Troubled?

[drewan]

I'm struggling with many of the Heath Ledger articles I've been reading since his death. Some of them write from the assumption that Ledger was "troubled, alone, and struggling with his demons."

There is no proof that Ledger intended to die, that he committed suicide. Recent articles have detailed that there were sleeping pills in his apartment, but they were not spilled out around him as described in some early press reports. There is no report of a goodbye note or any actions indicating he was intentionally checking out.

It's very possible that Ledger simply took the wrong combinations of medications and accidentally killed himself. That's pretty much what happened to Anna Nicole Smith a year ago, so why not Heath Ledger.

We don't need to increase the tragedy by depicting him as a troubled soul. He was a great and admired actor who took on some very memorable roles. I'm sad that after this summer I have no more Heath Ledger movies to look forward to.

Comments

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Some people in the media are just lazy and pulling out a stock story at the time of a celebrity death is certainly easier than doing your homework or trying to develop a more complex or nuanced look at a situation with many unknowns.

A colleague of mine died under tragic circumstances some time ago and the media just printed the worst, stupid speculation of the police, in effect blaming the victim and getting the whole thing wrong. It really makes you wonder when (if ever) you can believe what you read.