Family and Friends Lay Heath to Rest

Michelle Williams arrived for today's memorial service for her former fiancé, Heath Ledger, arm-in-arm with Heath's sister, Kate.

The service was held at Penrhos College in Perth, Australia. Ledger's father, Kim, said the service would be followed by a private funeral -- he requested privacy and did not reveal the time or location.

"The funeral will be very, very private and there will only be 10 people there, immediate family and nobody else,'' he told reporters. "It's a pretty sad time. We're finding it difficult to cope by ourselves, let alone cope with everybody around the world. Having said that, we do really appreciate the outpouring and the emotional support from all over the globe."

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16. please i need a fix!!!!! who was his doctor!!! ??????

Posted at 11:45AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Dr. Uga Booby Bongo

17. Michelle still loved Heath...she just couldn't deal with his drug use. Why would they bury him in Australia when his daughter is in America? Now they will have paps following her when she goes there to visit like Dani-Lynn.

Posted at 11:45AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Sammie

18. really rude miserable people, you show your ignorance with each negative comment so shut up and drink your ETOH instead

and finally... 'BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN "IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE

Posted at 11:41AM on Feb 9th 2008 by WILL MISS YOU HEATH :(

NO ITS NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOSER_--

Posted at 11:46AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Dr. Uga Booby Bongo

19. considering the young man is dead and cant defend himself , i say that some of you are pretty mean out there.... anyway, may heath ledger's soul rest in perfect peace... and may he have the eternal rest now that he didnt have in life. the worst thing for michelle will be the thought that he didnt see his beloved matilda through out the chrismas period and that he missed her sooo much. i dont know what kind of relationship they had before his death but it will prey on her mind now...she has a life time of regrets to live with now.. looking at the picture you can see just how his death has affected her..she still loved him.. if she didnt she wouldnt be like that. this is the final curtain call for a great actor who loved his craft.. and who didnt plan to leave this world .rip heath ledger

Posted at 11:48AM on Feb 9th 2008 by noyankhere

20. They aren't going to bury him there, he is to be cremated.

It never ceases to amaze me at how hateful people can be. You all should be ashamed. It has taken a while for the funeral, but Perth is on the other side of the world and he had many fond friends in all corners of the globe. Obviously they didn't want anyone to feel left out, which is why they had a memorial service in NYC, Los Angeles and a private one in Perth, his hometown.

RIP

Posted at 11:51AM on Feb 9th 2008 by michelle

21. Wicked Smart and Janis, He did not kill himself and he is not a bad father and he never meant to hurt anyone. His death was accidental. He loved his daughter very much and would never leave her without him on purpose. And Wickedsmart, just because you know about the dangers of mixing Px drugs does not mean every one else does. This sort of thing happens a lot, perhaps Heath thought that since his doctor gave him these meds they were safe to take together. In fact I did have a drug education program in elementary school (DARE) but it only tought about the dangers of street drugs. Never once did it talk about the ones in our medicine cabinets. Don't judge someone you do not know and act like you know what was going on in that bedroom when he died. Also Mary, if you knew anything about Heath you would know that he was never like that. He was described as being very genuine, humble and sweet. He shunned the Hollywood scene and stayed out of the tabloids. That doesn't sound like another entitled and ungrateful actor to me. RESPECT the dead people. Your comments make me sick.

Rest in peace Heath you were loved by millions. May your soul live on through your beautiful daughter.

Posted at 11:55AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Jessica

22. At least he was a real actor, who worked for his fame, tho he didn't like it. Most celebs nowadays are generated from some reality show, or are good at nothingat all, like Brit, Lindsay, and countless others. He will be missed.

Posted at 11:54AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Shasta D.

23. sammie, ledger is an Australian , not an American.. his ties to america are really work related . apart from his daughter , what other ties are there?. his daughter will travel to Australia whenever she needs to thats all. there is nothing to it..his people are not in america they have no reason to be there. am sure there will be arrangments made and michelle is , for now, not distancing herself from his family . i think she still loves him so much, as somebody else said, its his lifestyle choices that were hard to live with...she did what she needed to do to survive . she took herself and her child away from the situation . its so sad that he fell apart without them...Australians dont joke with their country.. look at nicole kidman and her husband, they are still in australia and i think that their child will be born there.. australian talents move to america because the opportunity and work is there not because they forget who they are and where they come from..

Posted at 11:57AM on Feb 9th 2008 by noyankhere

24. 10. Now part two. Fighting over his estate. Let the vultures start.

Posted at 11:32AM on Feb 9th 2008 by paula



Duh, Matilda gets it ALL,she was his only child.

Posted at 11:56AM on Feb 9th 2008 by hannah harris

25. can we please get all the homophobics out of here already?? #19 get some therapy I'll bet you loved "Shoot 'Em Up" didn't ya

"BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" IS MAGNIFICENT

Posted at 11:59AM on Feb 9th 2008 by A FAN

26. How do you know he is to be cremated?

Posted at 12:02PM on Feb 9th 2008 by natalie

27. Jessica---If he did not kill himself, who did, then?

Posted at 12:02PM on Feb 9th 2008 by Baby Ruth

28. Baby Ruth,

No one did you ignorant ass, it was ruled an accident by the Medical examiner. That means no one did.

Posted at 12:05PM on Feb 9th 2008 by Jessica

29. #24 Hannah

You have ALOT to learn about estate planning.

Posted at 12:09PM on Feb 9th 2008 by FlBiker

30. Jessica---Nice way to show your lack of intelligence. I just love peons who come on here and start spouting off names to people. Makes you look like the mental midget you are.

Posted at 12:08PM on Feb 9th 2008 by Baby Ruth

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