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Heath Ledger - News Accounts
optom3:
The sad fact is, no matter what is or is not uncovered/discovered, what is done can not be undone. I always found it curious that the first call was not a 911 one.
Personally I wish they would let it rest, as I fear what could be discovered may be more damaging to Heaths' reputation, as the masses once again speculate whether he was self medicating or not. For me I would rather just let him RIP.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Fran on August 04, 2008, 12:28:26 pm ---Again, consider the source.
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/08/marykate-olsen-demands-immunity.php
ON THE DOCKET
MARY-KATE OLSEN DEMANDS IMMUNITY
Mary-Kate Olsen was never interviewed by police regarding her involvement in the death of actor Heath Ledger, despite the fact that Ledger's masseuse bizarrely alerted Olsen of Ledger's lifeless body before she called the police, and the fact that Olsen's bodyguards may have arrived at Ledger's apartment three minutes before paramedics did. Now, the New York Post reports that federal drug agents are trying to get Olsen to cooperate in their investigation into how Ledger managed to finagle a bottle of the painkiller Oxycotin—also known as "hillbilly heroin"—but that Olsen is refusing to talk unless she's granted immunity from prosecution.
Ledger, who died after accidentally overdosing on a cocktail of prescription drugs, had prescriptions for all the pills from two physicians except for the Oxycotin. One possible theory for Olsen's refusal to talk to the cops is that Ledger's masseuse called Olsen after discovering her name on the bottle of Oxycotin, prompting the diminutive actress to dispatch her bodyguards to the scene to clean up any evidence. (Olsen's people never actually called the police themselves, which doesn't particularly help her case.)
The Post has called for Olsen to be interviewed ever since the NYPD denied the paper's scoop that the former Full House star received a series of frantic calls from the masseuse. "We confirmed this story with an impeccable source inside the NYPD, and we stand by our reporting," the paper's editor Col Allan said in the aftermath, adding, "we find it odd that the chiefs at the NYPD appear to be terrified of 4-foot 11 inch, 90-pound Mary Kate Olsen." (In a separate editorial, Andrea Peyser claimed to be "astonished" that the "Teflon midget" has been given a free pass.) Given the paper's thirst for justice in this matter, is it any surprise that the feds leaked them the story? Could M-K be the victim of a vicious case of press harassment because a paper blew a scoop? Whether her refusal to talk without immunity is simply her lawyer's call, or if it's because she is actually hiding something, remains to be seen.
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I'm very glad they are pursuing this. Always seemed odd that she wasn't talked to. I hadn't realized people are allowed to say "No, thank you," when questioned by law enforcement. Thanks for posting, Fran.
Brown Eyes:
I just saw this article pop up in yahoo news this evening and figured it might have already made it's way to BetterMost.
--- Quote from: Elle on August 04, 2008, 05:56:02 pm ---
I'm very glad they are pursuing this. Always seemed odd that she wasn't talked to. I hadn't realized people are allowed to say "No, thank you," when questioned by law enforcement. Thanks for posting, Fran.
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I totally agree Elle... I feel like there are so many unanswered questions about what exactly went on. And, she seems like someone who might have some valuable insight or at least some ideas about what the circumstances really were. In any case, it certainly seems like the authorities have more work to do in terms of figuring out what happened to Heath. Not only with Mary-Kate but with doctors who may or may not have been prescribing things recklessly, etc.
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Sandy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542260.stm
I don't want answers for me, I just want to know that full and detailed investigations have been made. Even if the outcome of those are not made public, at least we can be satisfied that an answer was found. I don't think it can be right that someone can withhold potentially important information in this type of investigation. Whilst I don't invite responses to this (for fear of trouble), it begs the question of why would she need immunity.
Fran:
--- Quote from: Sandy on August 05, 2008, 06:57:21 am ---http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542260.stm
I don't want answers for me, I just want to know that full and detailed investigations have been made. Even if the outcome of those are not made public, at least we can be satisfied that an answer was found. I don't think it can be right that someone can withhold potentially important information in this type of investigation. Whilst I don't invite responses to this (for fear of trouble), it begs the question of why would she need immunity.
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My thoughts exactly, Sandy.
I think she should have been questioned months ago, even if the New York City police had to do it in California.
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