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Michelle Williams has been way under the radar since the highly publicized and tragic death of her ex- Heath Ledger this past winter. Heath was also the father to her only daughter, Matilda, and it is no secret that Michelle was grieving him quite heavily. She has been throwing herself in her work, and it looks like it has paid off. Michelle was excited to have a chance to see her work on-screen in the red carpet premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. Michelle was there to premiere ‘Wendy and Lucy’ and also ‘Synedoche, New York’, a Charlie Kaufman flick co-starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener. During her time in Cannes, Michelle offered her first public interview since the death of Heath Ledger, and though she didn’t say much, it is nice to see her sparkling for a change. She talked about how great it felt to have two films going up at the same time, and how excited she was to be in Cannes at the Festival. She says it will be a great thing to look back on later in life. For the Festival, Michelle had to get reprieve from Martin Scorcese, who is currently directing her next piece of work ‘Shutter Island’ that she is filming in Boston, but that didn’t seem to be a problem. At the Festival, Michelle was all smiles and chatting happily, and with all of this work behind and ahead, her fans will be happy to see her in action again very soon.

Here is Mary Kate doing the high fashion thing as she strolls the streets of SoHo looking fabulous as ever. She may look happy now, but is Mary Kate hiding some troubles? It was no secret that when Heath Ledger died, he was having a pretty hot fling with Mary Kate Olsen. But was it more than just a fling? Mary Kate was actually the first one notified when Heath’s body was found, and she has since been carrying guilt over the incident. She reported to the Chicago Sun that she had strong feelings for Heath Ledger, and when the incident actually happened, there were a number of calls back and forth between Mary Kate and the now famous Masseuse to Heath Ledger (who found his body). All parties feel guilt due to the fact that paramedics were not called in a timely matter, but would it have made a difference? Heath’s body was found with an extraordinary amount of antihistamines, anti depressants, pain killers, and opiate narcotics. Perhaps even a few extra minutes would not have helped. And while noone actually blames Mary Kate for his death, she does say they were getting more serious, and while she is still grieving the loss, she may feel guilt for quite some time.

As you can see from this video tapped interview… taken only 2 months ago, Heath Ledger was clearly under the influence of drugs. While the true cause of his tragic death is still unknown, whether it was from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills or suicide, Heath Ledger was covering up a drug dependency… that is now being pushed to the forefront. An autopsy will be conducted tomorrow. His drug habit could be a big contributing factor to his untimely death. It’s speculated that Heath may also have been suffering from depression. Eeriely, an article published in the NY Times delved deep into this:

He tends to do that. He is here in London filming the latest episode of the “Batman” franchise, “The Dark Knight.” (Mr. Bale, as it happens, plays Batman; Mr. Ledger plays the Joker.) It is a physically and mentally draining role — his Joker is a “psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy” he said cheerfully — and, as often happens when he throws himself into a part, he is not sleeping much.

“Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night,” he said. “I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going.” One night he took an Ambien, which failed to work. He took a second one and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing.

Even as he spoke, Mr. Ledger was hard-pressed to keep still. He got up and poured more coffee. He stepped outside into the courtyard and smoked a cigarette. He shook his hair out from under its hood, put a rubber band around it, took out the rubber band, put on a hat, took off the hat, put the hood back up. He went outside and had another cigarette. Polite and charming, he nonetheless gave off the sense that the last thing he wanted to do was delve deep into himself for public consumption. “It can be a little distressing to have to overintellectualize yourself,” is how he put it, a little apologetically.

If only someone could have put the pieces of the puzzle together sooner. But, hindsight is 20/20.

Actor Heath Ledger was declared dead today @ 3:30pm. He was found in a Lower Manhatten apartment that was owned by Mary-Kate Olsen. According to the NYPD, over-the-counter sleeping pills were found in the vicinity of the bed. It is being looked at as a possible overdose, but it is yet to be confirmed. Heath was found unresponsive by the housekeeper who had gone to wake him up for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho building. He was 28, had a 2 year old daughter, Matilda, with actress Michelle Williams, and was scheduled to play the Joker in the Batman film later this year.

“He was just so respected in the industry,” said Kim Serafin, senior editor of In Touch Weekly.

“It’s just horribly tragic. He was just a fine actor and a good person, so this is horribly sad and very unexpected.” ~ CNN

Wow, my hands are shaking while gulping my cup of tea. I didn’t think that Heath Ledger’s passing would shock and sadden me so… but, it did. RIP Heath, you will be missed.

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Source: CNN

It seems that Heath Ledger was not only spotted during this past Thanksgiving weekend, but he was also smelled from a distance. While in New York City over the weekend, this Oscar nominated actor was trying to get through bustling commuter traffic on the staircase of the New York subway system and a witness reports a distinct and extremely unpleasant aroma came directly from the actor’s direction. It had to be a pretty powerful smell, remember, we are talking about New York and about the subway system, so for people to link the odor directly to Heath it must have been bad. Does anyone find it oddly ironic that this actor was the star of 10 Things I Hate about You??

Source: OK! Magazine
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Gotta hand it to these folks, in a celebrity world where separation and divorce and children are synonymous with the word *ugly*, Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger are trying to take the high road. They are trying to make things as easy as possible for their daughter Matilda by making her bedroom at Michelle’s in Brooklyn identical to Heath’s in Soho.

They are having them designed exactly the same so when she wakes up in Heath’s place she won’t feel displaced.”
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To me they’re not only making a statement to their daughter that she has a safe place no matter where she goes, but they are also giving a pretty strong message to the world as well. This is one of those things that seems a little weird, but honestly, what celebrities do with their vast amounts of money is always weird to me. I think the important thing here is that Matilda’s needs are coming first, which is NOT common in the Kingdom of Celebrities.