Celebrities Plead to Get Heath Ledger Video Pulled from Entertainment Tonight
So, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider would like you to believe they were respecting Heath Ledger’s family when they decided not to air the much talked about drug party video… in actuality, they took a lot of heat over it.
A number of celebrities (Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johannson, Natalie Portman) used their star power to urge Entertainment Tonight/The Insider to pull the video. Top publicity firms were also involved in getting the video yanked.
Entertainment Tonight issued a statement that said, “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.”
That doesn’t reverse the fact that they showed previews of the video in anticipation of airing it – therefore, didn’t they put it out there? Additionally, in promoting the video clip, they edited it to sound like Heath Ledger was talking about using drugs – he is shown in the clip saying “I used to smoke five joints a day…” Entertainment Tonight didn’t show the rest of that conversation, however: “and that’s why I got this tattoo [an M, for daughter Matilda] to remind me never to smoke weed again.”
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On February 1st 2008, Kelly wrote:
I have been watching ET since I was a little girl - before Mary Hart required a haze filter to conceal her real age - and I, for one, am disgusted by their actions. They used to be a show that highlighted and enhanced entertainment. They focused more on getting the story right than getting it FIRST or getting it EXLUSIVELY. Unless they change their tactics and their M.O. and focus on entertaining rather than sensationalizing, I will no longer be watching their program. Also, not airing the full footage is not enough. The damage is done. They need to issue a formal and public apology to Heath’s grieving family, friends and fans for their tasteless behavior in such a difficult and dark time for everyone.