Jake Gyllenhaal is taking the death of his friend and Brokeback Mountain co-star, Heath Ledger, especially hard.

A friend of Jake’s says, “[He] is taking it harder than most people.”

Gyllenhaal learned of Ledger’s death while on the set of his latest film Brothers, which is being filmed in New Mexico. He immediately flew out on a commercial flight to New York. He returned to the set Thursday to shoot a scene, but it was apparent Jake’s thoughts were with Ledger.

A source on the set of the movie says, “He was there, but he wasn’t with us. It was obviously a major trauma. These guys were very close. [Jake] was sitting in the director’s chair staring off into space.”

Gyllenhaal has been off on personal leave and the director is filming around Jake’s part as he grieves. He has been spending time with girlfriend Reese Witherspoon and her children in Los Angeles.

Jake is the godfather to Ledger’s 2-year-old daughter, Matilda.

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Once upon a time, Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger were very close. The two bonded while shooting the film ‘The Patriot’ where Ledger played Gibson’s son.

However, that all changed after Ledger took a role in the controversial gay film, ‘Brokeback Mountain’.

Private investigator Paul Barresi claims that a “major Hollywood producer” told him that Ledger asked Gibson for advice about the role and Mel told him to pass. When Ledger went ahead with the film Gibson wasn’t too happy about it.

“Ledger asked Gibson whether he should take the role of Ennis Del Mar in ‘Brokeback’. Gibson strongly counseled against it. The role apparently ran counter to Gibson’s morality. And he felt that it would ruin Heath’s career.”

“When Gibson parted ways with Heath, it broke his heart,” claims Barresi.

Ironically, Ledger received an Oscar nomination for the edgy role. When asked why he accepted it, the late actor replied, “it was kind of a reaction against the comparison that I’m the new Mel Gibson.”

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Reports are surfacing today that Mary-Kate Olsen wasn’t only Ledger’s landlord, she was also his girlfriend.

And it was Mary-Kate who was called instead of 911 when his body was discovered by Diane Lee Wolozin, a masseuse who had an appointment with Ledger.

“Heath is unconscious. I don’t know what to do!” Wolozin frantically cried in the phone call to Mary-Kate.

“I’m sending my private security there,” the actress replied.

“I think he may be dead. I’m calling 911!” Wolozin said.

“I already have people coming over,” Olsen replied.

Uh-ok. So can anyone tell me why MKO seemed to not want 911 to be called? Doesn’t that seem weird?

Something’s fishy.

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Fox News host John Gibson is known for being controversial and outspoken, but this time he was also inconsiderate and tasteless.

On the day Heath Ledger died, Gibson opened his show with funeral music that had clips from Brokeback Mountain dubbed in. When the iconic quote from the movie, “I wish I knew how to quit you,” is played, Gibson responds with, “Well, he found out how to quit you.”

He went on to cold heartedly ridicule the tragedy and even called Ledger a ‘weirdo’ even though he did not know him. He rambled on, adding that Heath had a ’serious drug problem’ because he read it on TMZ and ‘TMZ is right about everything….about 90% of the time’

After that came the clip, “We’re dead,” as spoken by Ledger in the movie. Followed by Gibson repeating it. Then the clip again.

He brought up Ledger’s death throughout the remainder of his show, joking that maybe Heath killed himself because he was going to lose money in the stock market, or that maybe he was a John Edwards supporter.

When Brokeback Mountain was released, Gibson was obviously not a fan. He mocked the filmed repeatedly, calling it “a gay agenda movie.”

So because this guy is homophobic he felt the need to bash Ledger, his death and his career? How inconsiderate to the grieving family. Simply classless and cold.

Listen to the prick here.

A lot of celebrities have been asked about the untimely death of Heath Ledger and the responses have ranged from grief to admiration.

But I heard one person say something tonight and I thought, “Oh Gawd, that is such a Hollywood thing to say!”

The celebrity was John Travolta. And although he said a lot of nice things about Ledger, one thing he said was completely laughable. Not ‘funny’ laughable, but as in he should be embarrassed.

Travolta said so graciously,

“I would give back all my awards and all my nominations just to have him back.”

How noble of you, John!

It really sheds light on what a pompous moron you are. All of your awards AND nominations? Wow, that’s really saying something by Hollywoods standards, but to the rest of us it sounds like you need to take your head out of your ass.

Fans and friends have set up a memorial for Heath Ledger at his SoHo apartment and the Brooklyn townhouse he and Michelle Williams once shared.