Entirely To Matilda

It has been revealed that Heath Ledger’s daughter Matilda Rose will inherit the late actor’s entire fortune – estimated to be around $17 million.

Ledger died in January of this year from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs – leaving behind his only daughter from his relationship with actress Michelle Williams.

Although the Brokeback Mountain star had written a will, it had not been updated since 2 years before the birth of his daughter in 2003 and named his parents and 3 sisters as the sole beneficiaries.

There had been speculation that Michelle Williams was set to lodge a claim for the money on Matilda’s behalf.

However Ledgers father Kim has now quashed the rumours by stating “There is no claim. Our family has gifted everything to Matilda.”

When Ledger’s will was drawn up it listed only around $75,000 in assets, but huge success and an Oscar nomination for his role in Brokeback Mountain saw this figure rise considerably.

Heaths final film role – as The Joker in The Dark Knight – has been tipped to receive a posthumous Oscar at the ceremony in February.

Little Matilda Gets It All

Interesting development.

According to a new report, Heath Ledger's two-year-old daughter, Matilda, will inherit the entirety of the late Australian actor's estate, estimated to be worth $16.6 million.

Ledger had named his parents and sisters as the beneficiaries in his will, which was made before Matilda was born.

There had been speculation that Heath's ex and mother of Matilda, Michelle Williams, would lodge a claim on behalf of their daughter.

However, Heath's father Kim has just squashed the speculation and revealed that Matilda will inherit it all.

He told an Australian paper, "…Our family has gifted everything to Matilda."

That's what the actor would have wanted, right?

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