A rap music video directed by the late Heath Ledger has been released online, according to NME.com.
The video is for the song, “Cause An Effect” and was made by Ledger is childhood friend, rapper N’Fa (short for No Fixed Abode).
“Every day I count my blessings that he directed this piece of art,” N’Fa said. “It was a song I was proud to have written but I never expected to have such an immense video made for it. I’d known Heath since we were very young and he was always a creative kind of guy and, in many ways, ahead of the curve. When he had the idea about doing this video I had no question about it.”
N’Fa was a member of the award-winning Australian hip-hop group 1200 Techniques before pursuing a solo career.
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The late Heath Ledger is probably best known for his talents on-screen. Now his off-screen talents will also be showcased with the upcoming release of two music videos directed by the actor before his death last year.
The first is a video for the Modest Mouse’s “King Rat,” a bonus track from the band’s most recent album, “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.”
Singer Isaac Brock revealed to VH1 in 2007 that the collaboration came about after he met Ledger through a mutual friend during a trip to Australia.
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The investigation into the death of Heath Ledger has been closed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Good news for Mary-Kate Olsen, who refused to speak to authorities without immunity earlier this week.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office could have enforced a subpoena against Olsen, compelling her to testify in front of a federal grand jury. As previously reported, Mary-Kate was the first person to be called by Ledger’s housekeeper after finding the Dark Knight star dead in his apartment.
Ledger’s autopsy results found the actor had Oxycontin, Vicodin, Xanax, Valium, Temazepam and Doxylamine present in his system.
“Despite tabloid speculation, Mary-Kate Olsen had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger’s home or his body, and she does not know where he obtained them,” Olsen’s lawyer, Michael C. Miller, told People in a released statement.
Mary Kate Olsen is adding to suspicion about her involvement in Heath Ledger’s death by refusing to speak with authorities unless she has immunity.
Olsen was the first person called after her masseuse found Ledger’s body. She also owned the apartment where he died.
Drug Enforcement Administration are still trying to find out how Ledger acquired some of the drugs that formed his deadly cocktail.
According to CBC News, “Authorities have obtained a subpoena that could force Olsen to appear before a grand jury if negotiations with her lawyer fail.”
Olsen’s lawyer has released a statement insisting that the tiny twin had nothing to do with the drugs Ledger was taking.
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Heath Ledger’s hometown of Perth, Australia paid tribute to the late actor as they named a new performing arts centre in his honour Tuesday.
The naming ceremony for the $87 million, 575-seat Heath Ledger Theatre was attended by Western Australia premier Alan Carpenter and Ledger’s father Kim, among others.
“Heath Ledger was totally dedicated to the craft of being an actor and that’s what made him successful,” said Carpenter.
“I think what we’re doing is continuing that support for young people who want to make a career in the arts and acting, stage and in film, whatever it happens to be.”
Kim Ledger said he was pleasantly surprised when told several weeks ago of the upcoming tribute to his son.
“He was such a giver to the arts right across the board. I really feel that there’s not a lot of things he’d put his name to, but he’d put his name to that,” he said.
Ledger, who was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his role in 2005’s “Brokeback Mountain,” died in January at the age of 28 of an accidental prescription drug overdose.
He can be seen as The Joker in the upcoming Batman movie “The Dark Knight,” his final completed film performance. The movie opens July 18.
Heath Ledger continues to make his mark on Hollywood—with critics already stating the late actor deserves an Oscar for his upcoming film role, reports TMZ.com.
Rolling Stone’s critic Peter Travers says that Ledger’s performance of the Joker in the much-anticipated movie “The Dark Knight” is worth an Academy Award.
“If there’s a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976’s Network, sign me up,” Travers reportedly told Usmagazine. “I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker,”
Travers goes on to say: “It’s typical of Ledger’s total commitment to films as diverse as Brokeback Mountain and I’m Not There that he does nothing out of vanity or the need to be liked.”
“The Dark Knight” is set to be released July 18th.
Michelle Williams is feuding with the late Heath Ledger’s family, reports gossip columnist Perez Hilton.
According to new reports, Williams is concerned that her daughter Matilda—who is also Heath’s child and the beneficiary to the actor’s estate—will be screwed over by Heath’s father, Kim.
Kim Ledger was identified in Heath’s will as the executor of the estate and, according to reports, Williams has a right to be worried.
Reports state that Heath’s father has mishandled his own inheritance after the passing of his father and lost a substantial amount of money. PerezHilton.com even reports that Kim Ledger’s siblings took him to court over the matter.
Hopefully, Kim Ledger has learned from his previous mistake.
Heath Ledger’s memory will continue to live on.
The late actor’s relatives, friends and ex-fiancée Michelle Williams revealed the Heath Ledger Scholarship Fund at the AiF Breathrough Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills. The fund will provide financial aide for Australian actors struggling to break into Hollywood.
Although the amount of the award has yet to be finalized, the scholarship will cover the costs of acting classes and rent and will be given out annually starting in 2009.
Ledger’s father Kim, was unable to attend the event, but sent a note:
“We know that Heath would be proud of his attachment to this scholarship,” the elder Ledger wrote. “[It] does what Heath has done personally during the last 10 years…[supporting] Australian actors, singers, directors or writers who seek to supply their talents to the USA.”
Ledger died Jan 22 from an accidental overdose to prescription medicine.
Michelle Williams took her first red carpet walk since Heath Ledger’s death Thursday evening.
Williams, wearing a Chanel lace number, was promoting her new film “Wendy and Lucy” at the Cannes Film Festival. “She came in and had a long nap and then came to the screening,” said the actress’ rep.
Williams also appears in Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut, “Synecdoche, New York” which is also screening in Cannes. The actress also told reporters that it felt special to have two films out at the same time.
“The experience is something you can look back on at the end of your life and think, “That was a cool thing I did when I was 27,’ ” she said.
Ledger died last January at the age 28 of an accidental overdose. The couple have a two-year-old daughter named Matilda.
