From the BBC News Website.
Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a
downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman
has said.
"He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said.
It is not yet clear how the 28-year-old Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination as a gay cowboy in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, died.
Police said he had been due to have a massage at the flat.
The housekeeper went to tell him the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon, police spokesman Paul Browne told Associated Press news agency.
Police said they did not suspect foul play in the death of the Perth-born actor.
I was fortunate enough to be working on the recent film The Dark Knight, where Heath was playing the Joker. He seemed like a personable and private man and as always put 100% into his role as Batman's nemesis. He will be missed.
We wish his family and friends our condolences.
Nick
RIP
not another fellow Aussie down!
Posted by: Andrew V | January 23, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Very sad news when anyone that young dies.
Posted by: Mike Betty | January 23, 2008 at 03:32 AM