Heath Ledger, dead, who knows?

Heath Ledger, the hero of Brokeback Mountain, died of a suspected drug overdose.

Source: Zhongxin. Com (Beijing)

BEIJING1October 23-According to Agence France-Presse, the police in new york said today that Australian actor Heath Ledger, who starred in the Oscar-winning film Brokeback Mountain, was found dead at his home in new york today at the age of 28.

A police spokesman said: "Heath Ledger was found dead at 3: 26 this afternoon." He said the body was found in a high-end Soho residence. "We don't know the cause of death."

Entertainment website TMZ reported that the maid found Heath Ledger dead in bed at her Manhattan home. "Law enforcement sources ... think there is no crime involved."

The New York Times reported that Heath Ledger's body was found by the housekeeper and masseur who went to serve. They knocked on the door and found that "no one answered the door. Then the housekeeper and masseur opened the bedroom door and saw Heath Ledger lying naked on the bed, unconscious and shaking him. "

The report quoted officials as saying that some pills were found next to the body; Officials did not disclose more details.

Heath Ledger played a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain released in 2005, which made him a finalist for the best actor Oscar. Last September, he parted ways with his fiancee michelle williams, and they had a daughter.

Ang Lee, director of Brokeback Mountain, once praised Heath Ledger's acting as a "miracle", which reminds people of Marlon Brando when he was young.