Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger’s ‘Tree House’ up for sale at $3 million

Heath Ledger’s ‘Tree House’ up for sale at $3 millionLondon, Sept 23 : The Hollywood Hills mansion that actor Heath Ledger owned and lived in with Michelle Williams has been listed in market for nearly 3million dollars.

The current owner of the magical abode, nicknamed the `Tree House', bought it from the estate of the late Australian actor in 2008.

Built in 1951, the stunning hideaway has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a modern kitchen.

Heath Ledger''s ex-fiancee on life after his death

Heath Ledger''s ex-fiancee on life after his deathWashington, Dec 24: For the first time, Heath Ledger''s ex-fiancee Michelle Williams has opened up about her life since the actor's death.

The 30-year-old actress, who never discussed her relationship, said that she `understood' people''s curiosity about how she has coped with his death, reports ABC News.

Heath Ledger's New York apartment on sale

Heath Ledger's New York apartment on saleLondon, Nov 20 - Late Australian actor Heath Ledger's New York apartment, where he died, is on sale once again, and is now priced much higher.

"The Dark Night" star was renting the downtown Manhattan apartment for around $25,000 a month at the time of his death in January 2008, but now the property has been put on sale for over $5,200,00, reports dailystar. co. uk.

Heath Ledger ‘hated taking his pills’

London, July 07 : Australian rapper N’FA has revealed that late actor Heath Ledger hated taking prescription pills he ultimately overdosed on.

N''FA, who grew up with Ledger in Perth, has insisted that insomniac Ledger took drugs just to get sleep.

“He was an extremely active person who didn''t sleep much,” The Sun quoted N''FA as saying.

“It’s normal. Lots of people take sleeping things. I just remember he didn’t like them,” he added. (ANI)

Ledger's relatives can't watch his movies

Ledger's relatives can't watch his moviesLondon, May 17 - Oscar-award winning actor Heath Ledger's mother and sister are still so distraught by the loss of the star, they've been unable to watch any of his films since his death in 2008.

"The Dark Knight" actor was found dead in his New York apartment in January 2008, after suffering an accidental overdose.

Heath Ledger’s daughter may never get his $12m fortune

Melbourne, Sept 30 : Just when the late actor Heath Ledger’s family confirmed that his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, will inherit all of her father''s estate, a lawsuit has revealed that an insurance company is trying to avoid paying a 12 million dollars claim to her.

A former attorney for Ledger, John S. LaViolette, sued Minnesota-based ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. in July, saying the company is trying to avoid paying the claim, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Heath Ledger''s daughter to get entire estate

Melbourne, Sept 28 : Late Aussie actor Heath Ledger’s father has revealed that his son’s estimated 20 million dollars estate will be given to his daughter Matilda Rose.

According to PerthNow, in his will, the actor had left everything to his parents and three sisters.

Ledger had signed the will at the Supreme Court in Perth, on April 12, 2003, before Matilda was born.

Acting scholarship named in Heath Ledger’s honour

Melbourne, Sep 26 : A scholarship named in the memory of Heath Ledger has been offered by the late actor’s family and a L. A. based entertainment organisation.

The scholarship will give an Australian actor a shot at making it big in Hollywood.

Los Angeles-based entertainment organisation, Australians in Film (AIF), and Ledger''s family unveiled details of the Heath Ledger Scholarship yesterday.

Heath Ledger’s Brooklyn bar set to open

Heath Ledger’s Brooklyn bar set to openWashington, Sep 13: Heath Ledger’s bar, ‘Five Leaves’, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, is set to open on the 17th of September – almost 8 months after the actor''s untimely death.

The ‘Brokeback Mountain’ actor’s close ones have contributed in setting up the actor’s dream bar.

Heath Ledger's ‘Brokeback Mountain’ tops ‘Best Gay Films’ poll

Heath LedgerWashington, Sept 9: Heath Ledger's ‘Brokeback Mountain’ has topped a new poll of ‘Best Gay Films’.

The 2005 flick has beaten ‘Beautiful Thing’ to the top the online poll compiled by website AfterElton. com.

Third on the list was ‘Shelter’ followed by Latter Days, reports Contactmusic.

Rounding off the top five was ‘Maurice’.

Heath Ledger''s Hollywood Hills home ‘The Treehouse’ sells for $2.5mln

Heath Ledger may have fathered a 'love child'Melbourne, Sept 3 : Late Aussie actor Heath Ledger’s estate has sold off his Hollywood Hills home, dubbed The Treehouse, for 2.5 million dollars.

Layne David Dicker and Jeff Gillman, the trustees of Ledger’s estate, had arranged the sale with Miami-based company Eighty Ten Properties LLC.

Heath Ledger’s tot gets donation from stars

Heath Ledger may have fathered a 'love child'London, Aug 16 : With the death of Aussie actor Heath Ledger, three of the stars, who completed his role in his final movie, have donated their pay to his two-year-old daughter.

The three actors, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were worried for Matilda’s future, as Ledger had left an old will which did not include her.

Heath Ledger’s loved ones to make his bar dreams a reality

Marriage woes, Heath Ledger’s death taking a toll on Christian Bale?London, Aug 11 : The near and dear ones of late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger are trying their best to open the late actor’s dream bar in New York in order to pay tribute to him.

Heath, who accidentally died of drug overdose, always wanted to open a New York bar, and fondly named the future project as ‘Brightside’.

Heath Ledger’s death probe closed

Washington, Aug 7 : Hollywood actor Heath Ledger’s death investigation has been closed after prosecutors decided not to pursue a criminal case.

Ledger, who was found dead at his Soho apartment on January 22 accidentally, died of drug overdose.

The decision comes after actress Mary-Kate Olsen was demanding immunity before answering questions about the death of her close friend and his drug use, reports People magazine.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger’s ‘Dark Knight’ continues to top US box office

Washington, Aug 4 : Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger continued to reign at the box office with their Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight,’ raking in 43.8 million dollars over the weekend.

Studio estimates show that the second highest grossing over the weekend was ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon’, which earned 42.5 million dollars.

‘Step Brothers’ stood third fetching 16.3 million dollars while Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ came in at the fourth spot taking in 13.1 million dollars, reports E! Online.

Monitoring your own medication can be fatal

Actor Heath LedgerWashington, July 29 : Deaths from medication mistakes at home, like actor Heath Ledger''s accidental overdose, has increased dramatically, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of California in San Diego said that the Australian actor''s tragic death - at just 28 years old - exemplifies the fatal dangers of asking patients to monitor their own medication.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger’s ‘Dark Knight’ still reigning over US box office

Washington, July 28 : Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger continued to reign at the box office with their Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight’ raking in 75.6 million dollars at the box office over the weekend.

Studio estimates show that The Dark Knight''s second-weekend gross was the biggest ever, and it is now being predicted that it will bash the 400 million dollar mark in the 
18 days after its release.

Second highest grossing over the weekend was ‘Step Brothers’ which raked in 30 million dollars.

Ledger’s memory to live on in nautical-themed bar

Heath LedgerNew York, July 25 : Late actor Heath Ledger’s memory will live on in Brooklyn in the form of a new nautical-themed bar.

According to the Down by the Hipster website, the ‘Brokeback’ mountain star was a silent investor in a Greenpoint bar called Five Leaves at the corner of Lorimer and Bedford.

Heath Ledger’s The Joker deserves an Oscar: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Washington, July 23: ‘Dark Knight’ star Maggie Gyllenhaal is of the opinion that late actor Heath Ledger should win an Oscar for his role as Batman villain The Joker.

Gyllenhaal, who replaced Katie Holmes in the role of assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes in Dark Knight, said Ledger was flawless in the movie.

"To be that incredible in a movie that''s this huge, that''s about so many things, is really an accomplishment," People Magazine quoted Gyllenhaal, as saying.

Michelle Williams finds comfort in Heath Ledger''s best friend

Melbourne, July 21 : Six months on from Heath Ledger’s untimely death, his former fiancée Michelle Williams is finding a supporting shoulder in the late actor’s best friend Trevor Di Carlo.

Di Carlo, who had grown up in Perth with Ledger, has been spotted dining and taking walks around Brooklyn with Williams and Ledger''s two-year-old Matilda in tow, the Daily Mail reported.

"I don’t see them go out often. When they do go out, I see them at a small pizza restaurant,” Daily Telegraph quoted one neighbour as revealing.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger''s ''The Dark Knight'' sets weekend box office record

Washington, July 21: New Batman movie 'The Dark Knight' smashed a lot of box office records, what with an earning of 155.3 million dollars in its opening weekend.

The new movie, starring Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhall, Michael Caine and the late Heath Ledger, has already made more money in its biggest day (66.4 m dollars on Friday) than Hancock, WALL-E and Kung-Fu Panda, to name three recent supersize hits, made in their respective opening weekends.

Ledger to get Chauvel Award posthumously

Heath LedgerMelbourne, July 18 : Heath Ledger is to be posthumously awarded the 2008 Chauvel Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.

The award will be made Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) which takes place August 7.

The news was announced by Queensland Arts Minister Rod Welford who revealed that the late actor’s friends and colleagues would be present at the event.

Heath Ledger’s Oscar buzz created by Warner Brothers, says director

Family row over Heath Ledger’s willNew York, July 17 : Film director Terry Gilliam believes that the Oscar push for late actor Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker in the film ‘The Dark Knight’ is a publicity stunt.

He says that veteran actor Michael Caine and critics’ suggestion to award Ledger with an Oscar is nothing but Warner Brothers’ scheme to publicize their film.

Heath Ledger''s family attends ‘The Dark Knight’ premiere

Washington, July 15: Late actor Heath Ledger''s family was spotted attending the premiere of his movie The Dark Knight in New York on July 14.

Attending the show was Kim Ledger and his wife Ines, Heath''s stepmother, who bypassed the red carpet and ducked into the theatre to watch his late son play The Joker in the latest Batman film.

Heath''s mother Sally Bell and her husband, and Heath''s older sister, Kate were also present at the premiere.

Heath Ledger’s ‘E! True Hollywood Story’ fails to dig up dirty secrets about him

Heath Ledger’s ‘E! True Hollywood Story’ fails to dig up dirty secrets about himMelbourne, July 13 : A television documentary series known for dishing dirt on celebrities has spared Heath Ledger.

The producers of the one-hour episode of ‘E! True Hollywood Story’, which airs on Sunday night, had pledged to explore Ledger’s family secrets, and the feuding that followed his death.

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