ET pays $200,000 for video of Heath Ledger snorting cocaine. *UPDATE*
I hope it’s worth it! Sheesh.
Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have purchased exclusive rights to tragic video footage of Heath Ledger allegedly snorting cocaine at a party two years ago.
The footage, which PageSix.com hears was bought for $200,000, was shot without Heath’s knowledge, at the Chateau Marmont hotel in L.A. following the SAG awards on January 29, 2006.
In the video, Heath is shown talking while at a private party after sniffing a cocaine-like substance off a table with a rolled up bill in his hand. As he speaks, his face noticeably twitches.
An insider tells PageSix.com that Heath says at one point, “I’m gonna get so much sh*t from my girlfriend. We have a baby together… Matilda, Matilda Rose.”
ET and The Insider planned to show the clip later this week. PageSix.com understands this is now “under review.”
UPDATE: ET has released the following statement…
Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family, “Entertainment Tonight” has decided not to run the Heath Ledger video being released to the world media today.
Please credit a Spokesperson for “Entertainment Tonight.”
Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family!?!!?!? YEAH RIGHT!!! If they had respected Heath Ledger’s family in the first place – they wouldn’t have spent $200,000 on securing the rights to the footage! They just probably got so much sh*t for stooping to such a low. I predict someone’s getting fired over this one!
