Heath Ledger found dead in apartment

In shocking and sad celebrity father news, 28 year old actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a Manhattan apartment this afternoon. Ledger has a two year old daughter, Matilda, with “Brokeback Mountain” co-star Michelle Williams.

According to the NYPD and CNN.com, Ledger was found unresponsive by a housekeeper who was waking him for an appointment.

Ledger was unresponsive when he was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho apartment, Browne said.

The apartment is owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, The New York Times reported.

Sleeping pills were reportedly found near Ledger, but it has not been confirmed whether or not they were responsible for his death.