Sad news from the BBC:
Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said."He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said.
It is not yet clear how the 28-year-old Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, died.
The latest reports suggest Ledger's death was drug related.
Read more in the New York Times's City Room blog.
I had a feeling this would be the first blog I saw it on..
From a purely selfish perspective: did he finish filming the new Batman movie? I was really looking forward to his interpretation of the Joker.
Wille,
Yes, he finished the new Batman movie. It will premiere in June.
kan inte ens fatta att du är död, jag älskar dig så jävla mycket, jag hoppas att din dotter klarar sig utan dig och att du får frid.
kommer sakna ditt skådespeleri, och själva dig. du hade verkligen talang.
/ from jasmine in sweden!