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Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Anderson Cooper is taking a stand, and says he will not cover Heath Ledger’s death because of all the speculation going on. He wrote in a blog on CNN,
“For the last two nights we have reported on actor Heath Ledger. His shocking death is clearly a story a lot of people are interested in, but tonight we will not be reporting more on it. The truth is there is not really anything new to report.
The full results of the various tests done on Mr. Ledger will not be ready for perhaps a few weeks and there is very little new information. I have no doubt other networks will spend a lot of time tonight discussing his death and the various rumors about what might have caused it, but I am not a fan of speculation, so unless there is something really new to discuss we probably won’t be covering it anymore anytime soon.”
And in other news,Star Jones wrote a great article for the Huffington post on Heath’s death.
“This man has a two-year-old daughter. His family is going through the worst time in their lives. Their hearts are broken, they’re numb, they can’t understand what’s going on right now. Michelle Williams is trying to figure out how to explain to their little girl that she will never see her daddy again. It’s heartbreaking, tragic, and it’s being used to fuel our never ceasing desire to eavesdrop on the lives of others.
Please let them grieve in privacy and dignity for a few days at least for goodness sake. As far as I’m aware, Heath Ledger never did anything but conduct himself in the most respectful and charismatic way. He gave us exactly what we asked of him — good entertainment and our $12 worth when we sat our butts in the seats of a movie theater. He made his living in the entertainment business, but he purposely chose not to make his life that way. He was by all accounts a normal guy in every way, a regular dad who was often photographed walking down the streets of Manhattan or Brooklyn with his daugther, Matilda.
The scene outside his apartment on the night Ledger died made me sick to my stomach. People gawking and waiting around for a body bag to be removed….Someone who was loved is in that bag… and trust me it takes more than a minute to get used to that.
Might I suggest that we in the media, instead of reporting on the dead based on gossip, rumor, innuendo and anonymous sources, choose to honor this man’s memory based on his talent and the good taste we all should be exercising. My heart goes out to the family of Heath Ledger.”
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
I actually love what Star Jones had to say.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Message edited 11/16/2011 7:28:03 PM.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Finally....
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
kudos to both of them, I've never been a fan of star but I couldn't agree more with what she said.
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| Posted 1/25/08 6:20 PM |
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Thank you!!!
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
That man is a GOD at times! I absolutely love him! 
I wish more reporters follow his line and things change around the media world.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Good for both of them. Star Jones better not write anymore thoughtful columns that I agree with or I will start to like her.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Posted by MeNBobs
Good for both of them. Star Jones better not write anymore thoughtful columns that I agree with or I will start to like her.
But about the actual article:
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Good for him. I met him last year and he mentioned his dislike of covering celeb stuff, so it's not surprising.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
As interested as I initially was in this story on Tuesday night, I have been sickened that every time I turn on the news to hear more speculation and no facts. Let him rest in peace and his family mourn in a dignified manner.
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| Posted 1/25/08 10:22 PM |
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
I'm glad they spoke out against it. The speculation is out of control.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
To the both of them!
I did actually watch a clip on one of the gossip pages of Michelle's family arriving in Brooklyn, and I was so happy to hear random people in the backround shouting at the paps: LEAVE THEM ALONE.... LEAVE THEM THE HELL ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
I applaud integrity. Now if we can only get Larry King to retire and put Anderson Cooper in his chair.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
I was watching The Soup of all things last night and even they did a nice little thing at the end of the show.
Joel came on and said something like: Heath Ledger died this week. In two years of doing this show we've never had anything bad to say about him. So you weasels who are trying to turn it into something it isn't, let it go and let his family grieve for him in peace.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
Posted by leighla
I was watching The Soup of all things last night and even they did a nice little thing at the end of the show.
Joel came on and said something like: Heath Ledger died this week. In two years of doing this show we've never had anything bad to say about him. So you weasels who are trying to turn it into something it isn't, let it go and let his family grieve for him in peace.
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
good for them! the media circus is disgusting!
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Re: Anderson Coopers Refuses To Cover Heath Ledger’s Death
That is just awesome...I commend anyone who is no longer feeding off Ledger's death.
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Posted by Goldi0218
I applaud integrity. Now if we can only get Larry King to retire and put Anderson Cooper in his chair.
Amen sister
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