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Why Heath Ledger didn’t leave his .3 million fortune to only daughter Matilda

Why Heath Ledger didn’t leave his $16.3 million fortune to only daughter Matilda

Heath Ledger’s untimely death aged just 28 rocked the world in January 2008. In a cruel twist of fate, the talented actor, best known for his roles in The Dark Knight and 10 Things I Hate About You, tragically passed away without leaving his $16.3 million fortune to his only daughter, Matilda. The Australian actor shared Matilda, who is now 20 years old, with his ex-fiancée and former co-star Michelle Williams. The pair dated for around three years, but had split by the time of his death from an accidental overdose. © GettyHeath Ledger tragicalled died aged 28 in January 2008 Heath’s will was written in 2003, two years before his daughter was born, and it left his entire $16.3 million estate to his parents and sisters. However, the family ultimately decided to donate the entire fortune to Matilda because “that’s how Heath would want it to be.” Following his death, his parents, Kim and Sally Leger, and his sisters Kate, Olivia and Ashleigh, insisted that Matilda and her mother, Oscar-nominated actress Michelle, would be …