I agree with you, Natali.
And you know what infuriates me (among other things) thinking about all this now? That poor Jake probably would have liked to have gone to the funeral home and/or to Perth to pay his respects, but his fame and the media make that all but impossible for him. Think about it - if he showed up at either place, it would become a media circus, and his appearance there would become the punchline of several assholes' jokes, just as apparently Heath's death has. All because they're shameless homophobes and because the two of them happened to star together in a movie that not only depicted homosexuals *realisitically*, but that gained critical acclaim and was widely viewed because of that.
Again, it infuriates me.
And not only does Jake not have to make a statement, he must know he shouldn't, because this same bullshit will happen all over again. It's not self-preservation - I'm sure he's thinking of the family. But it really, really sucks.