Are you sitting comfortably?........

'NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.

According to the New York Times, Ledger was found naked and unconscious with pills strewn all around him in an apartment owned by actress Mary-Kate Olsen.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment. The housekeeper, who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, found him unconscious at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET, according to the New York Times. After receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, they called authorities'.

I had suspicions if it was a coma, but maybe i was just thinking this to block out the reality of it all.
Only 28...

I usually get sentimental if any well-known actor/actress died,  but one so young? I really wasn't expecting this at all. I thought of all the films and friends he made and especially his children.

He was a respected actor who made many diverse and well-thought choices in his career. I'm sure we will miss him and deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

I'm sorry this is such a serious post but it has to be said, I haven't been so shocked in a long while.

:(