Heath Ledger Once Shut Down a Homophobic ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Oscars Joke

Jake Gyllenhaal says the Academy wanted to joke about the film in an Oscars opener. “Heath said, ‘It’s not a joke to me.”

Laura Bradley 

Senior Entertainment Reporter

Published Apr. 7 2020 4:04PM EDT 

Laura Bradley

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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