Michelle Williams Upset Over 'Nightline' Interview About Heath Ledger

By Jett Wells Posted Jan 5th 2011 05:26PM

Michelle Williams Irked Over 'Nightline' Interview About Heath Ledger

Michelle Williams' interview with ABC's 'Nightline' was billed as her breaking her silence on her march back from the tragedy of Heath Ledger's death, but she's not happy with what the public saw. In a chat with The Daily Beast, Williams expressed frustration with the final interview, saying the way it was cut together made it seem like she was crossing a line she never intended to cross.

"I want everybody to like me. I want everybody to be happy. I want to please people. So that desire in the moment overrode that 'me' that is on top of myself, that 'me' that is on top of a situation," Williams said in the Daily Beast interview. "Then they used those few quotes and the way they edited the piece to sell the interview, and it appeared as if I were breaking some kind of silence and sitting down with the express purpose to discuss something that is very private to me."

In the interview that aired, Williams appeared to really open up about her life without Ledger, saying she misses the surreal feeling of him being gone and how that feeling is disappearing now.

"In a strange way, I miss that year, because all those possibilities that existed then are gone," she said in the 'Nightline' interview. "It didn't seem unlikely to me that he could walk through a door or could appear behind a bush. It was a year of very magical thinking, and in some ways I'm sad to be moving further and further away from it."

It was her fears of how the media would edit and contextualize her heartbreak that made her so afraid to talk about it in the first place, she told The Daily Beast.

"So then I withdraw and I say, 'OK, this subject is off limits if it is going to be convoluted and re-contextualized. I will close myself off as a torn paper might seal up its side or a streak of water stitch itself to silk,'" WIlliams told The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums. "But then I sit down with you and feel compelled to talk about it. So it is a struggle."

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Tags: heath ledger, Michelle Williams, nightline

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Wednesday 05 January

By motoxmom52

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What a strong beautiful woman! Michelle will go far.

Thursday 06 January

By paintppa1

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go far???? how about off the stage...that'd be a start.

By maria`

ahhhh the media. you guys truly do suck at times!

By phil

creative people are from another planet!

By Gentlenatureman

Creative people are not from another planet. They just have some traces of dna from someone who was. :)

By diane

I know how she feels. I still miss him.

By jaeelle

Of course they took it out of context to sensationalize it. how disgusting the media can be at times.

By ken

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I love Michelle Williams.... she is a talented talented actress.... but do yourselves a favor and skip her new movie "Blue Valentine".... one of the worst movies I've seen. Please stick to being in movies that make you act instead of crazy sex.... it really cheapen my sweet Michelle.

By kluji

who are these people? Next!

how bout this....get your mug off nightline and nobody will piece together or twist your words. Another hollywood nut case seeking out the spotlight! Next!

By themeeker

Really! The man's been dead for 2 years. It's time for her to shut the f up and move on. Let the guy rest in peace, and stop milking his memory for all it's worth. It's getting a little tiresome.

By Stephen

Nice job. Excellent person & mom. Thanks for a bit of sanity.

By Jose R. Dasilva

It's sad that any show would stoop to that level for ratings but that is par for the course in today's culture.
She's such a beautiful person and a tremendous talent. The interview she did on 'Live with Regis and Kelly' was excellent and shows what a fantastic and humble person she really is.
Shame on 'Nightline.'

By Go Sox

up hers. she drove him to drugs and death.

By sally

beautiful interview. she did an outstanding job.....

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who cares???? not me.

By YellowRose3218

paint,, you must care some, you did take the time to get here.

By yaaah69

Did she really think that Heath would not be the topic of the interview. ? If so , she is truly a blonde and a loose cannon.

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