CELEBRITY BUZZ – The estate of Heath Ledger has decided to go ahead with the restaurant that Ledger had been involved with before his death.The restaurant, tentatively called the Five Leaves, will be on the Bedford Avenue on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Seeing as how Ledger’s partner John McCormick is also one of the people behind Manhattan’s exclusive Beatrice Inn it will be interesting to see if any of us Williamsburg residents can actually get in.

The Best Links:

1. Heath Ledger’s Final Act
2. An Exclusive Look at the Heath Ledger–Backed Williamsburg Bistro
3. Heath Ledger’s Posthumous Celebrity Restaurant
4. Celebrity Backers
5. Italian Week Ledger’s Restaurant
6. Heath Ledger Restarant Puns (The Brokeback Fountain)

MOVIE BUZZ – As more reviews of The Dark Knight keep rolling in, Heath Ledger as the Joker is getting all the attention.Peter Travers’ review in Rolling Stone kicked off the Oscar chatter, but most other people who’ve seen the movie seem to agree that Leger is amazing in the role.

The Best Links:

1. Rolling Stone Signs Up For the Heath Ledger Posthumous Oscar Campaign
2. Even His Castmates Are Pushing For It
3. “Ledger’s performance that clearly completes the movie.”
4. Kevin Smith Thinks Heath Will Get An Oscar Nod
5. Whispering Campaign For Heath As the Joker
6. Ledger Even Overshadows Christian Bale

MOVIE BUZZ – The new, Heath Ledger-inspired version of the Joker doll has been selling out in New York.Collectors are making it hard for the kiddies to get a hold of one of these — apparently to drive up the prices of the dolls online.

The Best Links:

1. Classy Opening: “Toy peddlers are laughing all the way to the bank…”
2. New Doll Looks A Lot Like Ledger
3. Heath Ledger Joker Dolls On eBay
4. “Brush Your Teeth, or Dead Heath Ledger Joker Doll Will Get You!”
5. Still Profiting From Ledger’s Untimely Death

CELEBRITY BUZZ – Insider and Entertainment Tonight pull back from airing “shocking” footage of Ledger talking about drugs at a party in Hollywood.Stretched connection alert: The party was at the same bungalow were John Belushi OD’ed! In the footage, Heath apparently refers to having smoked a lot of weed in the past. OMG! Both Insider and ET aired sensational teasers last night, then released announcements they wouldn’t show the full tape “out of respect for the family.”

The Best Links:

1. See Heath Ledger Drug Video, Except Not
2. Did The Shows Actually Cave Because of PR Threats?
3. Heath Ledger Drug Tape Brouhaha
4. Australia’s Reaction to the Video Leaks
5. Hey Look, It’s a Dude at a Coke Party!
6. Another Typically Understated Headline From the NY Post About Michelle Leaving Heath Because of Drugs