22 de janeiro de 2008

Heath Ledger encontrado morto

O actor australiano Heath Ledger, nomeado para um Óscar pelo seu desempenho em Brokeback Mountain, foi encontrado morto esta tarde num apartamento em Manhattan, Nova Iorque (EUA). As causas da morte permanecem desconhecidas, mas a principal hipótese considerada pelas autoridades é suicídio. Ledger tinha 28 anos e uma filha, Matilda, com dois anos, que nasceu da sua relação com a actriz Michelle Williams, de quem se separou em 2007.

Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead
By Sewell Chan
January 22, 2008, 4:42 pm

The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon apartment in Manhattan owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide, police sources said. Mr. Ledger was 28.
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger naked and unconscious on a bed, with pills scattered around his body. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities.

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