so sad

Heath Ledger is dead, apparently of a drug overdose:

Heath Ledger, an Oscar nominated actor for the 2005 movie Brokeback Mountain, has died in his apartment, police officials said today.

Police said a housekeeper found Ledger’s body lying on his bed in an apartment at 421 Broome St. in SoHo at 3:35 p.m. surrounded by pills.

According to police, Ledger had scheduled a massage for that time, and the housekeeper had gone to wake him up for his appointment.

Ledger was 28 years old.