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So I was looking at my f-list, one friend of mine had mentioned Heath Ledger and pills. I thought nothing of it past the possible 'crazy celebrity partying and does crazy shit while on drugs' story. Disappointing, because that sort of thing isn't good either, but then I read another friends entry where she said he had died. o.O
So I looked it up and it looks like he might have overdosed on sleeping pills, but there haven't been any tests completed yet so people don't know exactly the cause of death. I don't know why he would have killed himself, I don't really follow celebrity stories but even my casual notice of trash magazine stories didn't feature him in turbulent times. I got the idea from the death news stories that he might have been having romantic problems, but dude. He was a handsome guy. I wouldn't think it'd be hard for him to find someone to be with. But of course if it wasn't that special someone... I dunno, I don't know the story, and I'm not going to go digging to find out.
He was only 28. That's crazy. While I'm not exactly broken up over his death, I didn't know him obviously and I'm not even some obsessive fan, it's still sad because it's such a waste. He was a good actor and I enjoyed many of the movies he's been in. And I heard that he was going to be the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie (which answers my question as to whether or not they're planning on redoing all of the Batman movies with the new actor- it looks like they are, which is good but not the point of this post), and I think he would have done a great job. I don't think I've seen him as a villain before, I think that would have been really cool to see. I feel kind of weird about saying that. I don't mean it in a 'How dare you die, you're making me miss out!' way, I just mean that he was still doing some really cool stuff- it's not like he was some washed up actor that nobody cared about anymore. Not that that should be a good reason to kill yourself, but at least it would be somewhat understandable. If that makes any sense. And even though I'm childfree, it doesn't mean I'm heartless in anything involving kids- he did have a little daughter, and that's sad too because she's now lost her father.
Ah well, wasted talent and all that. I know this entry might seem a bit pointless, and it might be, but I still felt like posting it anyway. :P
So I looked it up and it looks like he might have overdosed on sleeping pills, but there haven't been any tests completed yet so people don't know exactly the cause of death. I don't know why he would have killed himself, I don't really follow celebrity stories but even my casual notice of trash magazine stories didn't feature him in turbulent times. I got the idea from the death news stories that he might have been having romantic problems, but dude. He was a handsome guy. I wouldn't think it'd be hard for him to find someone to be with. But of course if it wasn't that special someone... I dunno, I don't know the story, and I'm not going to go digging to find out.
He was only 28. That's crazy. While I'm not exactly broken up over his death, I didn't know him obviously and I'm not even some obsessive fan, it's still sad because it's such a waste. He was a good actor and I enjoyed many of the movies he's been in. And I heard that he was going to be the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie (which answers my question as to whether or not they're planning on redoing all of the Batman movies with the new actor- it looks like they are, which is good but not the point of this post), and I think he would have done a great job. I don't think I've seen him as a villain before, I think that would have been really cool to see. I feel kind of weird about saying that. I don't mean it in a 'How dare you die, you're making me miss out!' way, I just mean that he was still doing some really cool stuff- it's not like he was some washed up actor that nobody cared about anymore. Not that that should be a good reason to kill yourself, but at least it would be somewhat understandable. If that makes any sense. And even though I'm childfree, it doesn't mean I'm heartless in anything involving kids- he did have a little daughter, and that's sad too because she's now lost her father.
Ah well, wasted talent and all that. I know this entry might seem a bit pointless, and it might be, but I still felt like posting it anyway. :P
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Date: 2008-01-23 05:29 pm (UTC)From:But I agree... I really liked him as an actor and he always did wonderfully with his roles. It's a sad and unexpected loss, even if not on a personal level.