Heath Ledger: R.I.P.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said.

The Academy Award nominated actor was 28.

"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN.

"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."

Police later said the pills "appear to be over the counter" sleeping medication.

Ledger was unresponsive when he was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho apartment, Browne said.

He was declared dead at about 3:30 p.m., Browne said.

In 2005, the actor played Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain," about two cowboys who had a secret relationship.

The role earned him the Oscar nomination.

Ledger was born in Perth, Australia. He has a young daughter with actress Michelle Williams, his co-star in "Brokeback Mountain."

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MISS TLC SAYS: Another sad aspect of this incredibly tragic development is the fact that Heath has already filmed the first of a trio of new Batman movies, entitled "The Dark Knight", in which he plays The Joker, to be released on July 18, 2008. Considering the success of "Batman Begins" (which has the same team involved), I'm sure this film will be a huge hit as well. Unfortunately, Heath will not be around to see it. Then again, it's much worse that he won't be around to watch his daughter grow up. Such a terribly shocking story.

Adnan Ghalib "Sells" His Story To Entertainment Tonight

Britney Spears' brief relationship with paparazzi Adnan Ghalib has come around to bite her in the ass. Surprise, surprise.

Adnan was "dating" Brit for about two weeks before he was abruptly cut from her life this past weekend. And to the surprise of no one, apparently her creepy "manager/friend/sidekick" Sam Lufti (birth name: Osama Lufti) had something to do with it. Now I'm not going to argue the fact that Adnan probably NEVER had Britney's best interests in mind, but I doubt that Sam does either. Unfortunately, Britney is currently in a position where no one is around her for the right reasons. Dr. Phil, Sam, her aspiring pop star "cousin" Alli, and now Adnan; it's all for their own fame and gain. Britney needs her REAL family... no, not her 16-year old knocked up sister, her Mom, Dad, and brother. Well... I don't know about them either. Strike that. Girl needs a professional. No, not you Dr. Phil. A licensed professional. One that does not have a TV show, a book coming out, or an interview deal with The Insider.

Sooooo back to Adnan. He has now "allegedly" sold the story of his relationship with Miss Spears to Entertainment Tonight, and it will be aired over several days. You can watch a clip below:

Watch a clip on ET.com here

MISS TLC SAYS: I mean really though. This surprises who??? HE WAS A PAPARAZZI FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!! His life's work was benefiting off of celebs' lives!!! What did you expect him to do after he was banished from the world of Britney? Sheesh. Either way, he's denying that he was paid for his version of the tale. I'm sure there will be a sex tape released too soon. *Sigh*

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT: The Tom Cruise Video

MISS TLC SAYS: You know I always try to hook my peoples up. This video (surprise, surprise) keeps getting mysteriously taken down from YouTube as quickly as it goes up. Now I don't know about you, but I would NEVER claim to know everything about religion, or any particular religious sect. I consider myself to be religious, and I cherish my own faith, and the way I was brought up within it. However, I do agree with aspects of many other religions as well, and I would never try to shove my own beliefs down the throat of another. In this case, I just think it's QUITE suspect that Scientologists are sooooooooooo secretive about their "tech" (codeword for their Scientology policies, rules, mandates, procedures), and so fearful and disturbed when any of it "leaks" it. Just something to think about...

PS - SP means a "Suppressive Person". Anyone that doesn’t like Scientology and/or criticizes Scientology.

Chart Chat

The top 20 albums this week...

1. ALICIA KEYS "AS I AM" - 70,267 units sold

2. RADIOHEAD "IN RAINBOWS" - 68,784 units sold

3. JUNO "SOUNDTRACK" - 67,507 units sold

4. MARY J. BLIGE "GROWING PAINS" - 63,876 units sold

5. TAYLOR SWIFT "TAYLOR SWIFT" - 34,544 units sold

6. VARIOUS "NOW 26" - 33,103 units sold

7. CHRIS BROWN "EXCLUSIVE" - 29,774 units sold

8. EAGLES "LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN" - 28,664 units sold

9. GARTH BROOKS "ULTIMATE HITS" - 28,312 units sold

10. FERGIE "THE DUTCHESS" - 27,599 units sold

11. COLBIE CAILLAT "COCO" - 27,442 units sold

12. KEYSHIA COLE "JUST LIKE YOU" - 26,957 units sold

13. ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS "SOUNDTRACK" - 26,919 units sold

14. ONEREPUBLIC "DREAMING OUT LOUD" - 26,100 units sold

15. HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY CYRUS "SOUNDTRACK" - 25,671 units sold

16. SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET "SOUNDTRACK" - 23,661 units sold

17. SUGARLAND "ENJOY THE RIDE" - 22,986 units sold

18. SARA BAREILLES "LITTLE VOICE" - 22,986 units sold

19. DAUGHTRY "DAUGHTRY" - 22,556 units sold

20. LED ZEPPELIN "MOTHERSHIP" - 21,729 units sold


The ENTIRE top 200 collectively sold 2 million copies this week. Now you KNOW this makes Miss TLC sad sad sad. We need more people to continue to support the sale of music, and the fact that there are still albums that people will go to the store for (iTunes or otherwise), then that's a good sign, but unfortunately, 2 mil is HELLA low. Get up on that people.

Mary's almost gone platinum in four weeks (she's sold around 988K units now), so good for her, considering she is like 50 and this is her 47th album. ;)

Alicia's at 2.7 million copies sold in just over two months (it's her 9th week on the charts to be exact), and she 100% deserves it. "As I Am" is passionate and chock full of gems.


Some Surprises:

The fact that Jaheim has sold 30K more units than Lupe Fiasco in the four weeks since their latest albums both hit the shelves. Jaheim sucks. Lupe does not.

Celine Dion has been out for a little over two months and has only sold 833K copies of her "comeback" album so far. I know Celine's music is as annoying as nails on a chalkboard BUT I still thought she had it going as a big superstar who could sell loads of records to her fans. I guess not.

Rihanna has been out for 32 weeks, had THE most over-played song of 2007, and is CONSTANTLY on TV, winning awards and performing all over, and yet her album has still only sold 978K copies. However, Britney Spears, public mess extraordinaire, has been trashed to pieces (sometimes deservedly, sometimes not) for all of 2007, has not received the same amount of radio and/or video play, and has NOT performed (that MTV crap doesn't count) OR won any awards this past year (well positive, real ones at least), yet her album has only been out for 11 weeks and has sold a respectable 694K copies to date. But yet Britney's album is being pulled apart and branded a bomb by bloggers and critics alike from here to Timbuktu??? Something about that doesn't seem right to me. Granted, the chick is CLEEEEEEEEEEEEARLY crazy, but her album sales do not need to be dragged through the mud as well. If Rihanna is being lauded as a music success, then Britney's album could simply NOT be branded a brick (music industry codeword for failure) if we are using the same scale.

What Are You Doing?

If you are an avid reader of The Wonderful World Of Miss TLC (and really, you should be... seriously... tell a friend... this site is where it's at), you know all about our recurring feature "What Are You Wearing?", where we publish camera phone pics taken of folx wearing odd, unusual or tacky clothing.

Well today, we are posting a variation of that feature entitled "What Are You Doing?". Here goes...





MISS TLC SAYS: As my mother and I were standing in front of a supermarket in Brooklyn, this man opened his trunk, and looked like he was about to put his groceries inside. Instead, he fussed around moving items for a couple moments...... and then climbed in.

I'm not joking.

(It turns out his wife was standing next to their shopping cart, and saw us staring at him with a confused look on our faces. She then proceeded to tell us that the "latch was broken" and that she "told him to get it fixed and take the key from the other car". Huh? But he opened the trunk with a key! I guess he needed to get into the back seat from the inside to unlock the door so she could open it from the outside. It was just extremely bizarre to see him first bend over the trunk, then put his whole head in, then his knee, then the other knee, and then have his whole body disappear inside.)




DISCLAIMER: Please know that all of this is said in jest. Faces and heads have been removed from the pictures in order to protect identities (kinda like the black line across the eyes thing you see in many fashion magazines...I'm just taking it a step further and being extra cautious...I am only critiquing the clothes, not the person). If by chance, you are the person in this pic and you want it removed, please contact me and I will do so immediately. :)