Heath Had Pneumonia
TMZ has learned Heath Ledger was sick with pneumonia when he died today in NY.
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(Page 1 of 7) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments1. I've stoicly walked around with pneumonia and not known it. No more. Get every chest infection checked.
Posted at 10:59AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Too Strong Work Ethic
2. The reason he was at Mary Kate's apt was because she owned it & I believe he was renting it. All of these sentimental comments start out sweet, then they have to turn into guesses why he died. Pneumonia-a pre-cursor to AIDS, He was supposed to be getting a massage, there is a certain massage that you can get when you are not feeling well that is like acupressure that opens up your immune system. Maybe that was his plan. Sorry to hear he passed. He was a beautiful man.
Posted at 11:46AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Dragonfly_Spirit
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Posted at 1:46PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Amanda
4. Isn't it curious that Heath may have had the flu or pneumonia? Every time someone is found dead of drugs--drugs that are prescribed not illegal, they say they had the flu--Anna Nicole remember that? They said she had the flu and had been throwing up and shivering etc. give me a break.
Also why hide the fact that the apartment is owned by the Olsens. They own a ton of places--the housekeeper knew they own it so that is why they called them first. He was renting it from them. Were they also friends? Maybe but he was renting from them--which is why she was called (to avoid a media circus and see what the two witches thought they should do first) and then the security came running over. I'm also not sure the housekeeper heard him snoring. If that's true and he was alive at 1, I think you don't get cold till more hours pass.
Posted at 11:10AM on Jan 24th 2008 by pearlgrl
5. OK, someone has to ask an obvious question;
Heath was doing all night filming in London just a couple of days before he died. These scenes were physically demanding. For example getting all cabled up and hanging from a bridge in the middle of the night in January for hours on end can't have been a good idea if you are run down and sick. Oh yea, there were also the scenes running through the streets ... night ... january ... in costume ... no hat ...
Had he not died, he was expected back to work in Vancouver.
I have been on too many sets where a persons health comes second to film scheduling. In fact, it almost always is the case.
I'm not blaming anyone, but it warrants looking into. Heath loved the director Terry Gilliam and was probably not wanting to disappoint him by asking for some time off to get better. Not that he would have been given the time off anyways.
That's just the reality of how the business works. So you worry and cant sleep. And you can't disappoint and take time off, so you force yourself to get sleep fast, get better fast. But you are just human.
Your body need good old fashioned rest in bed to get rid of anxiety, sleeplessness, and pneumonia. You are trapped, and you then get really really anxious.
Welcome to the glamorous world of movie making.
Posted at 2:33AM on Jan 27th 2008 by S.J. Brooklyn
6. To all of you ( Gaingator et al...) who keeps on insinuating that Heath might have
dies of AIDS.....GET OUT OF THE CLOSET ALREADY!!! or you might suffocate in there and not die of "natural causes"......
You're more likely NOT to die of natural causes cuz you refuse to get out of that moronic state you're in......
GROW UP YOU BIGOTS!!!! or maybe not cuz you're not capable of that.....
Posted at 10:45PM on Jan 28th 2008 by tina moran
10. first! thats all.
Posted at 7:24PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Shabuki
11. Just like he was in Mary Kate's apartment?
Posted at 7:25PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by BARB
12. Dammit.
Posted at 7:25PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by JessBcuz
13. this is so sad
Posted at 7:25PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by lo
14. Damn, poor guy. A true talent was lost today.
R.I.P. Dude.
Posted at 7:25PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Dawn Day
15. R.I.P --so sad at a young age.
Posted at 7:26PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by ffmommies
