Heath Ledger filmed self 'committing suicide'

The most searched term on Yahoo! and Technorati today is: "Heath Ledger."  It's no wonder. The 28-year-old actor was found dead yesterday with a bottle of sleeping pills. Today his autopsy came back inconclusive, according to the AP. 

To fuel the fire, The Sun posted a story that claims "Heath Ledger filmed himself ‘committing suicide’ – in an eerie tribute video to British songwriter Nick Drake, who killed himself in 1974."

P.S. For you Batman movie lovers: Ledger had finished filming his part as the Joker in  "The Dark Knight."  Watch a sneak peek of the movie courtesy the AP.

Take some Dramamine if you plan to see "Cloverfield." Some movie goes in Oklahoma City are asking for their money back. Read the story.

Facebook may lose Scrabulous, says a CNN story. Hasbro and Mattel sent a letter to the social networking site asking that the game be pulled due to copyright issues.  Locally, in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk network, people are posting and reposting the story about Heath Ledger's death, and they're discussing which night clubs are the best in town. BTW, which night club is the best in town?

One kid lost his grip while playing a baseball video. Watch the Wii sporting accident, one of the most popular videos on MySpace:

With all the death and destruction, we thought we would share a happy story from World Wide Weird about a man who woke up at his wake and asked for a glass of water.  Now that's death defying. (We bet the mortician was mortified.)

Speaking of good-byes, Ringo Starr  gave one when "Live With Regis and Kelly" tried to cut short one of his songs, according to a story on CNN.com. In addition, Jib Jab poked fun at last year's top stories with a tribute to 2007. Hello, 2008:  

COMMENTS ADVISORY: Users are solely responsible for opinions they post here; comments do not reflect the views of The Virginian-Pilot or its websites. Users must follow agreed-upon rules: Be civil, be clean, be on topic; don't attack private individuals, other users or classes of people. Read the full rules here.
- Comments are automatically checked for inappropriate language, but readers might find some comments offensive or inaccurate. If you believe a comment violates our rules, click the report violation link below it.