Sleeping Pills Initially To Blame
Filed under: Australiastic > Heath Ledger
An autopsy is scheduled in the tragic death of Heath Ledger for Wednesday, but it will be weeks at least before we have a conclusive answer as to his passing.
What is known now is that police are saying sleeping pills were found in the room where his body was discovered naked and dead on Tuesday.
Two bottles of sleeping aids were found, it's being reported, one prescription bottle and one over-the-counter, which would make an accidental overdose more likely. Experts say that it is harder to overdose on just prescription sleeping pills.
Our heart aches for Heath's little daughter, Matilda, aged 2.
So tragic.
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: January 22, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Sounds like suicide… diphenhydramine is not something that's easy to accidentally overdose on while trying to get some sleep. You'd have to take a whole box to even approach ld50. Most likely suicide if it was indeed OTC.
Sleeping pills - that must be what was making him move his arms and not sit still in the previous post, right?! Yeah yeah!
Celebrity death from a drug overdose = more hits for perez.
And that's what really matters, right?
R.I.P may god bless you and your family
Should have been Britney.
I'm in shock!
1st! That's sad!! What wuz up with him and michelle? Did they end on bad terms? Did he kill himself because he missed her and wuz sad?
Oh Jesus. I'm so sad. RIP
Can I be the 1st to say how sad & what a waste of a life
so sad that a life had to be lost at such a young age, and to leave behind a young daughter makes it all that more tragic
Indeed, very sad
rip
:(
Tragic.
i can't believe this is true… so so sad
so sad….
Its so sad to hear news like this, talented actors going bad, if feel so sorry for his little daughter… last week was Brad Renfro, and this week him, what going on with hollywood?
very tragic.
I heard it was Mary-Kate's apartment
I just can't believe this! I mean, who would have expected HEATH LEDGER to end up dying so incredibly young! I've been in shock since I heard it. My heart goed out to Michelle and Matilda and the rest of his family and friends.
ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! I would have predicted Britney biting it before him….come on Hollywood…GET IT TOGETHER!!!!
I saw this news this morning and I feel terribly sad for his daughter and family. He was a wonderful actor.
how sad.
What a tragedy
First lol and yup this is tragic he was so gorgeous
who's next? this always happens in 3s!!
so sad
i'm gonna cry!
i heard it happened at Mary-Kate's apartment but I hope that is a rumor.
Poor Matilda, and poor heath…
apparently it was mary kates appartment?
absolutey shocking. i actually liked him. i'm upset.
Wonder why it is harder to OD on over the counter sleeping pills than prescription sleeping pills? Aren't they weaker than a prescription strength pill? So sad for little Mathilda. I wonder if the drug habit is the real reason why he & Amy split up?
ohhh
i liked him
very sad. i am sorry for matilda. be careful with drugs people. don't let them control you.
OMG….HE WAS A FAV…RIP HL!!!
sad sad sad
He just couldn't quit the drugs. Poor guy.
Such a beautiful, shy, humble man ( or so he seemed from this distance)
and an actor, so young, cusping on greatness…
So much of fan-dom is so, well, dumb.
But it is not meaningless or impertinent to feel the loss of youth and talent.
Goodbye, Heath Ledger, and farewell…
You should have made clear that the photo was taken four days ago during filming of a movie in London.
be careful with those pills people!
So sad. what a brilliant young talent.
Are you implying that he tried to overdose???/ Since the pills were not prescription?
:( noo rip gorgeous
didn't anyone know anything? he couldn't hid it that well. so sorry- what a loss. and too young. such a shock.
first!
sleeping pills. sad.
apparently it was mary kate olsons appartment?
NOOOOOOOOO i looooved him, he was one of my favorites ::::c I'll miss him so much he was one of the best actors Ever!!!
aww
HOW HORRIBLE!!! its so sad!
so sad
loved him in a knight's tale
i cant believe it
HE DESERVED TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's horrible.
awwww
what a horrible way to accidently go…pharmies are so dangerous, no one really ever thinks about that because they are legal and advertised heavily for on t.v., etc.
oin some years we will remeber about hollywood, because hollywood seems to die off. it's so sad what you have do pay for just a liitle bit of fam and glory
sooo sad.
I'm so upset. What a horrible loss
:(:(:(:(
omg this is so sad…
Our hearts and thoughts go out to heaths family here in Australia. Such a terrible tragedy. His poor little girl Matilda. So very sad
:(
Celebrities die too.
first. r.i.p
sad
thats terrible!
so tragic, and his girl is so little!
OH MY GOD JE SUIS SOUS LE CHOC!!!!!!!
Your "heart aches" for little Matilda but you posted a video claiming that it's proof of her father's drug addiction? Fuck you, Perez.
This is tragic…
While the world was eagerly awaiting the day Britney Spears finally went too far, this man's addiction went unnoticed…
…Tragedy…for his family, yes. But for us all, indeed.
TY for moving that shitty ad. now i can enjoy your blog again. keep up the good work
Awful.
Can you have some respect and decency with the pictures that you choose? Seriously.
I think this is the same feeling when Chris Farley died soo soo sad
FUCK HEATH LEDGER , WHAT A PUSSY!!!!!!!!!!
This is heart-breaking. My prayers go out to his family. Especially his little daughter.
Her daddy will watch her from heaven.
I wonder if he was a premie, Perez?
Gonna be in shock on this one for a while!
This is the saddest thing that could possibly happen.
his poor baby girl needs a daddy! This is sad.
wow…very shocking rest in peace
wow…very shocking rest in peace
That is so, so sad.
R.I.P.
I still can't believe this…. To all the "funny" posters, one word: karma
Over the counter–that's surprising. I would have thought prescription drugs would be easier to abuse.
Dude, why do you have to put that photo?
Were you just looking for his worst looking photo?..
I just heard on CNN that he was dating Lindsay Lohan, is that true????????
She´s a fucking junkie! Why are Lindsay and Britney and Paris still alive????
This is so, so, sad!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate the way you talk to me
And the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car.
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick.
It even makes me rhyme.
I hate it…
I hate the way you're always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh;
Even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you're not around
And the fact that you didn't call,
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you;
Not even close;
Not even a little bit;
Not even at all.
This is TRAGIC. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, Michelle and Matilda…….So sad…….
I gasped when I heard this news - he was a great actor and will be sorely missed. Unfortunate because I feel like he had really started to make a name for himself in the last years. Sad
YOU KNOW THIS IS REALLY SAD BUT THE MEDIA IS MAKING IT SOUND LIKE HE WAS DOING DRUGS LIKE CRACK AND SHIT AND OVERDOSED ON THAT.
ITS REALLY STRANGE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, YOU WOULD THINK PEOPLE LIKE WINO WOULD DIE FROM AN OVERDOSE….
I BET HE HAD A HEART CONDITION OR SOMETHING.
MY THOUGHTS GO OUT TO ALL OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ESPECIALLY HIS LITTLE GIRL.
:[ugh so sad
I'm so heartbroken by this..
how tragic.
He seemed like such an honest, poetic, beautiful person..
Praying for his family and hoping he's in a better place..
I'm just shocked..
Can you have some respect and decency with the pictures that you choose? Seriously. Now would be the time to not be so harsh.
"It is believed that the sleeping aids were over-the-counter, which would make an accidental overdose more likely. Experts say that it is harder to overdose on prescription sleeping pills."
That makes absolutely no sense; prescription pills are more potent, thus are easier to overdose on.
This is so sad. His daugther never got to know her daddy.
This is really sad. My heart aches for his daughter and Michelle. What a tragic story!
Incredibly tragic, especially if it was accidental. Thoughts with his poor family.
man oh man…didnt Brad Renfro die like 3 or 4 days ago? Amy Winehouse…death is at the door. CRACK KILLS!
so sad.
rip
woah.
234th
I wonder how Michelle Williams is taking it…
This is just so sad and shocking. RIP. I feel so bad for his daughter.