Fox news John Gibson mocks Heath Ledgers death

meme

adam42381 wrote:

Kinda like all the people who came out of the woodwork to make fun of Jerry Falwell last May when he passed. Bashing someone and making fun of them right after they pass is in poor taste...http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=244114&highlight=jerry+falwell

I stand by what I said in that occasion.

in_hiding79

anotherclone wrote:

I did a quick search here, and did not see this mentioned yet. Forgive me if I'm duplicating this. It does not matter who has died, the fact that he has made fun of it is totally inappropriate. This guy is an ass.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/23/gibson-mocks-ledger/

John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’

Opening his radio show with funeral music yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson callously mocked the death of actor Heath Ledger, calling him a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.”

Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, “We’re dead,” followed by his own, mocking “We’re dead” before playing the clip again.

Throughout the course of the show, Gibson continued to bring up Ledger’s death while discussing current events, jokingly claiming that current events may have caused him to commit suicide.

On yesterday’s drop in the stock market:

GIBSON: Maybe he had a serious position in the market.

TOM SULLIVAN: And possibly today, he looked at the window and said…

GIBSON: “Oh my God.”

SULLIVAN: His name’s not Keith Bledger, right?

GIBSON: He was depressed about yesterday’s downturn in the world stock markets.

On the Democratic debate in South Carolina:

GIBSON: Apparently Heath Ledger was suicidal and his friends saw it coming. I think he watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant.

In reality, New York City Police spokesman Paul J. Browne told the New York Times that there was “no obvious indication of suicide.”

You stay classy, John Gibson.

UPDATE: In 2006, when Brokeback Mountain was released, Gibson repeatedly made fun of the film, calling it “a gay agenda movie.”

UPDATE II: Newshounds is encouraging readers to complain to Fox News about Gibson’s comments.

I'm totally writing to FOX. To mock ANYONE like this is inappropriate and NOT news. I don't care if you are liberal or conservative, this was a PERSON with a family. To make fun of someone like this...I hope this dickhead looses his job. Remember how Don Imus lost his job because of what he called a "joke"? Share your thoughts:

comments@foxnews.com

I was so angry about this, that I've written an e-mail and sent it to FOX news at the address I posted above.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but this prick is too cold hearted.

Let's hope John Gibson will be next to die....ASSHOLE!!

Strangest Tribe

send this prick an email...I did!!!



http://www.johngibson.com/staticpages/index.php?page=tell_john

in_hiding79

Strangest Tribe wrote:

send this prick an email...I did!!!



http://www.johngibson.com/staticpages/index.php?page=tell_john

!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, I SENT HIM AN EMAIL AND LET HIM KNOW EXACTLY HOW I FELT!!

LONGRD

in_hiding79 wrote:

!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, I SENT HIM AN EMAIL AND LET HIM KNOW EXACTLY HOW I FELT!!

Can you spam his ass with gay porn too? for me I don't like those kind of movies.

in_hiding79

LongRd. wrote:

Can you spam his ass with gay porn too? for me I don't like those kind of movies.

hehehehehe:)

pjfan31

Anyone who makes fun of the dead no matter who they are, are pricks.

Lesbelges

What an asshole! You just know this story is going to spread like wildfire. I predict in the next 2 days we will see it on the more famous news outlets.

Strangest Tribe

This John Gibson guy looks like he's just a DNA sequence away from being a down syndrome buddy. Maybe he's confused in his little brain about making poopie and smelling his fingers afterward.

norm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0mAefVMqkg

PJ_Saluki

That guy is reason No. 956 why I don't watch FOX "news." I'd like to see Ledger's dad wait for him outside the studio and put an Australian ass-kicking on him. I've known a few Australian dudes. They're not scared to tussle.

in_hiding79

PJ_Saluki wrote:

That guy is reason No. 956 why I don't watch FOX "news." I'd like to see Ledger's dad wait for him outside the studio and put an Australian ass-kicking on him. I've known a few Australian dudes. They're not scared to tussle.

That would be awesome!

anotherclone

I heard that he apologized, but it was half-assed. Something like "I'm sorry if my comments offended anyone".

wtf? IF?

Come Back in Black

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01312008/gossip/pagesix/pagesix_u.htm


January 31, 2008 -- HEATH Ledger had become a regular user of cocaine and heroin in the past year, getting so high on drugs that an exasperated Michelle Williams was forced to boot him out of their Brooklyn home, The Post has learned.

"She couldn't take it any more. Heath wouldn't show up for two to three days, and all of a sudden he would show up on her doorstep, an absolute wreck," a member of Ledger's entourage who did drugs with him told The Post's Lorena Mongelli. "He was partying, doing drugs. She didn't like the company he was keeping. She gave him an ultimatum. . . . and threatened to get custody of the girl. He wanted to make it work, but it was this scene he was wrapped up in. Was he an addict? Yeah."

The revelation comes as "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" said that "out of respect for Heath Ledger's family," they would drop plans to air a video of Ledger snorting cocaine with a rolled-up bill at the Chateau Marmont. The video was taped without Ledger's knowledge following the SAG Awards two years ago. PageSix.com reports that Ledger quips on the tape, "I'm gonna get so much [bleep] from my girlfriend. We have a baby together, Matilda."

Heath's drug pal told The Post the 28-year-old star's mushrooming fame had him constantly exposed to drugs. As the pressures of work grew, he couldn't say no, and then wouldn't get help. "He was hanging out with a bad crowd. He wasn't cleaning up his act. He was making absolutely no effort . . . He was really into heroin. He wasn't sleeping or communicating with anyone."

Ledger's lifeless body was found in his Broome Street loft in SoHo last week along with six kinds of prescription pills. Authorities believe he overdosed, although the cause of death won't be official until toxicology tests are finished.

"At the end of the day this is really tragic," the source said. "He was a nice guy. I first met him in 2002. He was scared about the whole Hollywood thing . . . I don't think he realized how crazy it was going to be. So many people wanted a piece of him."

But, the pal adds, things got really bad when heroin entered the picture. "Once you go down that road, then it gets really scary. Because all of sudden you shoot up, you take heroin, then you do a line of cocaine and then you take sleeping pills. Look at River Phoenix, he died exactly the same way."

Ledger's reps didn't get back to us.

in_hiding79

Come Back in Black wrote:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01312008/gossip/pagesix/pagesix_u.htm


January 31, 2008 -- HEATH Ledger had become a regular user of cocaine and heroin in the past year, getting so high on drugs that an exasperated Michelle Williams was forced to boot him out of their Brooklyn home, The Post has learned.

"She couldn't take it any more. Heath wouldn't show up for two to three days, and all of a sudden he would show up on her doorstep, an absolute wreck," a member of Ledger's entourage who did drugs with him told The Post's Lorena Mongelli. "He was partying, doing drugs. She didn't like the company he was keeping. She gave him an ultimatum. . . . and threatened to get custody of the girl. He wanted to make it work, but it was this scene he was wrapped up in. Was he an addict? Yeah."

The revelation comes as "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" said that "out of respect for Heath Ledger's family," they would drop plans to air a video of Ledger snorting cocaine with a rolled-up bill at the Chateau Marmont. The video was taped without Ledger's knowledge following the SAG Awards two years ago. PageSix.com reports that Ledger quips on the tape, "I'm gonna get so much [bleep] from my girlfriend. We have a baby together, Matilda."

Heath's drug pal told The Post the 28-year-old star's mushrooming fame had him constantly exposed to drugs. As the pressures of work grew, he couldn't say no, and then wouldn't get help. "He was hanging out with a bad crowd. He wasn't cleaning up his act. He was making absolutely no effort . . . He was really into heroin. He wasn't sleeping or communicating with anyone."

Ledger's lifeless body was found in his Broome Street loft in SoHo last week along with six kinds of prescription pills. Authorities believe he overdosed, although the cause of death won't be official until toxicology tests are finished.

"At the end of the day this is really tragic," the source said. "He was a nice guy. I first met him in 2002. He was scared about the whole Hollywood thing . . . I don't think he realized how crazy it was going to be. So many people wanted a piece of him."

But, the pal adds, things got really bad when heroin entered the picture. "Once you go down that road, then it gets really scary. Because all of sudden you shoot up, you take heroin, then you do a line of cocaine and then you take sleeping pills. Look at River Phoenix, he died exactly the same way."

Ledger's reps didn't get back to us.

This makes me sick and sad at the same time!!

Dammit Heath!!

John Budge

in_hiding79 wrote:

This makes me sick and sad at the same time!!

Dammit Heath!!

The article is from the NY Post, so it shouldn't be treated as gospel.

in_hiding79

John Budge wrote:

The article is from the NY Post, so it shouldn't be treated as gospel.

Gospel?

Come Back in Black

http://www.wnbc.com/news/15224103/detail.html

No herion or other illegal narcotics but definitely a little more than sleeping pills. He was still an addict.

NEW YORK -- The medical examiner has concluded that actor Heath Ledger's death was an accident, and the result of the abuse of prescription medications.

The medical examiner released results of the toxicology report Wednesday, saying Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of six drugs, including pain killers, sleeping pills, and anti-anxiety drugs.
The six drugs found in his system were oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine, the medical examiner's office said.

The drugs are the generic names for the OxyContin painkiller, the anti-anxiety drug Valium, Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is another name for the better-known Vicodin.

Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Jan. 22.

An official familiar with the autopsy results said the combination of drugs likely led to respiratory failure.

The official said the death was ruled an accidental overdose not because he took a large number of pills at once but because of the cumulative effect that taking numerous drugs had on his system.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said there was no evidence of alcohol or illegal drugs, like heroin or cocaine, in his system.

In a statement, Ledger's family said the results "put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts."

"Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage," the statement said.

The actor, 28, was found face down and naked on his bed at 3:26 p.m. by his housekeeper.

His housekeeper had entered Ledger's room to let him know that a masseuse had arrived for an appointment, police said.

Police sources said investigators found two bottles of sleeping and anti-anxiety pills at the apartment.

While not a marquee movie star, Ledger was a respected, award-winning actor who chose his roles carefully rather than cashing in on his heartthrob looks. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams, who played his wife in the 2005 film. The two had a daughter, now 2-year-old Matilda, and lived together until they split up last year.

The death was a shocking and unforeseen conclusion for one of Hollywood's bright young stars. Though his leading man looks propelled him to early stardom in films like "10 Things I Hate About You" and "A Knight's Tale," his career took a notable turn toward dramatic and brooding roles with 2001's "Monster's Ball."

in_hiding79

Poor guy must have had a really shitty time sleeping! I wish he would have been more careful...but lack of sleep can make anyone go crazy and willing to try EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING to just get two hours of sleep! He worked too hard I guess. Hopefully now they will let him Rest In Peace!! :(

macgyver06

i hope he gets run over by a vendor delivering french ticklers to rest areas.