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I NEVER REALISED THERE WERE ANY SUSPECTS OR SUSPICIOS CIRCUMSTANCES BUT "MARY KATE OLSEN" AND SHES REFUSING TO SPEAK!!

Olsen 'silent' on Ledger's overdose
pa.press.net

A US law enforcement official says federal investigators want to question actress Mary Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two painkillers that contributed to his overdose death.

But the official says the star is not talking. Olsen's lawyer has twice refused requests to have her sit down with investigators probing the death of Ledger.

The official confirmed a report that Olsen - a close friend of Ledger who learned about the 28-year-old Australian actor's death in a frantic phone call from a masseuse - wants a promise of immunity before she speaks to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The activity demonstrates that federal authorities are still actively trying to find out how Ledger got some of the drugs that killed him.

DEA investigators suspect the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone found in his system were obtained with fake prescriptions or other illegal sources, the official said. Oxycodone is sold as OxyContin and hydrocodone as Vicodin.

The other drugs that resulted in what the medical examiner called "acute intoxication", including anti-anxiety and sleeping pills, were prescribed legally by doctors in California and Texas, the official said.

Authorities have obtained a subpoena that could force Olsen to appear before a grand jury if negotiations with her lawyer fail, the official said. Other potential witnesses all have answered questions voluntarily, including doctors, Ledger's ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams and anyone who was in his apartment around the time of his death, the official added.



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How old is she now, cuz she don't look well in that picture



j'accuse!!!!



Looks like she has been subpoenaed now:

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1592231/story.jhtml

Mary-Kate Olsen Subpoenaed By DEA In Heath Ledger Investigation: Report
Actress will be forced to testify before a grand jury, according to 'Access Hollywood.'

Despite her claim that she has no information that would help clear up the mystery of Heath Ledger's overdose death, Mary-Kate Olsen has been issued a subpoena by the Drug Enforcement Administration office in New York, requiring her to testify in front of a grand jury.

In a statement issued on Monday, Olsen's lawyer said that the actress had nothing to do with the drugs that killed Ledger and that she has already cooperated with police in the investigation. Several media outlets also reported that Olsen had refused to speak to investigators unless she was granted immunity from prosecution.

"Access Hollywood" broke the news about the subpoena on Tuesday night, but gave no timeline for when Olsen might be called to testify. Five different medications were found in Ledger's body at the time of his death, three of which he'd gotten from doctors in Texas and Los Angeles. Officials are trying to determine how he got the OxyContin and Vicodin found in his apartment without a legal prescription.

Olsen was the first person that Ledger's housekeeper called after his masseuse found the actor dead from an accidental overdose in his New York apartment on January 22.

A lawyer not associated with the case, high-profile defense attorney Benjamin Brafman (who has defended P. Diddy and Michael Jackson in the past), told "Access Hollywood" that seeking immunity is not the same as admitting guilt. "It may not mean anything other than she's getting good legal advice," Brafman told the show. "You don't know what the DEA may suspect in this case, and I think it's a cautious way to proceed. I think it would be wrong to assume she's done something criminal simply because she's invoking her Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination."