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Michelle Williams Spike Jonze may marry

Duncan Riley — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:26:57 +0000

Heather Ledger’s former wife and actress Michelle Williams, and her new love, director Spike Jonze, might be set to take their relationship to the next level, according to at least one tabloid.

“They’re in love and absolutely thrilled with each other,” a source told Star Magazine. “They don’t see why they should wait much longer.”

“Spike loves being with Matilda,” added the source. “He’s teaching her to skateboard and to ride a bike. He never makes Michelle feel like taking care of her is a burden, because he truly thinks of them all as a family.”

The pair met on the set of Synecdoche in October 2008, and started dating shortly there after.

(via PopCrunch)

Heath Ledger’s Golden Globe Trophy Will Go To Daughter Matilda

Meieli Sawyer — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:55:18 +0000

Heath Ledger’s mother, Sally Bell, spoke to People today in an exclusive interview and said that her son’s Golden Globe award and other honors will eventually go to his daughter Matilda. Ledger’s mom revealed that “At this stage she is only so young, but down the track she will have all these things. It will belong to her because she is part of him.”

She stated that Ledger’s role as Joker in The Dark Knight was a role he loved, and she’s “bursting with pride” about his recent accolades.

“It is such a fantastic and wonderful legacy for his daughter. Matilda will have so many people who will be able to speak to her about her father’s abilities and [the] respect he had in the industry. That is such a wonderful legacy to leave,” she told the mag.

Bell heard about the win as she was getting on a flight in Australia, and she admitted that the news was emotional and that there were “a few tears.”

Heath Ledger Scholarship Backed by Star-Studded Group

Meieli Sawyer — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:14 +0000

The Heath Ledger Scholarship, which is run by the L.A. based non-profit Australians in Film, has received support from notable Australian talent like Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, and Hugh Jackman, reports People. (Yes, the sexiest man also has a heart. Squeeee!)

The $10,000 scholarship will allow one emerging Australian actor to pursue a career in the United States. Australians in Film board vice president Paula Paizes stated that “[AIF] received a staggering number of applications, and the caliber of applicants is extremely high. My fellow judges and I have our work cut out for us over the coming month.”

Michelle Williams is also a benefactor of the fund, which was conceived to honor the memory of Heath Ledger. In addition to this notable dedication supported by colleagues and friends, Christian Bale honored Ledger while on the podium of the People’s Choice Awards just yesterday, saying “On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans. Here’s to Heath.” The Dark Knight scooped up all five awards for which it was nominated, including Favorite Superhero, Favorite Onscreen Match-Up (Bale and Ledger), Favorite Cast, Favorite Movie, and Favorite Action Movie.

Heath Ledger said to be haunting Michelle Williams

Duncan Riley — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:50:01 +0000

Heath Ledger is back, and apparently haunting ex-Michelle Williams.

Williams is reported to have made the claim on the set of her new movie “Shutter Island.”

“Stunned” co-workers say Michelle claims to have seen Heath’s ghost twice, and that she was “scared half to death” during the first haunting. She claims to have been woken in the night by a series of eerie bumps, and realized furniture in her bedroom was being moved around.

According to the always reliable National Enquirer she caught a glance of a shadowy figure, which she claims was Heath, although she was 100% sure until she saw his ghost the second time.

The second visit apparently included Heath having a chat, and apologizing for not being able to help raise daughter Matilda.

Rate this with a bucket load of salt.

Michelle Williams Talks About Heath Ledger

Meieli Sawyer — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:51:27 +0000

Michelle Williams has revealed details about her grieving process for late ex-husband Heath Ledger. This is what sucks about promoting your current projects: people invariably start asking you personal questions, and you can’t dodge them because you don’t want to put people off what you’re pimping (in this case, Synecdoche, New York and Wendy and Lucy). I feel bad for her for more than one reason:

“It’s so sad. I guess it’s always changing. What else can I say? I just wake up each day in a slightly different place—grief is like a moving river, so that’s what I mean by ‘it’s always changing’. It’s a strange thing to say because I’m at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It’s just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone. In some ways it gets worse. That’s what I would say.”

Since Michelle’s threatened to stay out of the spotlight forever (thanks to the paparazzi’s intrusion), let’s hope she keeps an even keel and keeps making that serious work on which she seems to thrive.