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Heath Ledger Dies of Overdose (ODs)

Posted in Deaths by The Gossip Monger on January 23rd, 2008.

Heath Ledger was found dead on January 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM by a masseuse in Mary-Kate Olsen’s New York City apartment. The masseuse had an appointment for Apartment 5A with Mr. Ledger, but no one answered a knock on his bedroom door. They opened the the bedroom and found Heath Ledger unconscious and unresponsive. The police said foul play was not suspected, but pills were found near the body. Heath Ledger was in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived and was announced dead at the scene.

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Heath Ledger’s body is being flown back to Perth, Australia to be buried. Lindsay Lohan is quoted as saying, “I loved him.”

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