I know there was a great deal of controversy over the movie "Brokeback Mountain." It was one of those films you either loved or hated.
I saw it, and thought it was well and sensitively done. The two stars who played homosexual cowboys rendered their roles well and...
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Friday, February 01, 2008 at 12:43 PM -
Did Ambien Lead To the Death of Heath Ledger?
Florence Cardinal
Friday, February 01, 2008 at 04:50 PMI'm sorry you disagree with my article on Heath Ledger and Ambien. However, please note that I did mention that the cause of death had not been officially announced.
Also, I nowhere suggested that the actor had committed suicide. Quite the opposite, in fact. I believe that Ledger took an accidental overdose of sleeping pills and antidepressants in the quest for a good night's sleep. Because of sleep deprivation, he was confused and did not realize how many he was taking.
As for tabloid journalism - well, you have a lot of sites to accuse of that. Try a search.
Florence
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Anonymous
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 11:20 AMBut I wasn't writing to someone on another site. I know there are many sites that could be "accused" of tabloid journalism, but I was talking to you. Just because others are doing it, that doesn't make it right for you to add to it.
Again, I feel it in poor taste to ask if it contributed to his death before even knowing if there was any in his system. You used his name and death to sensationalize your headline and get attention. Tacky, tacky, tacky.
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Anonymous
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 11:22 AMPS: I never even mentioned suicide. Read better before replying, please.
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I disagree about the coverage of Heath Ledger's death. It was neither well nor tastefully done. The headlines were disgraceful as was the speculation about drug addiction, overdose, etc.
In fact, I also find this sharepost questionable. With the toxicology report pending, nobody knows that he had even taken any Ambien, and find the question of whether it contributed to his death premature at best.
This sharepost is more like tabloid journalism than what I expect to find on a health site.
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