Geez, does anyone bother to corroborate a story any more???

No way -- everyone wants to be first!

And I guess his friends or family's feelings don't even come into consideration. DUH!! Of course not!!!

One station says it's prescription drugs, then next says over the counter. This is pathetic.

Maybe he was Robotripping. A bunch of kids in my daughter's school OD'd on Robitussin a few years ago and had to be carried out of school and then have their stomachs pumped.

He had an interview recently where he said his role as The Joker in the upcoming Batman movie made him so freaked he could only sleep about 2 hours a night. Hence, he started taking sleeping pills.

I wonder why it freaked him out?

This always happens when there's a breaking news story like this. It takes the press awhile to get the facts straight. I have no problem with that as long as they report these rumors as being unsubstantiated. (Unfortunatley, too many of the news bureaus DON'T do that).

He's a method actor, and he really gets into the head of the character he's playing. This joker has no morals and kills without thought. If you get into a character that deep it could almost feel like they're taking over your body.

Wow! This is shocking and very sad. To be honest, I'd only seen him in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and A KNIGHT'S TALE, but he was extremely talented.

I know he had done those publicity stills for the new Batman awhile back. I wonder how much of it they got around to filming?

Dr. Drew Pinsky said if it's over the counter sleeping pills they usually contain tylenol, and you can actually die from over medicating on tylenol.

That is freaky.

I believe that movie was finished.

Yeah, SC. 421 Broome Street, which is just off of Lafayette, which for you non-New Yorkers, is 3 blocks from Mott Street. A property that I manage is just around the corner, on Spring Street. That's a very congested block to begin with, I can only imagine what it was like when they were doing the removal.

Very sad, left behind a two year old daughter and he was only 28. Very good young actor, what a shame.

God Speed to the family and friends.

That's right. I forgot about this. My daughter has the movie, and she has the poster on her wall. Now it's gonna seem odd when I have to go down to her room and see that poster.

Yeah, The Dark Knight is in Post Production. (I didn't realize Jake Gyllenhaal's sister was in it)

Heath and Michelle Williams lived in Brooklyn when they were together. I guess that was his way of living out of the spotlight. He chose not to live in Manhattan.

Here is what an apartment looks like inside the apartment building where Heath died.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/22/inside-the-building-where-heath-died/

You find that online when you were looking for a NYC apartment?

Just a TAD out of my price range.

Actually its' on tmz.com

Heath's family has been contacted, and they are adamant that he did not kill himself. Now they're saying he also had pneumonia?

TMZ has been contacted by a rep from Heath's family. The cops told the family Heath's death was accidental and there is no evidence to support the buzz that he may have committed suicide.

They are particularly distraught over media reports that he may have taken his own life. The family says he was not that kind of person.

As we just reported, Heath was ill with pneumonia when he died.

An Aussie dead!!??Us Aussies can die??!!

Holy shit!!!!

Artists only? Yeah, right.

Growing up, Greenwich Village was like a second home to me, because my favorite aunt owns some property down there (she's still alive and kicking at 90+ years old). Anyhoooo, I remember when lower Manhattan really was for starving artists. Needless to say, no more! Now Hollywood types make one good payday, they move right in. Hey, God bless, it doesn't bother me. It's just that they like to claim it's still an "artsy" neighborhood, but it's honestly not. Do you know any starving artists that can afford 25k per month?

I would think that anytime prescription drugs are found near the body of an apparently healthy individual with no outward signs of physical trauma then suicide must be considered (until an autopsy is performed).

True, SC.

But if it's ruled an overdose, the death certificate can read either accidental or a number of other things. It's actually not a minor detail, due to the fact that most insurance companies won't pay off on a suicide.

Michelle Williams' reaction:

Michelle Williams is "devastated" by the death of her former fiance, Heath Ledger.

We're told that "words cannot describe" the pain she is in over the news about the father of her child, Matilda Rose.

We're told she is on a plane heading to NY right now.

Who cares.He's Australian and i don't even care.Besides,he never cut his tree branches and they always hung over my side of the fence.