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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46. Prescription drugs kill. Look it up people, almost 100,000 Americans died from the so called "safe" drugs. None of them are "benign," "harmless," or "safe." How many drugs were pulled off the market in the last year? How many weren't and killed people, a lot of people? Start holding the FDA and Big Pharm accountable and people will stop dying. And for all you pill poppers, stop, they are freaking toxic. Look at the numbers, read the reports.

Posted at 10:22PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by gbop

47. best wishes to heath's father kim and his mother.........

Posted at 10:25PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by missy

48. Thanks ES, there are so many stories out there, I am glad they seem to be clearing up now.

Posted at 10:23PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Adrienne

49. I wish TMZ would announce the whole quote from Jack NIcholson I saw on another network where jack said" I warned him about it. I told him I nearly drove my car off a cliff on ambien" . They showed Jack N. saying this entire quote.

Posted at 11:15AM on Jan 24th 2008 by nume

50. ~♥HEATH LEDGER♥~

Tuesday January 22 ,Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartmeant.The 28year old actor had a massage schedualed when his housekeeper came to tell him his masuist was there she found his lifeless body naked on his bed with sleeping pills close by.The police are ruling it as an accidental overdose until the obtopsy scheduled for Wednsday January, 23 .Heath has been in movies such as "The Patriot";"A Knights Tale";The Grim Brothers"and his most famous role "Broke Back Mountian" he finished two movies one out now and the other comes out summer(i think).Heath is a father of Matilda Rose 2years old.We will always remember you Heath your a great actor and beloved father .......

written by Leslee Trantham (me)
1/22


if you love Heath post this saying RIP

The obtopsy reports came in as incunclusive, it willl take two weeks to do more test.Aleddgelly the house keeper and masuist who found him did not immeditatly call the cops they called Heaths friend Mary Kate Olsen to ask what they should do.Heaths ex Michelle Williams is now in New York due to the news about Heaths sudden tragic death.There two year old daughter Matilda will never know her father but in early memories and pictures .Heaths family is now having to deal with their sons sudden death.My theroy is that Heath mixed his pills and that can cause death trust me i know .Poor Heath and im sorry for his family and ex and daughter.
Written by Leslee Tratham 1/23

Posted at 10:35PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by leslee

51. ES #35 not at all your breathing becomes slower and slower as your respiration slows you eventually pass from sleep into death they actually hook some people on these type of drug combinations up to a pap monitor that makes a loud noise to rouse the person when resps drop below a certain # per minute it startles the patient and they begin to breath again. he just slows down wn and drifts into death if not rousesd IF and i repeat IF this was the cause of death liver tissue, and urine along with blood titres wil be analyzed. because these are first pass drugs and uriine and blood will give a titre value this will tell the medical examiner if he had enough of each that w hen in combination caused death. it really seems a likely scenario and the reason it takes so long (i know because i worked in a hospital laboratory we do this routinely) is that the the tests are done redone end mathematically scored ieach in conjunction with the other this takes time. I think he just had the wrong combination not necessarily an overdose rather an adverse interaction resulting in death

Posted at 10:33PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by amom

52. I saw that nume, people have to find a reason to criticize everything. They can't even do it with a sense of humor. lol

Posted at 10:34PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Agitator

53. His movies always warmed me on our cold nights in Alaska
I have been devastated. I pray for peace for Matilda and his family
His presence here on this earth will be missed. He always seemed like he would have been a "real, genuine" guy to know. I am sure he was.

Posted at 11:08PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by NorthernLight

54. Not an expert but it sounds like he had sleep apnea and was on too many sleeping pills which makes it worse.

Posted at 10:40PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Not an expert

55. TMZ..you were first to report that it looked like suicide, then the $20 bill could have been used for drugs, etc. etc. etc. You're always looking for the bad side, whichever will get you the most viewers. It's your kind that causes these people to take drugs and drink because you're always on their butts saying things that aren't true. Investigate before you report.

Posted at 10:40PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by leeah

56. I still can't believe that Jonathan Brandis isn't with us, let alone Brad Renfro and now Heath Ledger.

It's just really sad news. TMZ, please respect his family's privacy at this time!

Thank you.

Posted at 10:39PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Suzy

57. HaHa emt, funny stuff. wise guy..

Posted at 10:50PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by you

58. tmz please stop,you are making fools of youself...how many times and how many stories are you going to tell,if you can read you should read what everyone is saying,there upset,because you keep wrighting lies..and cant get yor story right..we want to no what happened....is that to damn much to ask from you.......................

Posted at 8:01PM on Jan 24th 2008 by sls

59. Im soooo sad about his death. This affected me in a very profound way. A great actor, a gentleman, a young father and a sensitivy soul. Maybe is true that the good die young.....Something inside of me don't really want to beleive this wonderful actor is dead, his role as a gay cowboy was PERFECT. He took a risk playing that part but becasue of him, I understood gay love a little bit more, because of him, I'm today less prejudice and more understanding.

Thank you where ever you are....God bless your family, your little daughter and the women who love you and are suffering your death.-

Posted at 10:47PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by COCO

60. I know in my heart that Heath is a good man, I mean come on he has a child that he cares deeply about. So lets stop assuming things. Let him rest in peace. Let the family grieve. Quit knit picking on the dead and the alive, let them all live in peace once in awhile.

Posted at 10:49PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by a fan of heath

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