Posted on 01/24/2008 1:50:16 PM PST by Santa Fe_Conservative
This is reprehensible!
Fox News Talk Network host John Gibson announced the sad and tragic death of actor Heath Ledger on Tuesday by mocking him and making light of his untimely passing.
Disgusting!
We've been on this creep's show before and we will boycott his show in the future, unless he issues an apology.
Here's a rundown of what happened:
"Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, 'I wish I knew how to quit you' from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, 'Well, he found out how to quit you.' Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, 'We’re dead,' followed by his own, mocking 'We’re dead' before playing the clip again."
Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with a "serious drug problem" and suggested that Ledger killed himself because he had "a serious position in the (stock) market" or perhaps "watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant."
(Excerpt) Read more at perezhilton.com ...
Found this off the same celebrity gossip blog that another Freeper had talked about in this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958387/posts
Sick, sick stuff.
What a class act Gibson is.
Along the same lines are the people (some of them FReepers) claiming Ledger paid the price of starring in movies such as Brokeback Mountain.
*sigh*
Wow. I'm sure Gibson's shaking in his Gucci's at the threat of being boycotted by "perezhilton.com".
I have to agree with the article - it sounds like what Gibson did was reprehensible. I didn’t agree with all the causes that Heath Ledger stood for but it is sick and disgusting for anyone to mock his tragic death.
When Jerry Falwell died, these same jackballs were dancing and skipping. But when an actor who ODs at the age of 28 croaks, we’re all supposed to be really really sorry.
Hypocrisy is the new vitamin A.
Insensitivity is generally not a hanging offense in this country. Gibson was wrong and thoughtless — and he might ought to apologize for any feelings he may have hurt. But, ultimately, this really isn’t that big a deal.
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Howard Stern got into trouble when he mocked Selena’s death by playing one of her songs with gunshots in the background. I hope Gibson gets the doghouse.
‘Wow. I’m sure Gibson’s shaking in his Gucci’s at the threat of being boycotted by “perezhilton.com”.’
Heh. I’m sure he’s quaking.
Still, completely inappropriate and without class on Gibson’s part, if true.
The classless Perez Hilton criticizing the classless John Gibson.
>> When Jerry Falwell died, these same jackballs were dancing and skipping. But when an actor who ODs at the age of 28 croaks, we’re all supposed to be really really sorry.
Answering stupidity with further stupidity doesn’t make much sense. When some buffoon celebrated the death of Falwell, we rightfully pointed out what jackasses they really were. The same standard applies here.
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What’s worse is, the jokes weren’t funny.
Somewhere between- OMG what a horrible, awful, terrible national tragedy is the death of Heath Ledger....and John Gibson’s attitude...is a reasonable reaction.
Maybe Gibby was reacting to the crazy reaction of the media? Honest to goodness- the MSM cable reaction was simply over the top. A talented, apparently troubled young actor died. Why did the country come to a stop about it?
Kind of like Jennifer Lopez calling Britney Spears a slut.
That was pretty tasteless. The sad part is it mirrored many comments here.
I’m trying to figure out why the guy was so loved anyhow. I can’t believe all the crying over a drug overdose. Obviously it wasn’t accidental.
Thousands of people die everyday. I’m sure there are others more worthy of being placed on a pedestal.
Gibson has sunk to the level of Keith Olbermann - or the people who cheered Falwell’s death - with those antics. I rarely watch him, but I thought he was above that sort of thing. Conservatives acting like liberals is disappointing.
Oh I don’t condone him, I’m just pointing out that the same jerkweeds that danced over Falwell (or Reagan, for that matter) now expect us all to don black armbands for a guy that basically offed himself.
Exactly what I was thinking. I’m sure the same people had a heart attack over that bimbos comments at the ESPN Roast. They can dish it out, but can’t take it. Sad.
Actually, imho, it is a big deal. No one should mock the death of another human being. Period. Gibson made himself and Fox News look like raging sociopaths. The image that Gibson presented is not responsible journalism and he is doing a disservice to himself, Fox News and the conservative movement.
P.S. I never heard of Heath Ledger. I had to read the obits to see what his claim to fame was. I guess when - like me - you see about one movie a year, and it isn’t “Brokeback Mountain,” you lose touch with these things.
It didn't.
And, of course, when a young, famous, attractive and well-liked person with a bright future and a young child dies unexpectedly it makes people stop and think about life and death in a way that the death of 90 year old does not.
I have never understood why a nut like him is on TV to start. Like I don't understand the hype over this man's death, he was a good actor. and poor old gibson doesn't understand the concept of stand-ins when making movies.
Heath Ledger was in “The Patriot” with Mel Gibson...
But Perez Hilton is hypocritical. He made a # 1 fugly llist and put Ledger as NUMBER !.....(he lost his hair and looked emacicated)
He has been bashing Ledger for awhile.
Just an opportunity to bash Fox...if you ask me.
I’m not a huge Gibson fan, I find him to be a bit obnoxious, and maybe he went a little overboard. But Ledger’s death, while tragic in the sense that any premature death is tragic, is NOT NEWS, and shouldn’t even be on a news broadcast except as perhaps a one line blurb mentioned in passing.
... when a young, famous, attractive and well-liked person with a bright future and a young child dies unexpectedly it makes people stop and think about life and death...
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Ok- that’s a good point.
FWIW, I haven’t paid attention to Gibson in years. There’s a certain creep factor to him. (This confirms it.)
I’ll give Gibson the benefit of the doubt. I’m skeptical of the veracity of any report like this from a blogger.
"I wish I could quit you..."
Way to go John, I'm going to be tuning in more often.
I’m sorry but I find it hard to mourn when stupid people die from doing stupid things.
Now can we have some real news for a change about people with substance?
and by people with substance I meant they have substantive ideas...not the substance as in substance abuse
I think Perez Hilton is retarded and should be ignored, but Gibson needs to be suspended. This was totally out of line.
I don’t care what FReepers say. Gibson is held to a higher standard.
If true, this is inexcusable. I’ve been disgusted with Fox News’coverage of Ledger’s death on their morning shows. Right away they speculated over all manner of things that might have led to Ledger’s death. It’s like a feeding frenzy.
John’s ranch is a couple of miles from mine. Between us lived a very sweet old lady that passed away Saturday. She did more good in this world than any Hollywood pretty-boy. Maybe Gibson doesn’t think much of another celebrity drug death. There will be another soon, I’m sure.
How can you find his crass comments to have any humor or sense of timing. Has all sense of civility and decency been lost in our brave new world?
I’m with you. I don’t understand why the country goes into national mourning when some fabulously rich movie star or professional athlete dies young. I don’t know why their deaths should be of such national concern, beyond their family and friends.
One American serviceman who sacrifices his life for the rest of us is worth a hundred Heath Ledgers or Sean Taylors.
THAT my friend is funnny.
He should talk, his website has some of the worst hateful sleaziest digs anywhere.
"A Bounty On Her Head"
Advocate killing someone?
I agree this is reprehensible. And probably not even a suicide.
Another Hollywood death by an actor in a downward spiral of living in the valley of the pills.
I mourned Bhutto’s death because she died too early. She accomplished more in one day than all of these celebrities ever did in their entire lives.
Ledger was also in "The Patriot" as the oldest son of Mel Gibson's character. He turned in an excellent performance in that movie, which if you only see about one movie a year is the movie you should have seen about 8 or 9 years ago.
That’s what I thought the reference was going to be used in conjunction with...
I’ve heard that Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro were with John Belushi (at the hotel?) the night he died. Not alledging any coverup, just life choices. They should count themselves lucky that they seemingly got out of some bad habits.
More of Hollywood’s big names should speak out against the culture that saw someone (likely an adult) giving an adolescent Drew Barrymore cocaine and other drugs.
He’ll be know by the end of this year as The Joker just as Brandon Lee became known for The Crow which was posthumously released.
The studio already put out a clip from the new Batman film to cash in.
As it stands now, he’s previously known for a film that few people actually saw (his character’s name isn’t mentioned, he’s just “one of the guys from...”).
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