Michelle: My heart is broken
2008-02-01 20:17
Los Angeles - In her first statement since the death of her former companion Heath Ledger, actress Michelle Williams asked for privacy for her and daughter Matilda and said she suffers from a broken heart.
"Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken," Williams said in a statement released on Friday by Ledger's spokesperson.
Williams, 27, and Ledger met on the set of the 2005 movie Brokeback Mountain, fell in love and had Matilda, who is now two years old.
They lived together in New York and speculation was that they planned to marry, although they never officially confirmed an engagement. Williams and Ledger split up in September.
Ledger, 28, was found dead in his bed on January 22 in his New York apartment with sleeping pills and prescription drugs nearby, police said. An official cause of death has yet to be determined.