Heath Ledger Now the Brunt of Jokes

Tastelessness in Hollywood reaches new low: jokes are being made about Heath Ledger's recent death.
Courtney Hazlett writes:

Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange made jokes about the recent death of Heath Ledger during a Feb. 2 comedy show in Las Vegas, and the New York post reports New York City tour company Rich and Famous Tours has added the SoHo apartment where Ledger was found dead to its list of stops.

Both actions have prompted some to ask, “Is it too soon for this sort of thing?” No one asked me, but I say yes.

Too soon? When will it ever be time to joke about the death of a human being? Too soon? How about yes, it is not only too soon, it is too callous, too tacky, too pathetic?

Pharmacology in Heath Ledger's Death

Deadly Combo?

A pharmacology expert explains how the types of drugs found at Health Ledger's apartment can affect the body and why they are potentially lethal if taken incorrectly.

By Karen Springen | Newsweek Web Exclusive

$20 Dollar Bill Being Tested in Heath Ledger's Death

- An autopsy Wednesday morning on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, and a cause-of-death determination will take 10 to 14 days, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said...

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Wednesday that Ledger was found face down in a normal sleeping position and not at the foot of his bed, as had been previously reported.

Kelly said technicians collected a $20 bill found in the apartment for testing, because of the way it was folded.

I caught the press conference today by Police Commissioner Kelly who stated that no illegal drugs were discovered in the place where Heath was found dead. Kelly was reluctant to speculate on how Heath died, stating that more testing was necessary.

MSNBC Reports Heath Ledger's Death

Heath Ledger Dead at 28

-- Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let him know the masseuse had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

The police said that Heath was discovered on the bed, naked with pills strewn all around him.