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Heath Ledger was born on April 4,1979 to French teacher, Sally Ledger Bell and Kim Ledger, a mining engineer and racecar driver. Ledger’s parents divorced when he was eleven. He has an older sister Kate, and two half-sisters Ashleigh Bell and Olivia Ledger. At the age of 10 he had his first acting experience by starring in a school production as Peter Pan. At the age of ...

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Heath Ledger's uncle is putting the rumors that Heath had a love child with another woman to rest.  He tells Us Weekly that it was just a rumor, and the story was taken out of context.  He also says Heath was a young attractive guy who attracted lots of women, so that's why they entertained the idea being true earlier in the week.  The rumor is that Heath had a relationship with a woman in 1996 when he ...

Some members of Heath Ledgers family are pulling a Lohan and talking to the press about his 'secret past.' Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports that Heath had an affair with an older woman when he was just 17-years-old which resulted in her pregnancy. Heath's uncle, Haydn Ledger, yesterday confirmed there was a "real possibility" his nephew had fathered a girl with the woman. A nasty court hearing shouldn't be too far off...stay tuned!

There is some drama in the Williams and Ledger family. Apparently, Heath Ledger was only worth $145,000 when he died. Weird right? Well, Michelle Williams’ dad isn’t buying it! Larry Williams has told Australia's Sunday Telegraph that he thinks Kim and the family "certainly haven't stated all of the assets." “It's real simple," says Larry. "Just come clean with everything. He just has to say where the income went and where the assets were." It’...

After Heath Ledger passed away, the family decided that his father Kim would manage Heath's estate. In his will, he had left all of his assets to his parents and sisters. The will also hadn't been updated since before he met Michelle Williams, so she and his daughter Matilda weren't included. Now Heath's uncles are going public with their concerns about Kim's ability to manage the finances. They say he doesn't have the best ...

This is terrible.  Psycho Heath Ledger fans are sending hate mail and threats to Mary Kate Olsen blaming her for his death.  Fans are connecting Heath and MK partying together with his death. Poor thing is about about 80 pounds. My grandmother could take her out.  Now she can't even leave her house without major security.  Don't blame her.  It's sad that this is what has to come along with a huge tragedy. 

Talk about a quick and painless investigation! The Drug Enforcement Agency had launched a full investigation against two doctors who had prescribed Heath Ledger with the cocktail of meds that resulted in his death on January 22, 2008. The agency confirmed the investigation on February 28th and it's already over. After questioning the docs, the Drug Enforcement Agency found they had prescribed Ledger other medications, not Oxycontin and Vicodin as they had originally predicted. Two down, 10 to go! ...
Two doctors are being investigated by the federal drug authorities for the drugs they prescribed Heath Ledger. One doctor is in California and the other is in Texas. Leger died earlier this month because he had mixed a bunch of prescription pills and now the federal agents are just checking out the docs that prescribed Ledger with the meds. Note that this is still only an investigation, “We don’t know yet. The agents were there this week, and we ...

Actress Michelle Williams graces the March cover of Wonderland Magazine. She did the shoot prior to the death of her former fiancé Heath Ledger. In the issue she talks about motherhood, her friendship with TomKat, and her insecurities. Here are some highlights from the interview... On balancing motherhood with work: “It’s not easy. Last April I was over in London doing a movie called Incendiary with Ewan McGregor. It’s about a woman grieving after losing her husband and ...

It's been a terrible couple of weeks for Michelle Williams. The actress just returned from Australia, where she attended Heath Ledger's private memorial service, and she's now back in New York City. She is already back to work as well. Williams is shooting additional scenes for the movie Mammoth, which she had been filming when she heard the news. The movie is shooting in Soho, and had previously been on location in Thailand, the Philippines and Sweden.

Heath Ledger’s close family and friends said their finally goodbye’s today in Perth, Australia as the actor was memorialized in a service. Friends that were in Australia for Heath’s funeral service included his ex Michelle Williams, Gemma Ward(who he was reportedly dating at the time of his death) and Cate Blanchett who delivered an emotional eulogy. After the memorial service 10 close family members went to the cemetery where Heath was cremated, The Age reports. Following ...

After learning about the cause of death, Heath Ledger’s family released a statement commenting on their son and his death. The statement reads: We remain humble as parents and a family, among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child. Few can understand the hollow, wrenching, and enduring agony parents silently suffer when a child predeceases them. Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring ...

The toxicology reports of Heath Ledger have come back and the results indicate that Ledger's death was caused by "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine." The examiner also ruled that his death was an "accident" which resulted from the "abuse of prescription medications." Five different medications were found in Ledger's apartment after his death, which included sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and Valium. It seems like prescription drugs are the ...