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mvansand76:
There's no way to describe how I feel when I talk to somebody about Heath's death and they say "Oh well, he was addicted to drugs, wasn't he?" I want to kick and scream, I want to yell at those goddamn assholes in the media for mocking Heath by deliberately and maliciously making him look like a drug addict. I want to yell at all those stupid people for believing it.
Angry, frustrated and so sad.
While I was reading this thread, a song by Madonna came on my iPod (it's on shuffle, so I never know what's coming up next). Somehow this song reminded me of what Heath went through...
How High - Madonna
How high are the stakes
How much fortune can you make
[repeat]
It's funny
I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about
I did it
Just about everything
To see my name in lights
Was it all worth it
And how did I earn it
Nobody's perfect
I guess I deserve it
[Chorus]
How high are the stakes
How much fortune can you make
Does this get any better
Should I carry on
Will it matter when I'm gone
Will any of this matter
It's funny
How everybody mentions my name
But they're never really nice
I took it
Just about everything
Except my own advice
Was it all worth it
And how did I earn it
Nobody's perfect
I guess I deserve it
[Chorus]
(nothing lasts forever)
(doesn't make a difference)
How high
Doesn't make a difference
Nothing lasts forever
Should I
Will it matter when I'm gone
Will any of this matter
How high are the stakes
How much fortune can you make
Should I carry on
Will it matter when I'm gone
Berit:
Yes, I saw the video too....It's absolutely a big nothing.....I don't think it was of courtesy t the Ledger family they -ET - cancelled the viewing, they probably understood that they would look like big fools if they showed it......
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on January 31, 2008, 05:19:46 pm ---
At first I felt 'cut off' because of the lack of media interest in Heath over here in Belgium, but now, I'm glad I don't have to stand at the supermarket check out and try to not look at those magazines...
--- End quote ---
I agree, I'm so glad the media in Holland is hardly paying attention to this.
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: louise van hine on January 31, 2008, 07:46:08 pm ---a bright spot of decency: Hollywood stars band together and protest airing of Marmont video of Heath:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWS1v8unm3cGzlP4wfX3kOe0YPNwD8UH4V4G0
An interesting detail is that someone who viewed the video all the way through mentioned something NOT brought up in the teasers:
But a person who has seen the entire video, who asked not to be identified because of its sensitive nature, said Ledger then points to his tattoo of "M" (for his daughter, Matilda Rose) and says, "this is to remind me never to smoke weed again."
--- End quote ---
OK, so if he was really into hard drugs then wouldn't he have said drugs instead of weed? As a woman from the Netherlands where weed is legal, I don't see what the fuss is about when we're talking about weed. At least, as long as it's now and then and not used every day.
And, Heath doesn't have a tattoo of "M", it's Matilda written on his chest, isn't it? I doubt he would have shown that to somebody, you know, lifting his shirt and pointing to it.
Weird crap. I hate all this. Can't wait for those damn toxicology reports.
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: yb on January 31, 2008, 10:00:51 pm ---Obviously the whole video was put up on some site, I haven't watched it but from those who had watched it, Heath didn't take drugs in it at all. ET and Insider knew it, it's a shame that they stooped so low as to advertise it as Heath's drug video.
--- End quote ---
I will never in my life watch that video.
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