
Oct 30 - By Associated Press
An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.
Sep 28 - By Victor Epstein, Associated Press Writer
The longtime newsroom leader of The Star-Ledger of Newark is retiring after a 15-year run in which he led New Jersey's largest newspaper to two Pulitzer prizes before the industry's financial woes forced him to cut staff.

Aug 4 - By Associated Press
Heath Ledger's latest directorial work has been released.

May 22 - By David Germain, AP Movie Writer
Heath Ledger's zeal roused his co-stars to up their game in his final film, and his death inspired them — and three A-list friends who completed his role — to carry on with a story the late actor had wanted to see, director Terry Gilliam said Friday.
May 7 - By Associated Press
New Jersey's largest newspaper says it will reduce employee salaries and no longer cover the entire cost of employee health insurance.

Mar 18 - By Associated Press
A Modest Mouse music video directed by the late Heath Ledger is set for release this year.

Feb 20 - By Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer
It was a decade ago, and director Gil Junger was seeking fresh talent for his upcoming movie, "10 Things I Hate About You." He'd already seen 250 or 300 kids. In walked a young Australian TV actor looking for work.

Feb 19 - By Sandy Cohen, AP Entertainment Writer
A dozen members of Heath Ledger's family have come to Hollywood, and though it's still not known whether any of them will accept an Oscar on his behalf, they're already celebrating the late actor's legacy.

Feb 18 - By Steve Pond, For The Associated Press
If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his daughter, 3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger, will become the owner of the Oscar statuette.

Jan 29 - By Associated Press
An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit involving Heath Ledger's $10 million life insurance policy.

Jan 22 - By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
Last year's Oscar nominations day was tragic. This year's was bittersweet.

Jan 20 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
The legal battle over a video that purportedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs two years before his death has ended, an attorney said Tuesday.

Jan 13 - By Associated Press
Australian actor Heath Ledger's father said his late son's win for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes was bittersweet.
Jan 11 - By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
Nearly one year after his death, the late Heath Ledger is one trophy closer to an Oscar nomination — and possible win — for his anarchic take on the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

Dec 8 - By Associated Press
Heath Ledger's family paid a teary tribute to the late actor as they accepted a top Australian film industry award on his behalf.
Dec 3 - By Associated Press
Mississippi's largest newspaper announced Wednesday it was reducing its staff by 9 percent, citing declining revenue and rising expenses.

Dec 1 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
People get Oscar nominations for all sorts of reasons, from surviving a lengthy showbiz career of good service to mounting a savvy marketing campaign to, you know, giving a good performance. So the idea of whether or not Heath Ledger “deserves” a nomination for his portrayal of the chaotically evil Joker in “The Dark Knight” assumes that merit ever has anything to do with the Academy Awards.

Nov 12 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Mariah Carey might have been low-maintenance when it came to her bare-bones, last-minute Caribbean wedding to Nick Cannon, but that’s where the simplicity ends.
Oct 24 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., will reduce its newsroom staff by nearly half through voluntary buyouts as New Jersey's largest newspaper seeks to return to profitability.
Oct 2 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
New Jersey's largest newspaper came one step closer toward averting a closure or sale as at least a quarter of its full-time nonunion employees applied for a buyout.

Sep 29 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A former attorney for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10 million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.

Sep 28 - By Associated Press
Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose will inherit all of her father's estate, Ledger's father says.

Sep 19 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A magazine freelancer suing two photographers and a paparazzi agency over a video that purportedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs has amended her lawsuit to downplay her role as a reporter. The revisions come less than a month after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge frequently cited her profession in dismissing most of the woman's claims.

Sep 3 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A judge on Wednesday dealt a serious but possibly temporary blow to a lawsuit filed by a celebrity magazine reporter who has accused a paparazzi agency of secretly filming Heath Ledger doing drugs in her hotel room.

Aug 6 - By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer
Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.