The spin doctoring was a success, but the patient died.
Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Brad Renfro committed suicide with illegal drugs.
Heath had a movie in the can with the potential to make truckloads of money for those involved.
Renfro's photo wasn't even shown in the montage of dead film industry people on the 2007 Oscars. (The official reason given was that there wasn't enough time to show everyone.)
There's already buzz about Heath's posthumous Oscar nom.
Have we just witnessed the invention of a politically correct way to die by one's own hand?
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How did he accidentally overdose, anyway? Was he walking across the room with a big bowl o' drugs when he slipped and a bunch of pills tumbled into his mouth as he fell? Has the amount of each drug in his bloodstream ever been released? Maybe he just took one of each and was really unlucky. I don't judge him either way-- I judge the people who feel the need to spin this loss for their own gain.
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Today's Poll: If Heath had written a suicide note, what would it say?
I think it would say, "Wait a minute--I can quit you!"
Submit your entries soon-- the winner will be heaped with scorn at a future date.Labels: Brad Renfro, drugs, Heath Ledger, humor, kathcom, magick sandwich, Oscars, overdose, sarcasm. satire, spin doctor