiatly Perez. You are discusting pig if you dont. My god, what if you died and someone mis-spelled your name on their website as a way to inadvertently disrespect you. You fucking cow.
Re: ally – Is that supposed to be a joke?
its sooo sadddd
i cried when i found out
With all due respect to his grieving family- a "Selfless…doting father…" doesn't get so hooked on ANY drug that they purposely or accidently kill themselves. Those of you making him out to be this wonderful "Father" should redefine your meaning.
why would you call him heather? you are a stupid, fat, ugly fucking piece of flaming dog shit. i hope you die and everyone makes fun of you.
WAKE UP EVERYONE!!! HEATH DID NOT DIE OF UNEXPECTED NATURAL CAUSES. WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SAD TO ME IF HE HAD DIED FROM THAT BUT HE DIDN'T.
HE DIED FROM DRUGS. I'M SORRY I CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE MAKING THE STUDID ASS CHOICE FOR DOING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEN TAKING THEIR OWN LIFE BECAUSE OF IT.
DOING DRUGS LEADS TO DEATH SOONER OR LATER.
WE ALL KNOW THAT.
HEATH KILLED HIMSELF BY DOING DRUGS. PERIOD.
BE SAD FOR PEOPLE WHO DIE FROM STARVATION IN 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IT.
BE SAD FOR CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH FATAL DISEASE.
DON'T BE SAD FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE ONCE HEALTHY AND WHO MADE THE WRECKLESS CHOICE OF TAKING DRUGS AND DRINKING AND POISONING THEIR ONCE HEALTHY BODIES AND THEN DYING FROM IT.
IDIOTS LIKE THAT DON'T THINK. THAT'S WHY THEY END UP DEAD AND WE HAVE TO FEEL SORRY OR SAD FOR THEM?
NOT ME. NO WAY. I'M SICK OF IT.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO FEEL BAD FOR SOMEONE WHO MADE A INSANE CHOICE TO DO DRUGS AND DIE FROM IT. IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEONE PUT A GUN TO THEIR HEAD AND SAID DO IT.
DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR OR RESPECT STUPIDITY THAT PEOPLE DO TO THEMSELVES.
SO STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH. EAT AND DRINK HEALTHY STAY AWAY FROM POISONING YOUR BODIES AND YOU'LL LIVE A LONG HAPPY LIFE.
I send my condolences to Heath's family.
YOU WROTE HEATHER !!!! PEREZ CMONNNNNNNNNN..
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I SEE YOU CORRECTED THEIR STATEMENT PEREZ !!
THE FATHER ACCIDENTLY SAID : SELFISH
NOT SELFLESS !!
WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY ..BUT IN A NON LAUGHING WAY
BAD MISTAKE TO MAKE.
ANYWAY YEAH,
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
(go watch the videos, he says he was SELFISH. I'm sure it was a mistake and he meant selfless)
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