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Heath Ledger's Last Days – From His Friends
Originally posted 06/29/2009 01:50PM
In the days leading up to his death, Heath Ledger battled chronic insomnia, pneumonia and exhaustion, according to several members of Ledger's inner circle – who paint a portrait of a tortured man who struggled with personal strife and professional indecision, reports the August Vanity Fair, on sale nationally July 7.
Apparently, one of the biggest struggles in Ledger's life was his deteriorating relationship with partner Michelle Williams.
"Heath was always blaming himself [about the relationship], asking 'what did I do wrong?'" says Ledger's friend and mentor, director Terry Gilliam. He was overwhelmed by lawyers, and there were more and more of them, as if they were breeding."
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Caught in the Act: The Oscar Edition
Originally posted 02/24/2009 06:00AM
• Michelle Williams and boyfriend Spike Jonze, eating breakfast at Barney Greengrass at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. Sitting in the corner, the two tried to go incognito, but an onlooker took notice. "They were super cute," the source says, "really adorable and enjoying each other." After eating, the couple dropped into the men's department for a little shopping.
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Michelle Williams Hopes Matilda Becomes a Doctor
Originally posted 02/23/2009 12:00PM
Despite having two actors as parents – and, in the case of her late father, Heath Ledger, an Oscar winner – Michelle Williams's little girl, Matilda, will not grow up in Hollywood, her mother insists.
In fact, Williams, 28, hopes that Matilda, 3, will one day become a doctor. Not that Matilda doesn't have ideas of her own. Her mother admits that currently she wants to be a cowgirl.
With an eye to taking some time from movie work, Williams tells the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph that she is currently very much a stay-at-home mom.
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Michelle Williams on Missing Heath: 'It Just Gets Worse'
Originally posted 11/24/2008 08:50AM
It's been 10 months since Heath Ledger's tragic death. And, obviously, Michelle Williams is still reeling.
In fact, during a recent interview with Newsweek, the actress – mother of Ledger's three-year-old daughter, Matilda – burst into tears at the mere mention of his name.
"It's so sad," the 28-year-old told the magazine of Ledger's death – ruled an accidental overdose of prescription drugs – in late January.
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Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze: PDA Alert!
Originally posted 10/16/2008 08:20AM
After months of low-key dating, it seems Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze are finally ready to take their romance public.
After attending a Cinema Society screening of their new film, Synecdoche, New York in Manhattan Wednesday night, the couple walked out of the auditorium with Jonze caressing Williams' back and wrapping his arm around her waist.
The pair held hands as they walked through the lobby, where they met up with Synecdoche costar Catherine Keener. While the two women chatted and munched on popcorn, Jonze snaked his arm around Williams' waist again.
"He couldn't seem to keep his hands off her," said an onlooker. "It was very cute."
But the sparks really started to fly later that night, when they headed to the Gramercy Hotel's rooftop club for the Mulberry-sponsored afterparty.
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Heath Ledger's Daughter to Inherit Entire Estate
Originally posted 09/29/2008 09:45AM
Heath Ledger's family has decided to donate his entire estate to the late actor's daughter, Matilda Rose.
Two years before his little girl was born, the Dark Knight star – who died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January – signed a will leaving his fortune to his parents and sisters.
But Ledger's father, Kim, says they have decided that all the money should all go to 2-year-old Matilda (the actor's daughter with ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams).
In fact, he tells PEOPLE, that was the plan "from the moment my boy passed away."
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Michelle Williams Supports Scholarship Honoring Heath Ledger
Originally posted 09/25/2008 04:25PM
A scholarship to help emerging Australian actors and honor the memory of Heath Ledger has launched – and Ledger's ex, Michelle Williams, is stepping up as the first donor.
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Michelle Williams & Spike Jonze Get Cozy in L.A.
Originally posted 08/05/2008 06:10PM
Michelle Williams and director Spike Jonze, who were recently spotted getting cozy together in Brooklyn, have taken their relationship bicoastal.
The twosome shared an intimate dinner at Little Dom's in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood on Aug. 2. According to a fellow diner, Williams, 27, and Jonze, 38, started off their late-night meal sitting across from each other. "During dinner they would lean in and kiss each other over the table," the diner says.
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Mary-Kate Olsen Wants Immunity in Heath Ledger Case
Originally posted 08/04/2008 01:30PM
Mary-Kate Olsen wants immunity from prosecution before she will cooperate with a federal investigation into close friend Heath Ledger's accidental overdose death, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Investigators could subpoena the 22-year-old actress but hope to work this out, a law enforcement source said Monday.
Olsen's publicist and lawyer didn't immediately comment.
Ledger, 28, was found in the bedroom of his New York apartment Jan. 22 by his housekeeper and a masseuse who had arrived for an appointment with the actor. The masseuse called Olsen before calling 911, police said.
The Drug Enforcement Administration's probe into whether Ledger was over-prescribed medicine began shortly after his death. An autopsy revealed he had prescription pain, anxiety and sleep medications in his system and the combination killed him.
Permalink | Filed Under: Crime & Courts, Heath Ledger, Mary-Kate Olsen, Michelle Williams
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Daughter Matilda Was Heath's Focus on Dark Knight Set
Originally posted 06/30/2008 08:25AM
Heath Ledger's maniacal twist on the Joker in The Dark Knight in no way resembled his true character off set – that of a proud father to his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, his costars say.
"Because he died people want a dark story [that] he was so obsessed with the character, he was so contaminated by the Joker and he couldn't sleep and all of that stuff," said costar Gary Oldman, who plays Lt. Jim Gordon in the film, adding that wasn't the case.
"In between takes he would sit on the curbside and smoke a cigarette and laugh and talk about his daughter Matilda," added Oldman Sunday at the press day for the film. "I thought he was just a beautiful kid. I thought he was just wonderful. I had a real affection for him.
Permalink | Filed Under: Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams
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