'ET' and 'The Insider' Will Not Run Heath Ledger Video

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UPDATE: ET Has Decided To Not Run The Heath Ledger Video
Published 1/31/2008 by Taylor Blue at Backseat Cuddler
Entertainment Tonight posted this on their website….thank goodness they got some sense. Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in the world media. Photo Source: Dotspotter Popularity: 1% [ ...

‘ET’ Won’t Air Heath Ledger Drug Tape
Published 1/31/2008 by bumpshack at Bumpshack.com
‘Entertainment Tonight’ after much pressure from fans of the show and critics alike has decided not to air the video tape of Heath Ledger snorting cocaine in a hotel room at the Chateau Marmont. ‘ET’ posted the following statement on their website: Out of respect for HEATH LEDGER’s family, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in ...

They Did What?
Published 1/31/2008 by whitney at Mollygood
... Showing a rare glimmer of restraint, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider announced they will not be airing a Heath Ledger video that shows him at a drug-filled party (it was two years ago, and he’s never seen actually participating in said drug-taking). We’re not quite sure why are no longer running the video they reportedly paid big bucks for, but the damage has already been done, really. ...

Heath Ledger Video Controversy
Published 1/31/2008 by Spicy Pants at Celebrity Smack! Gossip & Entertainment Blog
... who has represented Ledger, released a statement Wednesday condemning the TV tabloids for planning to run the video, claiming they “purchased [the video] for a large sum of money in the hopes of stirring up a salacious and exploitive story about Heath, which would win them big ratings on the first day of sweeps.” The pressure was enough and producers pulled the clip. Entertainment Tonight states on their website, “Out of respect for ...

DULY NOTED - Ledger Enjoyed the Weed, a Lot
Published 1/31/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... of recently deceased Australian actor Heath Ledger snorting blow at noted Los Angeles coke den Chateau Marmont "out of respect" for Ledger's family, according to a note on ET 's website. Or, rather, because airing the footage which producers reportedly shelled out $200,000 for would seriously damage the sycophantic shows' relationships with the Hollywood celebrities they desperately rely on for daily content. But same thing, really! In the footage, which was taken without Ledger's knowledge after the SAG Awards two years ago, Ledger reportedly says before snorting, "I'm ...

'ET' /'The Insider' Pay Large Amount Of Money For, Then Slowly Back Away From Alleged Heath Ledger Drug Video [Annals Of Dinnertime TV Compassion]
Published 1/31/2008 by Mark at Defamer
... tonight, but relentlessly scrupulous American celebrity newsmagazine shows ET and The Insider, despite having paid a rumored $200,000 for rights to the clip and having teased their expensive exclusive yesterday, have announced that they won't run "the video which has been circulating in the world media" (read: devalued) "out of respect" (read: probably not that good anyway) for Ledger's family; not only should this compassionate decision serve to alleviate any residual guilt over their six-figure impulse buy, but it will spare Insider host and ...

Upset Actors Let 'ET/Insider' Know That Running Heath Ledger Video Could Lead To Immediate Red Carpet Embargos [Noble Threats]
Published 1/31/2008 by Mark at Defamer
... pressure by calling the producers of the two CBS Paramount programs, Portman and company were successful in convincing them to think long and hard before airing the footage; apparently, their not-so-veiled threats to never again allow Cojo and a camera crew to accompany them to their future pedicures or Robertson Blvd shopping sprees proved too potentially crippling to their fluff-segment interests to ignore, resulting in yesterday's unexpected announcement that the shows had suddenly discovered a newfound concern for how the video might affect Ledger's grieving family. ...