Archive for the 'Heath Ledger' Category

September
30th 2008
Heath Ledger’s Insurance Lawsuit May Not Pay Out for Matilda

Posted under Free for All & Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams & mark kate olsen

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The insurance company under which Heath Ledger held a life insurance policy is being sued for not paying $10 million in benefits to his daughter, claiming the actor may have committed suicide. Police ruled the death of the 28-year-old star was accidental, from an overdose of painkillers and other medicines.

But lawyers for the ReliaStar insurance company, have claimed his death was suspicious and possibly a suicide, which would nullify the policy.

Ledger’s daughter with actress Michelle Williams, Matilda Rose, 3, was named as the beneficiary in the policy.

ReliaStar apparently wants  to investigate the possibility of suicide, but read more ....

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September
3rd 2008
Heath Ledger is Fan’s Pick for Villain of the summer

Posted under Free for All & Sarah Jessica Parker & Heath Ledger & Meryl Streep

In a recent poll, Heath Ledger’s Joker came out on top. His haunting portrayal of the classic villain in The Dark Night won 95 percent of votes in a poll by AOL’s MovieFone.com Web site.

And it’s no surprise that his character took top honors. The film itself has raked in $505 million across U.S and Canada so far, and also won every category in which it was nominated for the end of summer season poll, including best sequel, best superhero movie, best action sequence and “movie most worth your cash.”

No doubt fans have the tragedy surrounding Ledger’s death read more ....

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August
19th 2008
Heath Ledger’s Girls are Moving On

Posted under Free for All & Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams & Jude Law & Colin Farrell & Johnny Depp

Seems like Matilda and Michelle Williams are getting into a day-to-day routine - one that’s making both of them happier - since Heath Ledger’s death. Michelle has been spotted out with Spike Jonze and Matilda continues to be surrounded by the friends and family of her parents.
Not that moving on is ever easy, but it’s great to know Heath’s co-stars have the interest of his little girl at heart:  Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, the actors who took over Heath’s role in his final movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,  will be donating all their profits to read more ....

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August
4th 2008
Does Mary Kate Olsen Hold the Missing Key?

Posted under Free for All & Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams & Mary Kate Olsen

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Mary Kate Olsen had a close friendship with Heath Ledger just prior to his death in January this year. But so far she is the only one who has refused to give any assistance to the federal investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency who are probing Heath’s accidental drug-related death.

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Given that investigators found the two had communicated by phone only a short while before his death, it appears a little strange that Olsen has nothing to say on the matter, well at least not without first being given immunity from prosecution, which is her constitutional right.

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August
1st 2008
Johnny Depp to Succeed Heath Ledger? Its a Riddle!

Posted under Free for All & Heath Ledger & Jim Carrey & Johnny Depp

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It was always obvious that the Batman movies wouldn’t end with the passing of Heath Ledger but he certainly left a huge pair of shoes to be filled following his performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight, which has seen the movie topping the box office ratings for two consecutive weeks taking $314 million in just 10 days and now there is talk of it challenging Titanic to become the biggest movie of all time. Titanic took $600 million in the US. The Dark Knight certainly looks set to reach second place in the all-time chart and beat read more ....

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July
30th 2008
Holy Lunatic, Batman! Heath Ledger Fan Apprehended at Multiplex

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Heath Ledger would be…proud?

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An over-the-top Batman devotee was arrested this week for attempting to pinch unspecified movie memorabilia from the Three Rivers 6 theatre in Michigan while dressed as The Joker.

What a loon!

Sky News reports that Spencer Taylor, 20, marched into the cinema sporting a purple suit and a full face of makeup - just to complete the iconic ensemble.

Skipping the concession stand and getting right down to business, the young jester made a grab for anything and everything resembling The Dark Knight. And once flabbergasted employees were made aware of the situation, they phoned read more ....

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July
29th 2008
Amy Winehouse Mixed Up Medication!

Posted under Free for All & Amy Winehouse & Heath Ledger

 

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Following the death of Heath Ledger in January this year from a mix up in his medication it now appears that a similar situation has occurred to Grammy winning singer songwriter, Amy Winehouse as she was rushed to hospital yesterday to receive emergency treatment for a adverse reaction to ‘medication’.

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Amy was taken by stretcher to a local A & E department from her Camden home on Monday night with her devastated father watching. Paramedics had been called by Mitch after his daughter reportedly collapse suffering an episode of ‘fitting’.

Her father blamed the scare on a mistake with read more ....

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July
20th 2008
Heath Ledger’s ‘The Dark Knight’ Sets All-Time Record!

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Heath Ledger’s highly-anticipated flick The Dark Knight sold an estimated $66 million worth of tickets during its midnight debut on Friday; meaning it beat Spider-Man 3’s opening night figures of $59.8 million.

What’s more, the Batman adventure has been crowned the “biggest-ever opener and biggest-ever single-day grosser,” according to E! Online.

If planning on seeing the film, you may want to wait as some folks have offered to pay $200 for a seat in order to attend the weekend premiere.

So unless you fancy shelling out big bucks just to sit in the front row, stay put ‘til the read more ....

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June
12th 2008
Posthumous Award For Heath Ledger?

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With the New York premiere of Heath Ledger’s last movie before his sad and untimely death in January this year, his parents are intending to make the trip from Australia to see their son in what is probably one of his best performances.

The Dark Knight, which is due to premiere on July 15th is said to have a dedication added to the movie in memory of Heath. Director Christopher Nolan has added a memoriam to Ledger at the end of the film.

 

Flying in from Australia to New York and sitting through a movie featuring their son, read more ....

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April
1st 2008
Former Destiny’s Child Star to Release New Album!

Posted under Free for All & Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams & Destiny's Child

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Destiny’s Child alumna Michelle Williams - who amazingly shares the same name with Heath Ledger’s ex - is breaking away from her gospel based harmonies by producing a brand new dance record appropriately titled Unexpected.

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Yahoo News says that the experimental tunes have an electronic vibe with “bopping drums” and heavy bass. The singer’s previous albums include 2004’s hit Do You Know, and 2002’s Heart to Yours.

Although The Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records release is due out in August, Williams’ first single “We Break the Dawn” has already begun circulating and can be previewed on People.com.

“Destiny’s Child read more ....

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