Heath Ledger is only a few hours dead in a New York apartment – one which apparently didn't belong to an Olsen after all – and the religious nuts of America are already chomping at the bit at the prospect of ruining his funeral just because he starred in a film they didn't like.
Westboro Baptist Church, who made their name with their 'God Hates Fags' campaigns, have announced they will picket Ledger's funeral, still angry about him doing 'vile' gay things with Jack Gyllenhaal in that documentary they were told about, but probably didn't see, where cowboys were shown in their natural habitat in a tent.
Except 'Brokeback Mountain' was a film. A film made by directors and producers which starred actors who were acting. Which doesn't even take into account the fact that all of the so-called anti-gay passages they quote from the Bible can be contradicted with others. Wasn't there some guy called Jez or something in it? Jesus, that's it! I'm sure he preached something about tolerance or something. If only we'd gone to Sunday school more - then maybe we'd know as much as these geniuses!
The Westboro Baptist nuts issued the following press release:
Perhaps the anniversary DVD release of 'Brokeback Mountain' will run 'Sordid, tacky bucket of slime seasoned with vomit' as one of its review quotes...