28-year-old Heath Ledger, who recently split from actress Michelle Williams - committed suicide by taking a drugs overdose, it has been confirmed by police. However, there's no word if he was inside Olsen's twin apartment. This was claimed earlier a
28-year-old Heath Ledger, who recently split from actress Michelle Williams - committed suicide by taking a drugs overdose, it has been confirmed by police. However, there's no word if he was inside Olsen's twin apartment. This was claimed earlier and reported by all news agencies.
Heath Ledger, who have a two-year-old daughter, Matilda with his ex-girlfriend Matilda, separated from her last year.
The Australian-born actor, who won Academy Award nomination for his role in the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain, was found naked in his bedroom, scattered by pill bottles.
Manhattan police spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at his home at around 8.30 pm GMT last night. When the housekeeper went to let the actor know the masseuse was there, she found him dead.
“There was no indication of a disturbance,” Deputy Police Commissioner Paul J. Browne said, according to New York Times. He said officers who checked the apartment found other prescription medications it in the bathroom.
He said that there was no sign that Heath Ledger had been drinking and that no illegal drugs were found in the apartment.