In Memoriam
Today is the 40th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, one of the greatest Americans to ever live.
Today is also Heath Ledger's birthday. He would have turned 29.
Let us remember both!
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Rest in peace Heath..
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sad!
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thanks for noticing mlk's death perez.
rest in peace!
I wouldn't say he was one of the greatest Americans to ever live, as if Americans are great
trivializing MLK's life by including him in a post with heath ledger? no offense to heath, but that's fucked up.
Umm you cant even put these two in the same category. What did Heath do to change the views of America?!?!? This is an insult to Martin Luther King and what he fought for. You can dish about Celebs but you can give this man respect enough to have his OWN memorandum issued in a seperate statement from a celebrity?? You have got to be kidding me
R.I.P. Heath. God bless you!!
I have a dream…
that perez will start respecting everyone's opinions…and not just his own.
How can you even put those 2 in the same sentence??
Well intentioned to be sure, but honestly I think Dr. King deserves a separate "Let's Remember Great People" bracket from Heath Ledger. Then again, he was all about equality…
Heath Ledger cannot compare to the late great Dr. Martin Luther King. Perez post heath separate not with MLK…but this is a celeb gossip blog….what am I expecting???
okay, here comes the onslaught of racist comments. rest in peace Dr. King and Heath.
May they rest in peace and be remembered fondly.
Umm you cant even put these two in the same category. What did Heath do to change the views of America?!?!? This is an insult to Martin Luther King and what he fought for. You can dish about Celebs but you cant give this man respect enough to have his OWN memorandum issued in a seperate statement from a celebrity?? You have got to be kidding me
How can you compare the death of Martin Luther King to Heath Ledgers birthday?
One died due to mixing medications
The other was murdered because he was trying to change the world
Not that i'm trying to take anything away from Heath Ledger, he was a great actor and dying at 28 is a tragedy… but lets have a little perspective.
Re: 3 – Re: 3 – Fuck you!! There's NO PLACE GREATER THAN AMERICA!!!
for real? Martin Luther King…one of the greatest civil activists to ever live…and Heath Ledger…some actor who overdosed..
Personally, i dont see the relevance of even mentioning Ledger in the same sentence as Dr. king…
rest in peace to both of you, dr king, you are stil an inspiration and still so relevant to our times. if it weren't for you, we don't know where we would be right now.
Yeeeeeah!!! MLK!!!!
RIP you very missed Heath, your star is brighter than ever in peoples hearts!
MLK - what a shame he was murdered. He still continues to be an inspiration
RIP MLK SOME OF YOUR DREAM CAME TRUE. BUT THEIR IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO BUT THANKS TO YOU AND OTHERS AT LEAST THEIR IS NO MORE SEREGATION.
RIP xo
People celebrate but then again look at all the things that are happening in Los Angeles? All the fights and deaths… SAD.
Many people are discussing it on 'millionair efriends com'. It is popular here.
Yeah, really analagous. Idiot.
Very good of you to do this Perez. RIP Heath. God bless Martin Luther King.
RIP also. As Elton would have song how wonderful life is when you're in
the world! God bless.
Lol! I agree with you on MLK . But putting H.L. in the same rememberance is an insult to MLK.
CHIM-PAN-ZZZZZZ
it's also maya angelou's 80th bday
Rest in peace to the both.
xxxx
OMG. Is this really news today? Do we have to see this all over the news? A few months ago it was his Birthday, now its the day he died. Geesh. Enough.
I think its just being exploited today because Barack will probably be running for the Presidency. You know damn well he is gonna milk it for all he is worth today. He will probably lead the parade.
Re: 3 –
Go F yourself #3… like where you live is a great place!?!?! Probably some GD communist country. GL w/ that!!
This crystalizes your disdain or at least total disregard for African-American issues. You only share concerns about Cuban, huspanic, or GBLT issues.
I think Heath was a great actor but to combine the legacy of King with Heath's is disrespectful to King. (I mean no disrespect to Heath or his own legacy.)
ALL AMERICANS BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, ASIAN, ETC…..NEED TO GIVE THANKS TO MLK, JR. FOR MAKING THIS COUNTRY EVEN GREATER!
btw, Perez, how can you mention Heath in the same post. He can't even compare. You are SO stupid!
Who fuckin' cares about MLK? Yeah, he changed so much. Take a look at this country, it's fucked.
one of the greatest americans to ever live? that's a BIT of a stretch. no. a LOT of a stretch
wtf, how the heck are you gunna throw heath in there, like he is of any importance compared to mlk?
The civil rights movement owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Ledger.
love and miss you heath
really? can you honestly even compare the two. that's just fucked up. martin luther king jr, who changed the face of a nation, and a fucking actor. wow, you need to get your head readjusted.
No offense Heath, but MLK deserves his own memorial.
Honestly, Perez. Keep these two notes separate. Will all due respect to Mr. Ledger's family, there is nothing remotely similar about the impact these two public figures had in our lives. Particularly for you, what MLK did in terms of opening the doors to tolerance and civil rights was instrumental in allowing you (an myself) to have the success you have today and the respect of the media and business world. If you feel the need to mention passings and/or anniversaries of figures outside of the entertainment world, I suggest you put a bit more thought into the context and the manner you present them. I have to say I do think doing it is great since in the midst of all the crazyness in the entertainment world, you give us a pause to think about truly meaningful things so by all means keep doing it. I'm just suggesting you don't get the real world too mixed in with the one that's populated by stars–both tragic and fierce!!! Keep it going, Perez!!!
MLK was shot while crusading for human rights, Heath died by accidently mixing the wrong drugs. No offense to Heath or his family, but MLK gets the cudos today.
MLK and Heath Ledger in the SAME PARAGRAPH? This is what's wrong with us!
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOO!!! CAN WE NOT MAKE THIS A SAD DAY????
To put MLK and Ledger into the same sentence is criminal. One lead a nation forward and was assasinated for such while the other took one to many pills. Shame on you for trying to put the two into the same catagory.
You put MLK and Ledger in the same entry? Shame on you.
Re: 3 – "as if Americans are great", well that was an ignorant comment, it shows how sad and small-minded you are. perhaps you should get over yourself, be more educated and welcoming of other cultures?
MLK - if he wasn't shot he would have been arrested within a day or two and would have gone to jail. The night before he was killed spent the night with prostitutes, one of which he beat. This is only the tip of the iceburg. Look into the facts, his image is totally falsified. When his fbi records were to be released they went to court to stop it on the grounds that it would "permanently damage his reputation".
MLK WILL RISE FROM THE DEADIF OBAMA WINS THE ELECTION……HE IS CAMPAIGNING FOR HIM FROM THE GRAVE….
THANKS MLK FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US BLACK PPL IN THIS US AND A!!
PEREZ U SHLD HAVE DONE ANOTHER STORY FOR HEATH….HE DID NOTHING FOR BLACK PPL…HIS ASS WAS A COKE BABY
R.I.P MLK.
oh come on if he had only mentioned heath ledger and not martin luther king or the other way around people would be mad … its like he's damned if he does and damned if he doesnt.
I know he just died, but to mention Heath Leger and MLK in the same breath is laughable (and I'm a Heath fan). These should have been separate posts!
Rest in peace to both. Bless your families! Thank you for giving us hope!
thanks for remembering Heath's birthday!
so sad for both of them…life is really unfair!
Re: know the facts – Wow! people are so self rigteous and blatantly disrespectful that it is a shame. #1 these two shouldn't be named in the same post seeing as one gave his life for the nation. 2 So what if he had prostitutes, it still doesn't change what he stood for, lived for, and died for. Npt just for african americans, but for all AMericans to be treated equally and justly. Trust me, each and everyone of us have been impacted by the civil rights movement. The FBI taps may show that he had sexual infidelities, but lets pull out ur skeletons and see what we find. That just goes to show you that nobody's perfect!
Yes, MLK, Jr. had great visions, but for you people that really think he was a great "person", you need to do some research! He was a bad person with great ideas!!!!
You're pathetic to even mention Heath Ledger in the same sentence as Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK, Jr. was trying to change the world and was killed because of it. Hedger was an actor who took too many drugs and ODed.
it's also my 18th birthday
too bad the circumstances
R.I.P x 2
HOW CAN HEATH AND MLK BE IN THE SAME CATAGORY…THATS REALLY DICKISH PEREZ!…GOD FOR BID WE DIDNT MOURN ABOUT A CELEBRITY WHEN A PERSON LIKE MLK SHOULD BE MOURNED ON HIS OWN TODAY…WHAT A FAT FUCK YOU ARE!
R.I.P
Nobody cares about Heath. Dr. King was the Important one…
Did you seriously put the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assasination in the same post as Heather Ledger's birthday?
seriously,….i come here on your web perez to see u trash people,..and i realize that u have a serious problem. i came to the conclusion that u are and maybe will stay (if u don't do therapy) this fat and fugly guy who's life is based on trashing people so u can fell better urself. u proclaim that u are the queen of all media, but ur infos are all hate. if u don,t accuise people of being gay, u say that there are on drugs and they are worthless,. but i guess nobody is better than u huh? well u wrong….
ur posting is not right , but knowing u, this isn't genuine,…how could you? shame on u, u should go in therapy and work on your black, and dark heart.
MARIO, PERHAPS YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING FUNNY, BUT YOUR MENTION HERE SOLIDIFIES THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A VERY FOLOLISH PERSON . PUTTING DR. REV MARTIN LUTHER KING IN THE SAME SENTENCE WITH A DRUG ADDICTED/PSYCHOLOGICALLY TRAGIC ACTOR IS WRONG. PERHAPS WE SHOULD ALL TRIVIALIZE THE EFFORTS OF ALL CUBANS AS BEING NOTHING MORE THAN RICKY RICARDO REJECTS? SINCE YOU LIVE AND MAKE MONEY IN AMERICA, YOU SHOULD RESPECT THOSE BLACKS IN THIS OFTEN F*CKED UP COUNTRY WHO LIVED TO HELP AND HEAL RATHER THAN HURT. AND BE PROUD TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE SOME BLACKS ARE ACTUALLY GOOD PEOPLE THAT YOU LIVE AMONGST. PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU ARE A VERY POOR EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING.
Ma heart goes out 2 both of them.
Leave it to a tasteless c*nt like you to equate one of the greatest leaders of the 20th Century to a two-bit actor who died because of his own indulgence. I seriously hope you wind up broke and penniless one day. Useless…
one cheated on his wife and the other was a drug addict. let's celebrate???!!!%%%@@##%%
Mia Angelou's B-Dday too…
I love Heath….!
that Dr. King accomlished & the outstanding performances of Mr. Ledger- instead of the bad. May Dr. King RIP while his legacy lives on forever. and may Heath Ledger RIP aswell, while his brilliant work will live on forever aswell.
Thank You God for Both of Them & keep them with You always!!!
Re: tome –
You're a piece of $hit
I will always love you Heath !!
I hope the press will let you rest in peace my friend !!
You were taken away from us way too soon …
What the fuck is wrong with you? Heath Ledger in the same breath as MLK??? I am DONE with this idiotic website.
Today is also my first love birthday!!!He had an accident a month ago…he was only 21…..he is dead….and i really miss him,because I can't tell him how much I LOVE HIM!!! Rest in peace Dávid
#36, 40, 41, 63, etc. Go. Fuck. Yourselves. And #3? You go fuck yourself too. MLK Jr. was one of the greatest human beings to ever grace this earth. He wasn't perfect, none of us are. But he made more of a difference than any of you stupid fuckwits ever will!
Actually, I meant #7, not #3.
mlk is rolling in his grave at the racism that still exist today…
No disrespect to Ledger, but Perez should separate these two posts. Dr. King will always be remembered in the greatest respect, not only in America but around the world. I`m not American nor am I black, but everything this man stod for and still symbolizes is something we all should stribe to honor and be.
Re: FUCK OFF –
Let's hope THAT never happens!
as a civil rights student i believe that martin luther king was something of a fraud. he was an educated, upper middle class scholar who had very little in common with the people he was supposedly "representing". he just managed to be in the right place at the right time and, most importantly, did not offend white people. he was an uncle tom figure who the whites could keep in their place and that's why he's so popular. he was WHITE FRIENDLY!!! the real hero of the civil rights movement is MALCOLM X. he WAS an oppressed black man. he OPPOSED white policies and advocated black rights. he referred to mlk as a house negro. the white man's bitch. if you americans want to worship a real hero, worship Malcolm X. he influenced the black panthers and the black power movement, without which the black community in america would still be sat outside town halls singing "we shall overcome" while the white man run's his business and spends his money.
and just for the record, i'm white.
Regarding MLK, Who cares……….
Re: Cecily – Oh whatever….shut up. Seeeeerrriouuusssllly. A post about Cheerios would be more important than MLK.
for all you bitching about Heath and M.L.K jr. being in the same post SHUT UP!! You can't really compare their carriers. One was an actor the other and amazing activist for human and civil rights. The point is, regardless how you look at it, it's sad that they are both no longer with us. btw.. They both stood up for equal treatment of other.. theres a little film out there I don't know if you've heard, but its call Brokeback Mountain…
#91 - Kim M
I`m not going to waste my time explaining to you why Dr. King is historically importan and still relevant today. Simply because you would not understand. Either you are to young or to ignorant.
So why dont you go and read about what you find important?= Cheerios is it!?.. Impressive!
perez, i love your site. but seriously, martin luther king and heath????? they should never be in the same sentence!!
THE TIMELY DEATH OF MLK STIFILED ANY ATTEMPT TO CREATE A BLACK REVOLUTION IN THE STREETS OF THE USA. AMERICA NEVER REALIZED HOW CLOSE A BLACK/WHITE STREET WAR WAS BEING FOMENTED.
THE NON-VIOLENT MLK CREATED VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE.
HIS DREAM WOULD NEVER HAVE MATERIALIZED.
Re: amycakes – You don't think upper middle class blacks should help the "opressed" blacks? If he's in the position and has the resources then why not? Are you saying that the only people fit to campaign for blacks are the ghetto and downtrodden? MLK was about racial equality through peace while Malcolm X was about black superiority through any means possible. I don't know which one you prefer but I think peace and equality is much more important.
And I'm not hatin on Malcolm X because he was very important to the Civil Rights. The media set the 2 up as rivals and made Malcolm the "violent" one which is why I think so many people (non-blacks included) were willing to accept MLK's plea because at least it wasn't violent.
Heath Ledger's death was certainly a tragedy, but grouping it in the same category with Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination is an insult to Dr. King's family and an insult to the entire Civil Rights Movement. You encourage your readers to let members of the media know when they are out of line - and you are. The least you could do is acknowledge that you were wrong in grouping Heath Ledger and Dr. King in the same post.
No offence but heath didnt have to die.
He sorta chose too since he basically overdosed on shit.
MLK on the other hand fought for the rights of his brothers and sisters.
He was a great man and he saved probably MILLIONS of lives.
I'm sorry heath is gone, but he took his life.
MLK gave his life.
Does anyone realize that his actual title was Reverend Martin Luther King JR.
If you are going to recognize this great man…at least get his name right!!!!
Sweet how you want to separate the Black man and the White man from a column, isn't that what MLK fought for so we could be in the same place or mentioned in the same breath, not to walk on egg shells.
Seriously, black people need to shut the fuck up and assimilate like the Asian and Latino people do, you don't see them complaining as much and they are respected, you got what you wanted and you want more that's why your people will always be second class.
these comments are ridiculous. neither of these mentions are taking away from the other. The post is here to remember each of them; coincidentally this date is associated with both. period.
That is so sad and i hope they both R.I.P and Heath did not father any other child but the one with Michelle Williams — Thank You
I tink that everyine should just Heath Ledger rest in Peace!!
I love how the first comment is about Heath Ledger. Don't get me wrong..I believe that remembering him on his birthday is important..but this is the 40th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest men the world has ever been blessed with. respect history or not, people cannot deny what he did in his life for the United States.
I guess that comment just shows how unaware people of our generation are. Thank you for recognizing him Perez..his legacy lives on.
No offense to Heath Ledger or the person making the comment..just felt in retrospect looking back on MLK's life, that was not the comment I would expect to see to this post.
WHO CARE ABOUT SOME WASHED UP DEAD COON? NOT ME!
GOD BLESS HEATH LEDGERS SOUL