Heath Ledger Gossip

Page Six posted a story yesterday afternoon about Doug Stanhope, the comedian friend of Johnny Depp’s who defended him in a piece on The Wrap Full Story

For the straggler who would still defend this loser piece of sh-t because of xyz excuse... Five years ago today, Heath Ledger was found dead in New York after accidentally overdosing on prescription medication. He is survived by his daughter Matilda. Oh, and Lindsay Lohan. Here’s what she tweeted Full Story

Many of you have written asking for commentary on the Michelle Williams GQ cover and interview. The story made headlines everywhere yesterday. This is most likely what you saw:Michelle Williams talks about and cries over Heath Ledger.It wasnΓÇÖt totally misleading, no. That did indeed happen. Most of you whoΓÇÖve written to me did not have kind words about Williams in this piece, particularly since you would have only read the excerpted sections and not the entire article for its flow. Full Story

Michelle Williams covers the new issue of UK Elle. She looks SO beautiful. Michelle of course is promoting My Week With Marilyn for which she may receive yet another Oscar nomination. As you know, she plays Marilyn Monroe and there has already been much discussion about the accent, the mannerisms, the body, the Marilyn. Full Story

We cared about Julia Stiles? What? You never cared about Julia Stiles? Fine. Well I did. I cared about her in Save the Last Dance and I definitely cared about her in 10 Things I Hate About You and then it felt like she kept making the same movies over and over again and … she just stopped mattering. Full Story

On The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Of course you know that their involvement in the film was the result of Heath Ledger’s death. Up to this point, all three marquee actors have abstained from publicly promoting the film. With the movie opening on Christmas Day, they’ve now released statements about their experience, about Terry Gilliam, and of course about the actor they were honouring. Full Story

Christian Bale in an Empire promo shot building hype around the upcoming Terminator Salvation which will go robot to robot against Transformers for summer box office supremacy. You likey? That tape scandal seems to have simmered down though for many, it has permanently tainted goodwill towards Christian, and deservedly so. Full Story

TDK was the big winner last night as chosen by the People. Christian Bale, exquisite always, accepted on behalf of the film. He seemed a little pale. Even clammy. Or maybe that’s only because he skipped on the foundation. Of course he would skip on the foundation. It’s not like he’s Mario Lopez or anything. Full Story

Jakey G took Reese to the Laker game last night. They sat beside power player Jeffrey Katzenberg for whom Reese worked in Monsters vs Aliens, the next blockbuster animated release due out in March by Dreamworks. Coincidentally, or not, Dreamworks just announced "perhaps the biggest media-advertising event in history” involving “tens of millions of dollars” during the Super Bowl. Full Story

While Granny Freeze and Madonna desperate try to hold back time with Botox, yoga, and thousand dollar elixirs, chainsmoking Johnny Depp somehow manages to stay exactly the same… It’s the genes. Quiver over your Lifetime Man, in Florida the other night reuniting with his band The Kids for a charity concert. Full Story