Heath Ledger Video Pulled
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Sawf News reports that the programs? paid $200,000 for exclusive rights to the video which was “reportedly shot at a party following the Screen Actors Guild awards on January 29, 2006, [and] shows Ledger talking after sniffing a “cocaine-like” substance off a table with a rolled up bill in his hand.” In a promo for the video aired on Wednesday night Ledger is shown at a party and states,
“I used to smoke five joints a day for 20 years.”
What the promo? didn’t run is the rest of Ledgers statement, The Sydney Morning Herald reports Ledger then points to a tattoo of an “M,” for his daughter Matilda, and says, “this is to remind me never to smoke weed again.’’
ET and The Insider’s promo sparked outrage in Hollywood. According to ABC News actors, “Natalie Portman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Josh Brolin and Ellen Page called producers at sister TV shows owned by CBS Paramount to request the full video not be aired Thursday.” A general cry for support went out to other celebrities, and executives by Ledger’s publicist, Kelly Bush, asking them to object to the full video being aired.
Though ABC News points out that? these CBS affliated programs? have shown even more sensational footage in the past, including pictures of Princess Diana’s fatal car crash and video of an intoxicated Anna Nicole Smith in clown makeup; this time ET and The Insider caved, posting this statement.
“Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in the world media.”
It’s a small victory because the most damaging possible presentation has already been released. The brief promo spot with its carefully edited presentation has already aired across America and in Ledger’s native Australia. Kelly Bush, probably put it best when she said it’s just,
“irresponsible to hurt people who were already hurting.”
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