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Sugar Bits - Michelle Williams to Contribute to Heath Ledger Memorial Scholarship

PopSugar — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:30:53 -0700

Michelle Williams will be the first contributor to a newly established scholarship for struggling Australian actors in Heath Ledger's name. - People
Nick Hogan has been transferred from solitary confinement to a cell shared with three other juvenile inmates in the prison where he is currently serving time on reckless driving charges. The move is unrelated to Nick's request to be placed under house arrest. - The St. Petersburg Times
Shania Twain addressed her recent split from husband Mutt Lange on her personal blog, thanking fans for their support and saying that she needs, "some time to heal this broken heart but make no mistake; I will be back and hopefully stronger than ever." - ShaniaTwain.com
After news broke that the legendary TV host Ed McMahon is in danger of losing his Beverly Hills mansion to foreclosure after defaulting on $4.8 million in home loans, he appeared on Larry King Live last night to discuss his deteriorating financial state. - AP
Vin Diesel has a baby and a girlfriend! He and model Paloma Jimenez welcomed a daughter on April 2. - People

Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger Split

Molly — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:19:19 -0700

According to Us Weekly, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams have split, after being together since 2005. Rumor has it that the couple, who have an adorable daughter, Matilda, but never married, have been broken up for a few weeks now.

It's always sad to hear about celebrity break-ups, especially when there is a kid involved. Hopefully these two will keep things civil for the sake of little Matilda. Something tells me this won't be a problem considering how private they have always kept their personal lives.

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Heath's Celebration!

PopSugar — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:42:40 -0800

Today in Heath Ledger's hometown, 600 people came out to mourn and celebrate the late actor's life. The invite only ceremony included family and friends, but no baby Matilda. Songs were sung including a lullaby by Ben Harper called Happily Ever After in Your Eyes written for Matilda per Heath's request almost two years ago. The family and Cate Blanchett spoke as well as Michelle Williams who read Shakespeare's, Sonnet 18, you know, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day." After the sad ceremony, the mood changed as 50 of the friends, including Michelle, ran onto a beach with (and some without) their clothes on. Here are more details of the celebration, which finally produced some smiles that would have made Heath proud:

Those in the water laughed and cheered as Michelle watched from the shore. Ledger's sister Kate also took a dive into the water and was surrounded by pals splashing around her while her father Kim Ledger watched from the restaurant's balcony and shouted, "Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!" giving two thumbs up in the air.

As the sun began to set, the swimmers came on shore and stood in a line on both sides of Williams and linked arms. In the last five minutes, as the sun moved toward the horizon, the mourners stood in silence, watching and embracing. Williams hugged Kate Ledger and smiled as she watched the sunset at 8:15 p.m., local time. Two mourners in the group summoned up the moment as they stood behind Williams. "The sun goes down on our love," they said. "But it will never go down on Heathy."

As saddening as this whole thing has been, it is so sweet to finally see some smiles. Michelle clearly has an excellent support system and we hope she and the rest of Heath's family continues to mourn in peace as well as slowly learn to smile again.

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Michelle Williams's Heart-Wrenching Statement About Heath

Molly — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:22:12 -0800

Michelle Williams has issued her first statement regarding Heath Ledger's death. Her words are heartfelt, touching, sad, and, in the end, beautiful about their daughter, Matilda. While the story is nothing short of heartbreaking, we hope Matilda, Michelle, and their family and friends are surrounded by love and support. She said:

“Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.”

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Mini Me: Heath Ledger and Matilda

babysugar — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:48 -0700

Little Matilda Ledger is blessed with the charm and good looks of both her parents. But, on a recent jaunt in NYC, the resemblance between the lil lady and her late father was undeniable.

Michelle Williams will have more than photographs and films to remember her former fiancé, her daughter is definitely Heath's mini me with the daddy's brown eyes, bold nose, handsome chin and warm smile.

Children tend to evolve - taking turns cloning one parent and then the other. We hope Matilda will always carry a sparkle of her papa in her own sweet way.
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Who Needs An Oscar?

PopSugar — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:28:40 -0800

I don't think Heath or Michelle needed to win any Oscars this year. They are already so happy with their lives, their new daughter and their love for one another. An Oscar may have pushed them over the top. Besides, they are both so young and will have plenty of chances to score that statue at some point. Here they are dressed down at a Lakers game post Oscars.

Once again, Heath had a run in with the press the night of the Oscars. There has been an ongoing feud with the Australian press and this time they report:

As Ledger and his fiancee, Michelle Williams, arrived they decided not to stop and talk to reporters, or pose for photographers. When the media realised the Brokeback Mountain stars had given them the cold shoulder, some began to jeer.

Ledger responded by giving them a two-finger "up yours" gesture over his shoulder, then slipped into the party.

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Heath Remembered In Interview Magazine

PopSugarUK — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0700

As you may have read, April's issue of Interview magazine holds a piece from several contributors including Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sean Penn and Todd Haynes speaking about their memories of Heath Ledger. It's a moving and celebratory tribute, and so kind that those who knew him are sharing their memories with us. Here are a few excerpts:

Ellen DeGeneres: He was good at anything he did. He and Michelle came over to our house once, and they were really late because he was directing a Ben Harper video. He was coming straight from that and he was telling us about it and how much he loved it. And then we played poker and he proceeded to take all of our money.

Naomi Watts: He was a huge, obsessive chess freak – and very, very good at it.

Philip Seymour Hoffman: When I think of him, I see him in a state of dance or something – this constant state of movement. It didn't seem like anxiety to me. It seemed like excitement.

Amy Pascal: He was always introducing you to 3,000 mates whose names you can't remember.

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Naomi Watts: His acting was so touching, so connected in truth. I think he was just getting started.

Todd Haynes: He seemed like he was on a different plane.

Sean Penn: His talent does speak volumes of the kind man, the loving father, and, in fact, the brilliant and gifted guy I really missed out on – that we all did in the long run.

Michelle Williams: He was good at sports. He was good at directing. He was good at painting. He was good at taking pictures. He was good at building things. It could be infuriating to a lot of his friends – I mean, he had a talent for everything he put his mind to, pretty much, so he didn't know limits. Maybe he had never been told he couldn't do something, so everything was possible for him.

There's so much more in the April issue of Interview magazine, out now. It really is a fascinating and touching read, bringing a little more colour to the character of the actor we knew of.

Michelle Williams Is Unamused by Your Prying Ways

Molly — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:58:11 -0800

Michelle Williams may not be ready to divulge the truth about the "honking" (not my word, I prefer made up size denominations like ginormous and egantic) diamond ring on her finger, but that doesn't mean that she was scared to wave it around the 3:1 Phillip Lim show this week. Engaged? Secretly Married? Uhhh, she doesn't want to talk about it. Here's more:

After some complimentary small talk about the designer, we asked about the honking great diamond ring on her finger.

"I don't want to talk about it," she said, shooting down any talk of an engagement with Heath Ledger.

Well if you didn't want to talk about it, Michelle, why'd you wear a ring that from the sounds of it has the ability to blind everyone in the room? Bling bling. Stay tuned for the truth on MichelleDiamondMiniGate. In the meantime, though, I will keep staring at these pictures of Michelle from the event hoping that somehow I'll magically be able to see the ring.

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Love is in the Air in NYC

PopSugar — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:01:46 -0700

Super low key couples, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber - still going strong, and Heath Ledger and pregnant girlfriend Michelle Williams are all enjoying NYC in the summer. Hope they did not have any embarrassing run ins with each other. How awkward would that be for Naomi and Heath?

Sugar Bits – Matt And James Aren't Busted

PopSugarUK — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:37:27 -0700

Two men who used to be in a band with Matt Willis and James Bourne have lost their case over royalties from Busted songs. – Newsbeat
Sharon Osbourne has quit her judging post on The X Factor – BBC
Michelle Williams is helping to fund the Heath Ledger scholarship for struggling actors. – People
Coldplay's new album Viva La Vida is streaming on their myspace. – myspace
Oasis will receive the lifetime achievement honour at this year's Silver Clef awards. – BBC

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