Heath Ledger possibly fathered another love child, says family

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Mar 31, 2008, 10:10 GMT

Sydney - Relatives of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger said he may have fathered a secret love child when he was 17, the Daily Telegraph newspaper said Monday. Art Gallery of NSW on 05 March 2008 of 'Heath', a portrait of late Australian actor Heath Ledger by artist Vincent Fantauzzo, which is one of the finalists in the 2008 Archibald Prize. This year's Archibald Prize has attracted 700 portraits, with the winner to be announced on 07 March 2008. EPA/ART GALLERY OF NSW/HO

Art Gallery of NSW on 05 March 2008 of 'Heath', a portrait of late Australian actor Heath Ledger by artist Vincent Fantauzzo, which is one of the finalists in the 2008 Archibald Prize. This year's Archibald Prize has attracted 700 portraits, with the winner to be announced on 07 March 2008. EPA/ART GALLERY OF NSW/HOLedger, 28, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on January 22 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Michelle Williams, whom Ledger met on the set of Brokeback Mountain, is the mother of Matilda, their 2-year-old daughter. Ledger's uncle, Haydn Ledger, told the paper that there was 'a real possibility' that the Australian-born heartthrob had fathered a girl with a 25-year-old woman who had broken off the relationship by the time she knew she was pregnant. She was living with another man in Perth at the time. Confirmation that Ledger was already a father when Matilda was born could split his estate between the two girls. Williams, 27, separated from Ledger late last year. Court documents released in the US media show Ledger had filed a will in Australia in April 2003, which reportedly left his assets to his parents and sisters. It was drafted two years before he met Williams. Ledger's uncles, Mike and Haydn, are said to have warned Williams that she may be cut out of the estate. 'I'm concerned for Matilda,' Haydn Ledger was quoted as saying last month. 'I have concerns about the distribution of funds.' Ledger's father, Kim, and his estranged brothers, Haydn, Mike and Wayne, are feuding over other family matters.

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Woooooww...Mar 31st, 2008 - 14:57:35

this is when greed come into play, his parents should be ashame of themselves, Matilda is Heath's daughter and they are trying to cut her out, they should not get a penny, they are just greedy and selfish, but again what do you expect.

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pudentaneMar 31st, 2008 - 21:13:18

Anyone who uses multiple respiratory suppressing drugs (don't tell me he wasn't using them to get a buzz because it's a lie) ought to have an up to date will. Especially if he has kids and is wealthy. Heath was not the saint he is made out to be. He caught a buzz now!

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