R.I.P.
Heath Had Substance Abuse Problem

TMZ has learned Heath Ledger had a substance abuse problem. A Ledger confidante tells us he had been clean for a year.

Contrary to several published reports, we're told Ledger had not been in rehab.

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31. I highly doubt this.... tho it could be a possibility - anything is a possibility - it could be why Michelle and him parted ways....

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Audrey

32. If this ISN'T true, you should be busted for slander.

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Crush Stevens

33. That is just terrible. His little girl is to young to remember him. I hope Michelle took lots and lots of pics so she can have them when she grows up. He was a great actor and a beautiful man. Can't wait to see him as the Joker, May God rest his soul and be with his family at this sad sad time.

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Sad

34. WHY?

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Bec from Australia

35. Sorry, but I think if he had a "drug problem" it would have come out on the news. Come on TMZ. You guys are cool. Did ya check out if this source is credible to say he had problems before. Any actor/actress with some type of alcohol or drug abuse would have been all over the world like always. If it was such a problem, how come no one ever knew about it before. I think he was too happy with his life for it to even have been accidental. Who accidentally takes too many pills...and I feel like it wasn't intentional either. Maybe one day the truth will be revealed and someone will fess up to what really happened

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by CBEAN

36. Was it the overdose that tipped you off?

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by bigdaddy

37. The NYT is reporting it as a probable suicide.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Christina

38. 2. FIRST FIRST HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

Posted at 5:47PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Bitch

Very sensitive. I wonder how long it'll take for your coldness to come back and bite you in the ass, douchebag.

Posted at 7:35PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by responding to "bitch"

39. Let's not jump to conclusions - according to other sites the pills were possibly over the counter sleeping pills... Let the authorities do their job and then we can see what really happened.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by frankly_disturbed

40. CNN HAS THE VIDEO OF HIS BODY TAKEN OUT ON YOUTUBE......HERES THE URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHRH8jDvW0A

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Jerome

41. is anyone elses prezhilton.com crashed or down or broken or somethin??

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by fal

42. TMZ- STOP USING THE SAME PICS! aren't u guys on these peoples asses all day long and now u cant even get a different picture for every headlining lie??

MAN it's irritating, poor guy. RIP Heath.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by erratic-assassin

43. Ya think???!!!!

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by no kidding

44. This is such a sad day. RIP Heath!!!

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by DJ Ariana

45. RIP Heath. You could have been stronger. May Angels wings speed your way into eternity

Posted at 11:37AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Big Fast Eddie

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