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Mary-Kate Olsen, who was dating Heath Ledger at the time of his death, released a statement yesterday. "Heath was a friend. His death is a tragic loss. My thoughts are with his family during this very difficult time," Olsen said in a statement released through her rep to "People" magazine. Well that clears it all up. Everyone's been talking about the weird back and forth between Mary-Kate and Heath's masseuse Diana Wolozin over the phone when Wolozin discovered his body this past Tuesday in his apartment. Four phone calls were made between ...
The kooky kids at 23/6 drew up Mary-Kate Olsen’s thought process from when she heard of Heath Ledger’s death. It’s one of the funniest things we’ve ever seen.
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As we reported yesterday, there were some weird phone calls between Heath Ledger's masseuse and May-Kate Olsen when the masseusse chick found the body. And it's now being said that there were FOUR calls made between the two women, not two as was previously reported. What the hell? And perhaps due to panic or wanting to avoid scandal, 911 wasn't immediately called. Multi-millionaire Mary-Kate deployed her private security team, one of which is an EMT, to the residence to investigate. Heath was already deceased. Despite the weirdness, the NYPD has no plans to investigate. "We have absolutely no interest ...
Weirdness in the Heath Ledger case, according to Page Six. Also signs that people need to relax around celebrity and maybe watch a few PSA's on what to do in an emergency. Reports are now stating that the masseusse who discovered Heath Ledger's body, Diane Lee Wolozin, called Mary-Kate Olsen twice when she discovered Heath's lifeless body on Tuesday. And oddly, neither of them called 911 at first. Uh, hello? Wolozin says that Mary-Kate and Heath were dating, and that she punched Mary-Kate's button in Heath's cell phone when the actor wouldn't respond to her attempt to ...
From a CNN Article:The masseuse who discovered Ledger's body at the apartment at 421 Broome St. in SoHo called actress Mary-Kate Olsen, a friend of Ledger's, twice before calling 911, a police source with knowledge of the investigation said.
Guys, should any of you ever find my body, please do me a huge favor and call Mary-Kate Olsen twice before notifying the police.
That is all. ...
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Heath Ledger and Mary-Kate Olsen were dating, sources tell the New York Post and New York’s Daily News.
As reported, a masseuse who arrived at Ledger’s apartment Tuesday first called Olsen before 911 when she discovered the actor’s body.
Olsen’s number was programmed into Ledger’s phone, the Post claims.
According to the Daily News, Olsen’s bodyguard later confirmed to police that two were dating (though her rep says they’re just friends). The Post quotes a police source as saying the two had a “mutual relationship.”
According to a law enforcement official who spoke ...
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Heath Ledger speaks to reporters about his film ‘Brokeback Mountain’ during a TIFF press conference on September 10, 2005 in Toronto, Canada.Donald Weber/Getty Images
Tamba Mossa — the superintendent of the downtown Manhattan loft apartment that Heath Ledger was renting (and where the actor, 28, was found dead Tuesday) — spoke to Usmagazine.com about yesterday’s tragic events.
He said a friend phoned him with the news of Ledger’s passing.
“I rushed to the scene, and I was shocked,” he tells Us. “It was around 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. that I found out. [Ledger was found by ...
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A medical examiner has arrived at the NYC apartment where Heath Ledger died. They brought a stretcher inside the apartment.
There was a body bag on top of the stretcher. Two more detectives just went in.
He was found dead today in a Manhattan apartment inhabited by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, a rep for the NYPD tells Usmagazine.com.
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News of Heath Ledger’s death has shaken friends of the actor.
“This is terrible and I’m in shock,” a close friend of Ledger’s tells Usmagazine.com. “But to tell you the truth… we saw it coming.”
“Heath has gone though a rough road of trying to get sober,” the source tells Us.
“Things were very dark,” the source says. “His one joy was Matilda.” Matilda is his 2-year-old daughter with Michelle Williams. They split in September.
“Everything else was misery for him,” adds the source. “Unfortunately he was too late in getting help.”
Ledger, 28, was ...
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Heath Ledger at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, California on February 8, 2006.Chris Weeks/WireImage.com
The New York Times is reporting that Heath Ledger was found “naked and unconscious on a bed, with sleeping pills — both prescription medication and nonprescription — on a night table.”
A housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Ledger.
They moved his body to the floor and attempted to revive him, but he did not respond, according to The Times.
They immediately called the authorities.
Police officials initially said that the apartment was owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, but her tells Usmagazine.com, ...
NEW YORK (AFP) — Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, 28, the co-star of the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in a New York residence on Tuesday, police said."Heath Ledger was found dead at 3:26 pm this afternoon," a police spokesperson said, saying he was found in an apartment in the posh district of Soho. "We don't know the cause of the death."The entertainment website TMZ said Heath was discovered "face down on the floor" adding that "law enforcement sources ... believe it was not a crime."The New York Times said Ledger was discovered by the housekeeper and a ...
I just found out here at work that actor Heath Ledger is dead. I was totally shocked - taken aback actually.
Heath Ledger was found dead of an apparently drug overdose in Manhattan in an apartment owned by Mary-Kate Olsen.
Ledger was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Enis Del Mark in Brokeback [...] ...
From the New York Times:
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon apartment in Manhattan owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide, police sources said. Mr. Ledger was 28.
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened ...
Heath Ledger has been found dead. His body was discovered this afternoon at around 3:30 PM by his housekeeper in his SoHo home. At the age of 28, he is survived by his two-year-old daughter with his former fiancee Michelle Williams. Apparently, the housekeeper had gone into Heath's room to alert him that his masseuse for his massage had arrived and that's when he was found. This information was released by NYPD rep, Paul Browne.
At that point, the New York Fire Dept. received a call in response to a "cardiac arrest call."
As far as it's known, the actor ...
CNN is reporting that Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment today around 3:26pm EST. Ledger was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Ennis Del Mar in “Brokeback Mountain”. A drug overdose is suspected.
**Update** NY Times is reporting that he was actually found in Mary Kate Olsen’s apartment. (H/t to Joe. My. God ...
CNN’s reporting that 28-year old actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Mary-Kate Olsen’s SoHo apartment.
More as story develops…
Update: From NY Times: [Ledger] was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28… [He] unconscious on a bed, with pills scattered around his body.”
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Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a Soho Manhattan apartment this afternoon by his housekeeper. He had apparently undergone cardiac arrest most likely from a drug overdose given the evidence around his apartment.
The NY Times reports: "At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook ...
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28. At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They ...