Heath Ledger's 'Dr. Parnassus' Co-Stars Donate Film Earnings to His Daughter

19 August 2008 2:46 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Sympathy keeps flooding in for late actor Heath Ledger's family members, most specifically his young daughter Matilda Rose Ledger, even months after his tragic death in January. Actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell are those who show some support for the girl, giving her all the earnings they received from "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" because Heath had not updated his will at the time of his death to include her.

Depp, Law, and Farrell, all of whom play versions of Heath's character "Tony" in the Terry Gilliam's fantasy-drama, willingly donated their payments from the movie to little Matilda over concern of her future. Serving as the film's director, Gilliam confirms the donation, telling The Sun the three actors "didn't take money - it goes to Heath's daughter."

He went on claiming, "That's extraordinary! And wonderful ... and when you're part of that, you think, 'Ah, this

AceShowbiz.com

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