The Dark Knight Role Not The Cause Of Heath Ledger's Death Says Sister
Heath Ledger's sister Kate Ledger says, his role in The Dark Knight is not the reason for the actor’s untimely death.
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Kate
Ledger,
sister
of
celebrated
and
iconic
actor
Heath
Ledger
said
that
The
Dark
Knight
role
was
not
responsible
for
the
untimely
death
of
the
actor.
Heath
Ledger
who
was
28,
was
found
dead
in
his
apartment
due
to
drug
overdose.
It
was
later
speculated
that
his
famous
The
Dark
Knight
character
as
Joker
had
taken
a
real
toll
on
his
personal
life
and
he
was
suffering
from
a
mental
illness
similar
to
what
he
had
to
play
the
character
in
the
movie.
Ledger's
sister,
however,
refuted
the
claims
and
said
that
Heath
was
extremely
normal
at
the
time
of
his
death
and
he
never
had
any
issue
regarding
his
mental
health.
"I
was
really
shocked,
because
that
was
him,
Ledger
having
fun.
Every
report
was
coming
out
that
he
was
depressed
and
that
the
role
was
taking
this
toll
on
him,
and
we're
going,
honestly,
it
was
the
absolute
opposite." Said
Kate
Ledger.
"It
couldn't
be
more
wrong.
He
had
an
amazing
sense
of
humour,
and
I
guess
maybe
only
his
family
and
friends
knew
that,
but
he
was
having
fun.
He
wasn't
depressed
about
the
Joker!"
Kate
added
further.
"I
hope
it's
an
antidote
to
a
lot
of
the
gossip
that
exists
in
the
world.
There
are
some
really
terrible
things
about
Heath
out
there,"
said
producer
Matt
Amato,
who
is
coming
up
with
a
documentary
on
Heath
Ledger's
life
titled
I
Am
Heath
Ledger.