Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Heath Ledger Dies at 28

Aussie actor and star of Brokeback Mountain Heath Ledger was found dead at his New York Apartment yesterday. Ledger, 28 was discovered by his house keeper lying naked face down on the bed surrounded by pills. The star, who was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for his role in the gay cowboy flick, was pronounced dead at around 3.26pm after a suspected drug overdose.

Ledger who leaves behind a daughter is due to be hitting the big screens shortly in his role as the Joker in the latest Batman sequel ‘The Dark Knight’, and was in London last week to film Terry Gilliam’s adventure fantasy ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’. His parents are said to be devastated with the news of their son’s death, which they were informed about via the news.


Crack Video will do Amy Good
AMY WINEHOUSE’s heartbroken dad last night claimed that The Sun’s shocking video could convince the singer to quit drugs for GOOD.

Emotional Mitch, 57, said the harrowing footage we obtained of his daughter smoking crack may prove to be the wake-up call her family has longed for.
He said: “Your video of Amy taking drugs may well be the best thing that has ever happened to her.
“Of course it kills me to see my daughter on the front page of your newspaper like that.
“It’s nothing short of devastating - thinking she wants to destroy herself. She’ll be heartbroken about it all.
“But for all the hurt and pain, it may finally be the thing to focus her mind and convince her to get the help she needs to quit for good.”
Last night cops were examining the film to see whether Amy, 24, can be charged with a criminal offence.
The footage, revealed in The Sun yesterday, shows the Back to Black star smoking hit upon hit of crack after a 19-minute binge in which she snorted powdered ecstasy and cocaine.
Further reports have suggested that the singer has been rushed to rehab to deal with her drug addiction and mental issues.

In Other News
Parents are on Death watch in Bridgend South Wales as police believe a web cult is to blame for the 7th teen suicide in a year, along with numerous attempted suicides. The victims have all been found hanged, the most recent was in hours of her friends attempted suicide.

Kiera Knightly has been sensationally snubbed by the Oscars for her role in Atonement, her performance which was deemed good enough to get the nod for a BAFTA nomination was not shared by the Academy.

David Beckham is currently on tour in Africa as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations, he was said to be choked with emotion after visiting poverty stricken children in the West African state of Sierra Leone.

Research released in the Independent has found that the more successful you are, the more you drink, with Chief executives of big companies coping with stressful situations by drinking the equivalent of 3 bottles of wine a week. Something tells me the researchers weren’t focusing on the media sector!

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