Last Updated: Jan 22, 2008 - 5:18:27 PM


Brokeback Mountain actor found dead
By fijitimes.com
Jan 22, 2008 - 5:18:01 PM

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Police said Ledger was naked in his bed with an unknown number of pills nearby. A post-mortem would be held on today.

A housekeeper found the actor, the father of two-year-old Matilda Rose, on Tuesday at 3.30pm local time in a bedroom in the Soho apartment, police said.

They called paramedics, who pronounced the actor dead at the scene.

New York detectives and the Medical Examiner would conduct a thorough investigation, but his death is not believed to be suspicious.

Ledger, who was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of a gay cowboy in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, had separated from his former fiancee Michelle Williams in September.





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