Heath Ledger was found dead this
afternoon in his Soho apartment.
From the Times’ City Room blog:
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 him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play and said they found pills near body.
Later, a police department spokesperson told The Observer that police did not yet know what kind of pills they were or how long Ledger had been dead. They said that they did not suspect violence but had not ruled it out.
Ledger leaves behind a two-year-old daughter with former fiancée Michelle Williams.
Our prayers are with his family and friends. Ledger was slated to play The Joker in the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight and starred in movies such as: Casanova, Brokeback Mountain, The Brothers Grimm, Lords of Dogtown, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale and The Patriot and more.
HT: My daughter & New York Observer
