Heath Ledger's Drug Video

By now, you've probably heard - or maybe seen, the video that Entertainment Tonight/The Insider have been promoting that they have. It was heavily promoted and previewed on The Insider. They have since had a "change of heart" and are now not going to show it out of respect for the family. Give me a break! They paid a lot of money for this footage that was filmed a while ago at the Chateau Marmont hotel. The video shows someone who appears to besnorting cocaine, Heath rolling up a cigarette paper, taking a drink of beer, and saying that he was "going to get serious (word bleeped) from my girlfriend" for being at the party. According to Daily Variety:

The Hollywood community put pressure on the syndicated programs not to air the material. A statement spread through Hollywood by Ledger's public relations firm called the video "shameful exploitation of the lowest kind."

My impression of this is that these shows were convinced that showing this video would be bad for them if they ever would like to get other celebrity guests on their shows. Just my opinion though.