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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91. I can't belive that a person jsut DIED and you are all being retarded on here!! SHOW SOME RESPECT!! He was a great actor ( one of my favorite.. minus brokeback mountain but that took guts to go trough with making) and he will be greatly missed!! R.I.P. HEATH!! YOUR AWSOME!!

Posted at 2:00AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by K.C.

92. wow some people can be heartless, yes he may be a celebrity but he is a human being. I don't care who it is or how he died, it is still a horrible thing to happen, and i feel so much for his family...he was a good actor and millions of people die each year from drug overdoses... Who cares if it's Heath Ledger. Shame on the people who leave comments like "Oh just another celebrity overdose..." have a heart he just left behind a 2 year old daughter. you should be looking at the man he was not the man we went out as...Have some heart for that little girl and the rest of his family, you wouldn't want people laughing about you when you died!

Posted at 6:38PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Samantha

93. if he was an abuser of substances as recently as a year ago, why would he use OTC pills if he wanted to OD?

Posted at 6:11PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Ashley

94. I feel bad for his children.

Posted at 6:19PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by LupeO

95. Wow, this is so sad, he had tremendous talent! What a loss. I just feel really bad for Michelle and Matilda. To me this is like losing River all over again. All I can say is what a loss. RIP Heath

Posted at 6:46PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Can't believe it

96. A talented young man and a terrific actor. Too young . . . only twenty-eight! No matter what the cause of death, this is a sad, sad story. I remember Heath Ledger in THE PATRIOT; a small part, but he shone.

So sorry to hear of this tragedy, for him and his baby girl.

Posted at 6:12PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Ande

97. this is sooooo shocking.... such a waste of hotness

Posted at 6:22PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by allele

98. i tried perez 2...getting an error msg... and what happened the the stream???wtf?

Posted at 6:23PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by veronkia

99. This is the sixties all over again. It is heart breaking to watch these talented young people dropping like flies.

Posted at 6:24PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by you know

100. Hmmm... I wonder if drugs had anything to do with his breakup from Michelle Williams.

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Sarah

101. as an Austraian i am shocked to hear of heaths death and thoughts go out to his daugther and famiy from perth western austraia. rest in peace.

Posted at 6:51PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by teddybear2670

102. His poor parents. There's nothing worse than losing a child.

Posted at 6:36PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Alexa

103. PLEASE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!HOW MANY OF US HAVE TO ACTUALLY DIE AND BE KNOWN FOR TAKING THESE STUIPID SUBSTANCES CALLED: SLEEPING PILLS,DOPE,ETC..... WHATEVER!!!!!!!!LETS TRY AND LIVE OUR LIVES IN REAL PEACE WITHOUT ALL THIS CHEMICAL CRAP TO RELY ON! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!HAVE WE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE ,OR WILL WE AS A SOCIETY CONTINUE TO GIVE UP OUR TIME ON THIS PLANET FOR SOME LOUSY PILLS,CRACK,BOOZE,WHATEVER YOUR CHOICE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS COUNTING ON US ,LIKE OUR CHILDREN,OUR PARENTS,ARE FREAKING PLANET THAT IS ALSO GOING DOWN HILL!!!!!!!IS THIS ALL WE HAVE TO OFFER? P.S.: I'M INCLUDING MYSELF IN THIS WARNING,BECAUSE, I TOO. DIP INTO WHAYEVER MAKES ME GO TO SLEEP FASTER OR MAKES ME FORGET YESTERDAY!! THIS WHOLE NATION IS SICK AND WE NEED MORE LOVE AND PATIENCE IN OUR LIVES VS- SUBSTANCE ABUSE!!!!!!!WAKE UP PEOPLE! THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL MAN,A TALENTED MAN,& A FATHER!!!!!!!!!WHERE IS DADDY NOW?

Posted at 1:21AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by MALUPE

104. Let him rest in peace, leave him alone. He deserves his privacy just as much as we do. So turn your cameras off and let him rest in peace.

Posted at 6:39PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by cindy1975

105. sorry for little matilda.

Posted at 11:12PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by mercedes

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