Heath Ledger - Ledger Family Break 'Movie Fast'

30 July 2009 12:11
Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at his apartment in Manhattan

Picture: He was a Hollywood golden boy in the making whose life was cut tragically short in the cruellest way. A year ago today (THURSDAY JANUARY 22), acclaimed actor Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at his apartment in Manhattan. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the showbiz world, as Ledger's ....

Ledger Family Break 'Movie Fast'

Members of HEATH LEDGER's family were spotted at a film screening on Tuesday (28Jul09) - marking the first time the late actor's relatives have visited a cinema since his death.

The star's grieving family refused to take trips to the movies following his tragic demise from an accidental overdose in January 2008.

But Ledger's sister Kate and father Kim broke their "film fast" earlier this week to watch upcoming movie Adam, with Ledger's childhood friend actor Kane Manera, at a screening in New York City, reports New York gossip column Page Six.

The trio cheered on Adam actress Rose Byrne, a fellow Aussie and rubbed shoulders with the film's stars, including Hugh Dancy and his fiancee Claire Danes, at an afterparty at the Gramercy Park Hotel.


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