An Actress Moves On, Or Tries To

I think the post by nw09 describe my feelings perfectly about Heath's death. Seeing the pictures and reading the articles about him crushed me and I did start to feel as if I had known Heath. I get extremely sad about it sometimes, particularly now since all of these nominations are coming out for his Joker character and he can't be here to see it.

I can't imagine the pain Michelle and the rest of Heath's family must feel about him. My heart broke when I heard of his death. The more I learned about him the sadder I became. I never knew him so I don't know why I am still so upset about this. I have never been so sad about a celebrity dying. So much potential is gone. I have trouble thinking about it too much or I find myself on the verge of tears...this article brought me to tears. I hope Michelle is okay. Her little girl is the most precious thing she has. I hope she and Heath's family know that many people have them in their prayers every day and I hope sweet little Matilda knows that many people loved her father and how many people care about her.

Heath's death is so tragic. I know that I shouldn't care this much--I was never even much of a fan. But he is probably the first young celebrity in my lifetime to die such a tragic death that's it's had a great impact on me. At first, I felt like I couldn't care less--I mean, it was shocking, but not to any great extent. But over the next few days after his death, after reading up on articles about him and seeing so many pictures of him, I felt really sucked into the whole ordeal, as if I had known him. It's weird--there are waves of sadness that I experience about his death, which I find hard to explain and a little over-the-top, since there were kids at my high school who died last year, and I don't feel quite as sad or moved by their deaths, which I know is wrong. And I never really had an opinion about Michelle Williams, but over this past year, I've come to respect her greatly. She has dealt with the public spotlight gracefully, yet you can feel a tinge of sadness whenever she talks about Heath (which is rarely, in public). I always think about how sad it is--lost potential, especially in a young talent. That is the saddest part, to me, about death--not being able to become who you could have been and leaving people behind. And I do feel horrible that I look at the paparazzi photos of Michelle and Matilda online whenever there are new ones, but I feel a strange pull and curiosity to follow their lives and see that they are okay.

I feel badly for her because she didn't ask for all this notoriety. She met someone, fell in love, loves to act, has a beautiful little girl and wants to give her a normal life. Gee is that so bad? There are so many other people out there that deserve to be torn apart in the tabloios...but, instead Michelle is the one who is haunted by the pap. I wish here happiness and peace.

I feel the same way. The saying that grief gets easier over time is a fallacy. It creates an painful, empty feeling in your soul. You never get over losing a love-- you just have to get through it. I appreciate her honesty. and courage. She isn't just saying what everyone wants to hear...and I bet she will get hassled for expresssing herself and being real.

I see a lot of morons posting here. People who obviously never lost someone in their lives. And that's ok. The world is full of inconsiderate losers like the three posters below me. I guess maybe you really wouldn't know what it's like to lose someone and have the paparazzi hound you in a hard time in your life. The stupidity on this board really does amaze me.

To aramerez and NativeNYker at Rants: You both couldn't be more wrong. "Free Publicity" only counts when you are getting work from the PR, but what work does the paparnazis bring Williams? Rather, she's taken the year off from working! (Yeah, guys might be good to actually read the whole article first before responding and embarassing yourselves) It is a myth that "the only bad PR is no PR." The paparnazi's are the only one's getting anything from this situation. They are parasites, nothing more and certainly a lot less.

being a single mom is the hardest job in the world, I hope the paparazzi backs off, Michelle needs to work, I raised 2 girls alon on $400.00 don't you want to see a single mom do better then that!! I can not imagine having people follow me around taking pics all the time, I hope and pray they back off, Matilda is innocent here and she deserves a good life as we all know acting brings in more money then any other job.

yes I do, I would never want to see Michelle have to quit her job, she needs to work as a single mom and being an actor is great money, I raised two children on a pay check of $400.00 a week, I am sure if michelle ever hears that she would say that is impossible, well unless your an actor the average person makes $45,000/yr, so I would like Michelle and Matilda to have the life she is use to having, I like her so much

NativeNYker at Rants, Thoughts & *** thinks Williams is full of it. And I agree. She doesnt seem to have any problems cashing the checks aided by the free publicity these paparazzi's create. She doesn't want her photo taken with her child yet she also goes out of her way to prevent working event photographers from getting photos of her at press events. Why doesnt she cut the bull out. Maybe she should quit. Hollywood can go on without her!

Certainly Ledger's death was tragic on so many levels - the loss of a son, father, actor, youth, etc. While I don't pretend to know much about their relationship, I do know that what can seem over (Michelle, according to AllNamesAre Taken kicked him out), they are still connected forever because of their daughter, Matilda. Also, though you may end up separated/divorced and perhaps starting to date other people, it does not mean that Michelle's feelings for Heath were necessarily gone - you can still love someone, care about someone and realize that the relationship would not be healthy for either of you or for your child. I do believe that she cared about Heath, even after they split and so she would be affected by his death. It is a huge responsibility to raise a child on your own, but when the other parent is permanently gone, it makes your job even more difficult, because there is no one else to rely on. Until AllNamesAre Taken can say that his/her life is exactly the same as Williams, I suggest that he/she reserve judgment about other people's motives and feelings.

what?

aliciana I agree with you ...
you have exactly the right words
thank you

@AllNamesAreTaken
where you want to know everything?
do you think about it .. had unprotected sex have a baby and nothing more?
you mean they have not lived as a couple?
if it were ... would be so much different expired
you look a few pictures and interviews of
The two were in love ... 100%
Many people walk apart ... but that is still a long way which they no longer love and all feelings are gone ...
The separation was difficult for both
even if the separation long before his death was ... the two have decided together matilda big draw
it is certainly difficult to lose the people with whom you were together for years ... and a common child with him
and I think it's silly of you to write something
also you can not know everything

only the two alone, know exactly what was
but I am sure the two have loved

In response to Dr. Dude's post. You are so wrong about Michelle piggybacking on Heath's fame, the press may be, but she is not. As a Montana Girl myself, she is most likely the most down to earth, natural you could ever know and takes love seriously. From my perspective she has high standards and ethical values. I truly believe she loved Heath, the fact that he was a person with problems and she left him - does not mean she stopped loving him. She left for self-preservation, which shows she is an indpendent person.

drdude: You obviously have issues-to say that this poor woman is doing anything but grieving and trying to raise her child as "normal" as possible, given the circumstances, is seriously disturbed! Until you have lost someone and have a child with them, you have no idea what she is going thru and to say that is piggybacking, well, you have issues!

I'm glad Newsweek gave her some privacy by not asking that last question.
Michelle, if you ever read this, I totally support your decision to be out of the spotlight and wanting a normal life.
I purposely don't frequent websites that pride themselves in the latest celebrity gossip or photos.

This equates to nothing more than someone trying to get themselves a boost by piggybacking on the death of someone much more famous than they'll ever be. She'll be the Courtney Love of the 2000's.

AllNamesAreTaken: People like you make me sick. You should shut up and stop mouthing off about something you clearly know nothing about. Why don't you get your nose out of Star magazine and start doing something productive with your life.