Michelle Williams

'H&K' Vs. Poehler/Fey, Defending Bette Midler, and Other New Movie Dilemmas

Deciphering your moviegoing options for the third week running, Defamer Attractions returns today with a look at the final weekend before the studios spill summer in our lap. Today we gauge Tina Fey's chances for box office superiority, corral the highest-profile dog since 88 Minutes (that was only last week? Really?), recommend a certain Oscar-winning actress's directing debut and scan the new arrivals shelf for DVD's of notice. As always, our opinions are our own, but they're also right. You can thank us later! More »

9:15 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By STV
3,878 views, 12 comments

Latest by yvonnjanae: I'll wait for both of these to come on HBO, but I love Fey/Poehler and Cho/Penn both a whole lot. But gas costs too much to go to the movies right now. more »

heath ledger

Potential Lawsuit Claims Alleged Heath Ledger Cocaine Video Was A Set-Up

We weren't the only ones disturbed by that scratchy and highly controversial video showing Heath Ledger at a cocaine-filled party that emerged days after his untimely death. And now, an ex-girlfriend of one of the photographers present at the party is suing her ex's paparazzi agency under the alias "Jane Doe" for setting up the actor in an attempt to secretly tape him using drugs:

"The photogs had befriended Heath and invited him up to...party, never disclosing their true intentions. As Heath allegedly did coke, the photogs secretly videotaped the whole thing. When Heath realized what was happening, he went ballistic."

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4:40 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Molly Friedman
3,348 views, 2 comments

Latest by Tiger_Tanaka: Stay classy, L.A. more »

post mortem mayhem

Heath Ledger's Will Excludes Michelle And Matilda, Leading To Ledger Family Crisis

Though Heath Ledger was busy racking up film roles in the years leading up to his death that fattened his wallet, there was one practical economic task he overlooked: updating his will. According to the Daily Mail, Ledger hadn't rewritten the document since 2003, one year before he met Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain. As a result, the actor's sole beneficiaries will be his parents and now-estranged sisters, which leaves his daughter Matilda and Michelle out of the picture. But a surprising lack of assets in New York begs the question: how much did Ledger have to give, exactly?

"A series of documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court revealed that the actor had less than $145,000 in New York assets at the time, including a $25,000 Toyota Prius and $20,000 in furniture and fixtures."

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10:39 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Molly Friedman
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Latest by jasonelias: @Tippi from Toronto: We'll probably find out about these sisters, as we speak Donny Osmond is elbows deep in their garbage.@Bogart Shwadchuck: I heard that heh heh... more »

heath ledger

The Dichotomy Of Heath Ledger: Saint, Sinner Or Both?

According to an extensive New York profile out today, Heath Ledger spent his final days deeply engrossed in researching and writing a script based on the life and death of Nick Drake. In case you missed the whole Drake resurgence of the late `90s (spurred by Volkswagen's usage of his song "Pink Moon" in a now-classic advert), he was an English singer-songwriter who battled insomnia and depression before overdosing in his bed at age 26. Sounds sickeningly familiar, right? According to the piece, Heath's last weeks involved saying goodbye to the Nice Guy character he'd played publicly since the birth of his daughter Matilda and falling into another role altogether: a depressed, masked public figure who, consumed with writing the Drake screenplay, just might have got too close to his subject. More »

3:21 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Molly Friedman
8,821 views, 3 comments

Latest by CrankYank: Oy, but at this point I think the last time he had indigestion is now fraught with foreboding, according to one of his hundred dearest friends. more »

mourning

Heath Gone, Two Remaining Points On A 'Brokeback' Love Triangle Try To Pick Up The Pieces: Update

Instruct your assistant to hold all your calls, poor yourself a tumbler of whiskey, and fire up the Bose Wave to ease you into haunting opening strums of Gustavo Santaolalla's "The Wings"—this next one's going to be a little rough. Sources from the New Mexico set of Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie Brothers tell People that the actor is "devastated" since learning of his Brokeback Mountain sharpshooting partner's death: More »

11:46 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Seth
10,509 views, 25 comments

sightings

Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Ashton Kutcher And Demi Moore Not Stingy With Doggie Poop Bags

Hollywood PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers. Send yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about the time you saw the lonesome Brokeback cowboys going through the paces with their women.
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1:11 PM on Fri May 12 2006
By Seth
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oscars

Oscar Controversy: Is Michelle Williams Hot Enough For Heath Ledger?

The LA Weekly's Nikki Finke returns from a long vacation with her annual slash-and-burn Oscar predictions. Perhaps fearing an arson conviction if she actually torched the Kodak Theater, Finke settles for kicking George Clooney in the balls, accusing conservative Academy members of fearing that Brokeback Mountain will give them a boner, calling Paul Giamatti a troglodyte (actually a point in his favor, she says), and, perhaps most sensationally, questioning Heath Ledger's taste in women: More »

11:16 AM on Thu Feb 2 2006
By Mark
1,057 views, 9 comments

brokeback mountain