Health Ledger found dead in Manhattan apartment

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Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment from a possible drugs overdose, according to police. A spokesman said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment in the trendy SoHo neighbourhood.

The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him dead. Police said they did not suspect foul play and added that pills were found near the body. The 28-year-old Australian-born actor received an Oscar nomination for the hit film Brokeback Mountain. Ledger met his partner, actress Michelle Williams, on the set in 2005. They lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, but split up last year.

Ledger most recently appeared in I'm Not There, in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan. He played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball and had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot. He also appear as the Joker this year in the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins.