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Heath Ledger: Broker Than a Joker?

Posted Mar 23rd 2008 12:23PM by TMZ Staff

Could it be that one of the hottest actors in Hollywood barely had a pot to piss in when he died? If reports out of Australian papers are to be believed, Heath Ledger was only worth $145,000 at the time of his death.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the total value of Heath's estate is "$145,000, with furniture and fixtures worth $20,000, a Toyota Prius worth $25,000 and $100,000 in miscellaneous bank accounts." It also names Heath's father, mother and sisters as the only beneficiaries, but acknowledges his two-year-old daughter Matilda Rose as an interested party.

What this doesn't jibe with is family sources are telling TMZ that Matilda will be "well taken care of." So, where's the money?

Stay tuned ...

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61. Instead of taliking about the dead lets talk about Harvey and Perez's romance.
Write that one down on your idiotic sheet of glass

Posted at 10:21PM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Richard Cranium

62. That's what he was worth when he drew the will several years ago BEFORE he got famous! Boneheads!!

Posted at 2:33AM on Mar 24th 2008 by TLC

63. Oh God # 31, shut the hell up, you bigoted, self-righteous bastard!

Posted at 2:32AM on Mar 24th 2008 by TLC

64. You call a half million dollars "broke?" But there's probably more out there somewhere ... maybe he was a big spender ... but who cares! The poor guy died, and like many have posted, "let him rest in peace!"

Posted at 6:28AM on Mar 24th 2008 by PaseoAzulejo

65. Thats hard to believe. What you CAN believe is that the laywers will eat that up in 1 month.

Posted at 11:04AM on Mar 24th 2008 by DT

66. His daughter will lack for nothing in her life. She inherited a lot of memories from her loving father and they will be re-told over and over by her Mother...This life is temporary....Matilda and Heath will see one another again....

Posted at 11:41AM on Apr 2nd 2008 by forevergreen

67. I AGREE WITH MEGAN NO. 15, THIS WILL WAS MADE SEVRAL YRS AGO AND THE UNCLES WHO ARE KICKING UP A FUSS ARE BROTHERS OF THE LATE LEDGERS PA WHO DONT EVEN SPEAK TO HIM BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS FEUD ABOUT MONEY AND ANOTHER FAMILIY INHERITANCE.. NO DOUBT THAT LEDGER WAS WORTH A HECK OF A LOT MORE WHEN HE DIED AND HIS DAUGHTER DOES NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MONEY ON EITHER SIDE OF HER FAMILY TREE.

Posted at 1:31PM on Mar 24th 2008 by noyankhere

68. Cripes. This is the amount of his assets when he made his will. This is old news and inaccurate at that.

Posted at 2:47PM on Mar 24th 2008 by De

69. Health's will was drawn up years ago and did not include any of his true success as an actor. You people need to realize that a 20 something year old does not revise their will on a yearly basis.

Posted at 10:02PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Meg

70. The $145,000 was only his New York assets. The bulk of his estate is in Australia. If his will was written in 2003, Matilda should not be in it since she wasn't born until Oct. 2006! Let's get our facts right before we start any rumors.

Posted at 3:01AM on Mar 25th 2008 by Jennie

71. #63, you have it all bass ackwards.

Posted at 3:01AM on Mar 25th 2008 by Jennie

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