In the wake of Oscar buzz, some sad news about a great Oscar-nominated actor:

At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of the bedroom Mr. Ledger was in. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger naked and unconscious on a bed, with pills scattered around his body. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities.

Apparently ledger wasn’t found in his own apartment but rather that of actress Mary Kate Olsen (of the Olsen twins).

The New York Times’ City Room blog is currently treating this is as breaking news, so check back there for updates on how the story develops.

Truly shocking and very sad. What a loss.

Update: City Room has updated the story with comments from Olsen’s publicist, who says the apartment does not belong to Mary Kate.

Via / City Room