R.I.P.
Medics: Heath's Place Looked "Normal"

Heath LedgerTMZ has learned that paramedics who first attended to Heath Ledger were interviewed by NYPD today and said the scene looked "normal" -- meaning it didn't appear as if illicit drug use had occurred.

As we reported earlier, the $20 bill found at the scene tested clean for illegal narcotics, and the numerous pill bottles were nearly full.

The exact cause of Heath's death will be determined when the toxicology results come in -- sometime in the next two weeks.

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16. Lenn K

The drug problem is the same every where. Most of the meth comes from middle america.

Posted at 9:31PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Grow up

17. Julie
Go to bed.
Maybe Heath had an unknown heart condition or something we don't know about. Wait for the autopsy results.
TMZ needs not to get involved speculating about med's they know nothing about and it's not our business.
So........go to bed and shut up.

Posted at 9:34PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by you idiot

18. 10. just wait.....

Posted at 9:29PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by aquarian66
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wbc, isn't it past your bedtime? does fred sit in your lap while you type this

Posted at 9:34PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Adrienne

19. I heard the reason fred of wbc is homophobic, is because he gave some guy vd and got a beat down

Posted at 9:37PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Adrienne

20. I think it is a great loss to the public, as a great actor has fallen. My condolenses go out to Michelle and his daughter. He seemed to be a NICE person. Living amongst Us normal people.

Posted at 9:39PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by hhmm

21. I bet some people here feel stiffled. Thanks.

Posted at 9:41PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by me me

22. The saddest thing about this is that media outlets have already been spreading the vicious rumor that he died of a drug overdose -- without it ever being confirmed. THE TRUTH, recently confirmed by the NYPD commissioner, is that the "bottles of pills found in his apartment" were primarily found in his medicine cabinet (where 99% of Americans store their medications). Those found on his nightstand were for treatment of his pneumonia and a prescription sleep aid; the same pill taken by millions of people across the US (and nearly full). No pills were strewn about loosely, as tabloids falsely reported.

Heath WAS NOT a narcotic drug user and articles that paint him otherwise are completely false. Jack Nicholson saying he "warned him" shows what a spiteful little man he was. In truth, Jack resented Heath for succeeding him in his new film and he told Heath his feelings the first and only time they met. After that, Heath made sure they had no further communication. The real cause of his untimely, tragic death will be revealed shortly...and I think people will see that it was the mix of prescription medications (taken at the normal dosages) that caused Heath to go into cardiac arrest.

He loved Michelle and Matilda too much to experiment with drugs and was such an honest soul. Heath would have never done anything of the sort and risk leaving Michelle in this position. Anything contrary to this is b-s.

Posted at 9:43PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by anonymous

23. You must all remember that he also had pneumonia...which can kill someone just as easy as a drug overdose. And did anyone think he might be on antibiotics?? THOSE can be a lethal mixture with any of those above mentioned meds.

Posted at 9:43PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by RIP Heath LEAVE HIS FAMILY ALONE

24. I wasn't there but this is how it happened. He had been out drinking, returned home and took a sleeping pill. It didn't work fast enough so he took another and another until it killed him. He just went to sleep, no pain.

Posted at 9:46PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by buzzbomber

25. It is a shame that the man is not here to defend himself against the bs that you report. The second you hear a rumor you place it on your site as fact. Does not matter what you report later, the fact is people go by what they first read.
I certainly hope that Michele on behalf of the child and his family sue your asses for false statements.

For God Sakes, let this family grieve in peace.

Posted at 9:45PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by ttn

26. .....anyone readimg all this, supposed, speculation: GET A LIFE; ...WORRY ABOUT #1- ...you're tired self!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:28AM on Jan 25th 2008 by rene s. flores

27. How come there was a 45 minute gap between when the massage woman called mary kate OLSEN! to see what she shoud do and when she actually called 911. MSNBC is reporting that Mary Kate said to sit and wait while she sends her security guard over to 'check out the situation". To me, just like int the Anna Nicole Case, WHY does it seem all the people around care more about a possoble scandal and/or bad press and feel the need to call SECURTIY over to check out the situaltion when CLEARLY someone should just plain CALL 911. COME ON HERE! WHATS WITH ALL THE CALLS TO SECURITY GAURDS BEFORE 911??????

Posted at 9:48PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Mary Brookes

28. Now you report the truth???? After posting all sorts of wild lies and stories about Heath for the past 24 hours.

Try making a real living TMZ and stop being such blood sucking opportunists by exploiting and lieing about a wonderful actor and man to make a profit and fast buck.

Posted at 9:48PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by what_a_joke

29. Shame on whoever is dropping these pointless tips about drugs being in the apartment...many people are interested in exactly what happened and don't want to be jerked around as this is made into a game and while poor man's name is being dragged through the mud.

Why mention pills in the apt if there is nothing suspiciious about these pills?

This isn't necessarily pointed toward the gossip sites because their job is to get hits (unless they are just totally making stuff up), but toward the people who were actually in the apartment (paramedics? where does this information even come from?) and are releasing stuff..."Heath is dead and there were PILLS in his apartment".......""oh and we forgot to mention that they were all in their proper bottles and in the medicine cabinet".......please.

RIP Heath....seems as if he was a good person and a great artist.

Posted at 10:05PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Jeselle

30. Its too bad gemma ward and heath didn't marry and have a child together.......... gemma is beautiful

Posted at 9:55PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by missy

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