Hollywood star Heath Ledger cried all night after being attacked with water pistols by paparazzi pests at the Sydney premiere of Brokeback Mountain, his father has revealed.

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Kim Ledger told The Daily Telegraph how his heart broke when Heath called just hours after the January incident, saying he wanted to sell his Bronte home and move to the US.

“Heath had to go into the cinema and introduce that film soaking wet. He cried all night,” the automotive engineer said after the weekend’s NSW Dutton Car Rally. “He rang me and said, ‘Dad, that’s it — sell the house”.

Mr Ledger, who lives in Perth but bought the $4.45 million beachside home for his only son in 2004, told Heath to think about it for 48 hours.

“Two days later he rang me back and said, ‘Dad, it’s been 47 hours and 57 minutes — sell the house,” he said. The property sold for $7 million in March.

But Mr Ledger believes the 26-year-old’s relocation to Brooklyn with partner Michelle Williams and baby Matilda will not be forever.”He loves it. It’s his home and he’s not going to run away,” he said.