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NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment in what police sources are calling an apparent suicide or accidental overdose. He was 28.

According to the New York Times, Ledger was found naked and unconscious with pills strewn all around him. Police sources told the Times that the death appeared to be a suicide or an accidental overdose.

A source told msnbc.com’s Courtney Hazlett that Ledger had been turning down roles lately.

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I am still in shock and it is so tragic. Not only because he was such a talented actor , but most importantly a Father.

I know I for one will really miss him and his acting gift.