http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080 Oh my gosh.&nbsp; What a horrible shock.&nbsp; He was only 28. You may say, &quot;Who cares?&quot;&nbsp; The reasons I am so affected: 1) I watched him become famous, and then a really good actor.&nbsp; Since he was close to my age, it was like &quot;growing up&quot; with him, almost.&nbsp; I'm sure you have stars you feel like that about. 2) He is my brothers' age.&nbsp; 3) I JUST watched &quot;10 Things I Hate About You&quot; and remembered how much I liked him back then, and I was totally looking forward to seeing him branch out again in &quot;The Dark Knight.&quot; His family (especially his daughter) are in my prayers. Oh my gosh.&nbsp; What a horrible shock.&nbsp; He was only 28. You may say, &quot;Who cares?&quot;&nbsp; The reasons I am so affected: 1) I watched him become famous, and then a really good actor.&nbsp; Since he was close to my age, it was like &quot;growing up&quot; with him, almost.&nbsp; I'm sure you have stars you feel like that about. 2) He is my brothers' age.&nbsp; 3) I JUST watched &quot;10 Things I Hate About You&quot; and remembered how much I liked him back then, and I was totally looking forward to seeing him branch out again in &quot;The Dark Knight.&quot; His family (especially his daughter) are in my prayers. en-us <p>Fox news is reporting that he died of an apparent drug overdose possibly sleeping pills. I really didn't care for his movies. Rumor has it that his role in the next Batman movie was some of his best work. 28 is too young die.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186268 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186268 <p>Fox news is reporting that he died of an apparent drug overdose possibly sleeping pills. I really didn't care for his movies. Rumor has it that his role in the next Batman movie was some of his best work. 28 is too young die.</p> <p>they also said maybe a suicide, they found him in Mary-Kate Olsen's apt.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186290 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186290 <p>they also said maybe a suicide, they found him in Mary-Kate Olsen's apt.</p> <p>ok now they retracted the Mary-Kate thing</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186318 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186318 <p>ok now they retracted the Mary-Kate thing</p> <p>I am so sorry about Heath Ledger I pray his family will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!!!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>www.cdbaby.com/cd/parsadanian</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>www.myspace.com/jeanetteparsadanian</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186464 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186464 <p>I am so sorry about Heath Ledger I pray his family will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!!!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>www.cdbaby.com/cd/parsadanian</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>www.myspace.com/jeanetteparsadanian</p> <p>I bet you all liked him in Brokeback Mountain too huh?</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186509 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186509 <p>I bet you all liked him in Brokeback Mountain too huh?</p> <p>Thats what happens when you do drugs folks.  YOU DIE!  His life was in his own hands and he chose to take it.   I don't feel sorry for him one bit.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186556 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186556 <p>Thats what happens when you do drugs folks.  YOU DIE!  His life was in his own hands and he chose to take it.   I don't feel sorry for him one bit.</p> <p>Actually that isn't what happens when you do drugs, that is what happens when you do TOO many drugs.</p> <p>I wasn't a big fan at all of Heath but I think it is sad and tragic to see someones life end so suddenly and at such a young age. Just goes to show you that you never know when your number will be called so enjoy every moment you have.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186563 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186563 <p>Actually that isn't what happens when you do drugs, that is what happens when you do TOO many drugs.</p> <p>I wasn't a big fan at all of Heath but I think it is sad and tragic to see someones life end so suddenly and at such a young age. Just goes to show you that you never know when your number will be called so enjoy every moment you have.</p> Honestly, reading the articles today about the inconclusive autopsy it doesn't look like he was on illegal drugs.&nbsp; It was prescription anti-anxiety and sleeping pills.&nbsp; Considering the bottles were still full of pills, I'm wondering if it was a bad reaction or something.&nbsp; It certainly doesn't seem like suicide on the surface.&nbsp; And I'm sure when the toxicology comes back they'll be able to tell if he overdosed or not.&nbsp; Anyway, I think its such a shame.&nbsp; He was just making it big, he was coming into his own as a good actor and then this. :(&nbsp; Makes you realize life is never certain. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186593 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186593 Honestly, reading the articles today about the inconclusive autopsy it doesn't look like he was on illegal drugs.&nbsp; It was prescription anti-anxiety and sleeping pills.&nbsp; Considering the bottles were still full of pills, I'm wondering if it was a bad reaction or something.&nbsp; It certainly doesn't seem like suicide on the surface.&nbsp; And I'm sure when the toxicology comes back they'll be able to tell if he overdosed or not.&nbsp; Anyway, I think its such a shame.&nbsp; He was just making it big, he was coming into his own as a good actor and then this. :(&nbsp; Makes you realize life is never certain. I just found it odd because you never heard anything bad about him- no DUIs or public debacles or even rumors of drug abuse.  I mean, it was sleeping pills, not like any illegal drugs.  Very sad and very unexpected.  I can tell you that myspace is just buzzing with mourners. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186599 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186599 I just found it odd because you never heard anything bad about him- no DUIs or public debacles or even rumors of drug abuse.  I mean, it was sleeping pills, not like any illegal drugs.  Very sad and very unexpected.  I can tell you that myspace is just buzzing with mourners. <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="3">Oh my god i can't believe that Heath is dead. He was so sexy oh&nbsp;I loved him. He was my fave Actor. His role in Brokeback mountain was terrific and it was&nbsp;the best movie of all time. Well maybe not all time but it was up there with the Birdcage and Rent. R.I.P.&nbsp;Heath.</font></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">Love rainbowman</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186633 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186633 <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="3">Oh my god i can't believe that Heath is dead. He was so sexy oh&nbsp;I loved him. He was my fave Actor. His role in Brokeback mountain was terrific and it was&nbsp;the best movie of all time. Well maybe not all time but it was up there with the Birdcage and Rent. R.I.P.&nbsp;Heath.</font></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">Love rainbowman</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</p> So sad for his family and friends. He was a really good actor and not knowing the circumstances of his life we can't judge him. Babydoll you have no compassion for something you don't know anything about.&nbsp; Would you cast the first stone? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186646 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186646 So sad for his family and friends. He was a really good actor and not knowing the circumstances of his life we can't judge him. Babydoll you have no compassion for something you don't know anything about.&nbsp; Would you cast the first stone? <p>Yes, I have compassion.&nbsp; Compassion for his family, especially his 2-year old daughter, who now has no father.&nbsp; Yes, it is sad that he had a substance abuse problem.&nbsp; However, I do NOT have compassion for people who throw their lives away.&nbsp; If he died of an overdose, whether he meant to or not, he killed himself.&nbsp; His death was not tragic....what is tragic is a family who gets stabbed to death on x-mas eve or a 17-year old getting mauled to death by a tiger, that is tragic.&nbsp; A millionaire junkie who overdoses is not tragic.&nbsp; Elvis, Marilyn, Anna Nicole, STOP GLAMOURIZING JUNKIES!&nbsp; When will people learn???&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186753 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186753 <p>Yes, I have compassion.&nbsp; Compassion for his family, especially his 2-year old daughter, who now has no father.&nbsp; Yes, it is sad that he had a substance abuse problem.&nbsp; However, I do NOT have compassion for people who throw their lives away.&nbsp; If he died of an overdose, whether he meant to or not, he killed himself.&nbsp; His death was not tragic....what is tragic is a family who gets stabbed to death on x-mas eve or a 17-year old getting mauled to death by a tiger, that is tragic.&nbsp; A millionaire junkie who overdoses is not tragic.&nbsp; Elvis, Marilyn, Anna Nicole, STOP GLAMOURIZING JUNKIES!&nbsp; When will people learn???&nbsp;</p> Drug addiction is something I have never personnaly experienced but dispair is. I am talking about this man as a fellow human being. Forget about the $$ and fame stuff.&nbsp; Well I guess we can't or we wouldn't be blogging about him. I have a 28 yr old son and I am thinking how depressed he is and I worry. Drugs aren't&nbsp; only used by people with substance abuse issues. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186766 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_186766 Drug addiction is something I have never personnaly experienced but dispair is. I am talking about this man as a fellow human being. Forget about the $$ and fame stuff.&nbsp; Well I guess we can't or we wouldn't be blogging about him. I have a 28 yr old son and I am thinking how depressed he is and I worry. Drugs aren't&nbsp; only used by people with substance abuse issues. <p>I find it sad that people want to push their own agendas and pass judgment on a person they never met.&nbsp; It saddens me that Heath Ledger died because he was a gifted actor, but more so because he was a father.&nbsp; From all indications, Heath wasn't involved in self destructive behavior before his death ala Ana Nicole Smith, Elvis, or Chris Farley.&nbsp; It appears he was suffering from a cold, (Maybe Walking Pneumonia) was having trouble sleeping, and may have had a reaction (that made his lungs stop breathing) to&nbsp;a combination of sleeping pills or prescribed medication.&nbsp; Perhaps he over did it on medication, not to get high, but maybe he thought it would help him get better.&nbsp; And when you over do it with any drug, legal or otherwise, it can be very dangerous.&nbsp; By the way THERE WERE NO ILLEGAL DRUGS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT!&nbsp; Before&nbsp;anybody gets on their&nbsp;soap box, wait until the toxicology reports come back.&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_187023 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_187023 <p>I find it sad that people want to push their own agendas and pass judgment on a person they never met.&nbsp; It saddens me that Heath Ledger died because he was a gifted actor, but more so because he was a father.&nbsp; From all indications, Heath wasn't involved in self destructive behavior before his death ala Ana Nicole Smith, Elvis, or Chris Farley.&nbsp; It appears he was suffering from a cold, (Maybe Walking Pneumonia) was having trouble sleeping, and may have had a reaction (that made his lungs stop breathing) to&nbsp;a combination of sleeping pills or prescribed medication.&nbsp; Perhaps he over did it on medication, not to get high, but maybe he thought it would help him get better.&nbsp; And when you over do it with any drug, legal or otherwise, it can be very dangerous.&nbsp; By the way THERE WERE NO ILLEGAL DRUGS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT!&nbsp; Before&nbsp;anybody gets on their&nbsp;soap box, wait until the toxicology reports come back.&nbsp;</p> Yes, thank you Vader.  I did not want this to turn into a big debate or whatever, but I'm not one to delete comments when they don't fit my viewpoint.  But I will ask people to stop making judgments here, on either end of the spectrum.  If you have new facts/links for the topic, they are welcome.  <br /> <br /> I think we can all agree that any death at such a young age is a tragedy.  No matter what happened (which we don't have all the facts on yet), we can appreciate the talent that Heath Ledger brought to his craft.  And I think we can all send prayers and thoughts out to his daughter and other family.<br /> <br /> Let's try and keep it positive, if not objective, please. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_187051 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/christibdce/20080/#c_187051 Yes, thank you Vader.  I did not want this to turn into a big debate or whatever, but I'm not one to delete comments when they don't fit my viewpoint.  But I will ask people to stop making judgments here, on either end of the spectrum.  If you have new facts/links for the topic, they are welcome.  <br /> <br /> I think we can all agree that any death at such a young age is a tragedy.  No matter what happened (which we don't have all the facts on yet), we can appreciate the talent that Heath Ledger brought to his craft.  And I think we can all send prayers and thoughts out to his daughter and other family.<br /> <br /> Let's try and keep it positive, if not objective, please.