Michelle Williams' father pays tribute to Heath

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 23 Jan 2008

Filed under: Heath Ledger

Following on reports that Heath Ledger's former fiancee Michelle Williams found out about his death after getting off a plane from America to Sweden, friends are now saying that Michelle is understandably utterly "devastated" by the news. Michelle’s father, Larry Williams, has paid tribute to Heath, saying: "I think Tennyson got it right in the poem when he described someone as having died at a young age but burning the candles at both ends – and oh, what a beautiful flame he made that was Heath – what a beautiful flame he made and a great talent. My heart goes out to everyone in his family and my family. The saddest thing is his daughter whom he just loved dearly." Michelle and Heath first got together when they met filming Brokeback Mountain, and later had their daughter, Matilda Rose in October 2005. Fellow Brokeback Mountain actor Jake Gyllenhaal is Matilda's godfather.

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