Actors, Stars Come Together To Save Heath Ledger's Reputation 
Monday, February 4th, 2008

The media can be so, so cruel...but thankfully, there are always good people out there to keep them in check.  The UK Telegraph revealed yesterday that tabloid TV show Entertainment Tonight (ET) - owned by CBS (know your mass media empire!) - was planning on airing private footage of the late actor Heath Ledger on their show, allegedly discussing drugs at a party.

Reps for Sean Penn, Mike Myers, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Williams, Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Hudson, Katie Holmes, and Ellen DeGeneres all registered protests against CBS and Entertainment Tonight, according to the Telegraph.  The Daily Telegraph reported that Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, and Sarah Jessica Parker also boycotted the video.

A letter from one of the PR firms stated, "For the sake of his grieving family and friends, his child and common decency, we hope to pressure Entertainment Tonight and The Insider to do the right thing and pull the spot...This is not journalism, it is sensationalism.  It is a shameful exploitation of the lowest kind, to a talented and gentle soul, undeserving of such treatment."

AMEN!!

Kudos to all of the heartwarming celebs who got the clip pulled.  The letter and request were beautiful; unfortunately they were delivered to an outfit without a conscience...but mission accomplished regardless!

ET - who reportedly denied the initial request from Heath Ledger's PR firm to remove the material - ultimately pulled the clip, and claimed it was "out of respect for Heath Ledger's family."  Yeah right.

As if they didn't hear it, the first time, when Michelle Williams begged for privacy and respect.  Meanwhile, Jack Nicholson states that he was misquoted regarding the rumors on the internet that Jack "warned" Heath Ledger - Jack was talking about warning people in general about sleeping pills, he said, because he has his own bad experience with them - and that Nicholson did not know Heath.

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