This year, the Screen Actors Guild honored Daniel Day-Lewis with the award for best actor for his powerful turn in the unusual There Will Be Blood. Day-Lewis then honored his colleague Heath Ledger, dedicating his victory to the recently deceased young man. His speech was very kind and intense, if not a little meandering.

This is from the February 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan. It's unfortunate that a person has to die to make magazine pieces with titles like "Guy Fashion Disasters!" seem as stupid and petty as they really are.

• Black panther is always a good look. [SH]

• Nicolas Cage: "I have never been arrested for anything in my life, nor have I stolen a dog." [DListed]

• What We Can Learn from Heath Ledger's Death: Don't Mix Downs!!! [HuffPo]

• Adam Sandler stands up for Tom Cruise! Read his rant in a weird, screamy voice for authenticity. [EBG]

• Celebrities as Disney characters: Not a stretch. [PS]

• Can you find the irony in this sentence?: "Here’s Kim Kardashian at the beach covering her big fat ass once again. I hate girls that are insecure. It’s the most unattractive quality to have." [HT]

• Hey, Ashley, where's your weird sister and her security detail? [INO]

• Two deaths a minute in the new Rambo flick! [ICYDK]

• Celebrity coke dealer talks! [Yeeeah]

• Celeb tats: Don't do it. [CityRag]

As increasingly odd information emerges concerning Heath Ledger's death – specifically that, upon finding his lifeless body, Ledger's masseuse called his "girlfriend," Mary Kate Olsen, three times before calling the police – we have to suspect that something more than just the massage therapist's behavior is amiss. (And why did Olsen dispatch her private security detail to arrive to the apartment before police?)

Funny blog 23/6 asks: "Sure, celebrities crave privacy, but really: what was she thinking?" They attempt to answer exactly that with a "Thought Process Flow-Chart," which we've excerpted after the jump.

CONTINUED »

After days of silence, Warner Bros. decided the most poignant way to acknowledge Heath Ledger's death would be to put a black "Support Our Troops"-style ribbon on The Joker's Web site.

HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY "Mel Gibson has called Heath Ledger's death this week a 'tragic loss.' But in recent years, Gibson had distanced himself from [Ledger]…after the Aussie star ignored his advice not to play a gay cowboy in 'Brokeback Mountain'…The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) branded Gibson as homophobic after a December 1991 interview in which he told Spanish newspaper El País: '[Gays] take it up the ass.' Gesturing toward his posterior, he added, 'This is only for taking a shit.'"

Sanofi-Aventis, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and makers of Ambien, the sleep aid rumored to be a factor in the death of Heath Ledger, saw their stock rise almost two points today. We're not inarguably certain what this means, but we think it's possible that investors don't care if this company's products might be killing people (and making them sleepwalk and making them crash their cars).

In light of the death of actor Heath Ledger, President Bush today postponed a press conference in which he would have promoted an anti-prescription drug abuse ad campaign. The White House said they canceled the event so as not to appear "opportunistic." This from people who won't even listen to the UN.

SECRETS, SECRETS… "Jack Nicholson says he cautioned Heath Ledger before his fellow Joker actor’s death. The movie legend was dining [in London] last night when a snapper told him about Heath’s passing. Jack, in town to promote new movie The Bucket List, replied 'I warned him' then later said 'I told him so'."

NOT LIKE "THAT" "…no obvious indication of suicide, like a note, was found in the bedroom. Friends close to [Heath Ledger] told Fox411 his tragic death Monday was not a suicide. 'He wasn’t like that,' said one person who knew him well."

[Source]

• Adnan Ghalib speaks (with a cute little accent). [INO]

• "SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS!!!!!!!!" [MG]

• Denise Richards wants to pimp her kids, Charlie Sheen doesn't. For once, sheen looks like a great father. [Yeeeah]

• Brad Pitt does ads for jeans in Japan, but not America, because of a fickle public that both rewards and punishes stars for exposure. We don't fully get it. [PS]

• "Baby Polar Bear!" Try and resist. [CityRag]

This is the location of Heath Ledger's death. Reports are now saying he did not expire in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment as was originally reported.

Because Ledger has been confirmed as dead, we think the story should be over. Alas, it is not, nor will it be for days.

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today. Police have said that they do not suspect foul play and that they found pills near the actor's body. Ledger was 28.

Update: Ledger's body was found in Mary Kate Olsen's home.

• Colbert is struggling, but we hate Two and a Half Men! How to feel about the writer's strike? [Jossip]

• Let's get one thing straight: Mariah Carey would, indeed, rather sing with JLo than a pig. [DListed]

• It's like he wants you to hate his clothes. [PS]

• There's a charity called Teens for Jeans and Rachel Bilson is shilling for them. Donate if you're for jeans or Rachel Bilson (or both). Adults in khakis need not apply. [HT]

• Taylor Hicks has lost his record deal! Don't tell your lonely aunt, she's sad enough. [ICYDK]

• Jennifer Beals, we should let you know that we've never gotten over our Flashdance crush. Do you like us, too? [INO]

• Fear for this fetus: "On her last prison visit [Amy Winehouse] told Blake that she wants to try and get pregnant as soon as she can. [Yeeeah]

• Photoshop can be scary! [CityRag]

Rarely are we impressed by movies/movie trailers anymore, but this leaked preview for The Dark Knight has reinvigorated our faith in the Batman franchise and completely destroyed any apprehensions we had about Heath Ledger playing the joker. Sorry for being doubting Thomases before.

COZYING UP "…Tuesday night, [Ryan Gosling] only had eyes for Heath Ledger's ex, Michelle Williams. The two had dinner at Piadina and were caught by onlookers having a cozy cigarette outside the West 10th Street eatery. The star of "Lars and the Real Girl" was "smiling and gazing at her," said our witness. Reps for both said they weren't on a date, but just discussing an upcoming film project they're working on together."

• Hollywood actors: Even when they're working, they're still goofing off. [DListed]

• The guy's still up for "dorky dad" roles. Counts for something, right? [PS]

• So young and already so charitable. [EBG]

• Rose McGowan with red hair. Can you believe it? Can you hardly believe it? [HT]

• Coupling and copulating? Perhaps corporeal, but perhaps counterfeit. Care? [INO]

• Brooklyn says the feeling's mutual, Miranda. [ICYDK]

• Britney Spears invited her ex-husband Kevin Federline to her birthday bash. But he goes, "Ummm…I'm taking care of our kids." And she's all, "Whatever, lame ass." The end. (But not really.) [Yeeeah]

• Horrible memories are served! [CityRag]