TMZ is reporting that a life insurance company is treating Heath Ledger's death as a suicide, not an accident. In other words, why pay when he was already rich?
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company wrote the policy in June 2007 -- six months before Ledger died. The beneficiary of the policy is a trustee who would hold the money for 2-year-old Matilda.
Instead of paying the $10 mil, ReliaStar set out to investigate whether Ledger took his own life, despite the fact that the New York City Medical Examiner ruled the death accidental.
TMZ has obtained a lawsuit, filed by Matilda's trustee, claiming ReliaStar (owned by ING Americas) has acted in bad faith by not promptly paying the $10 million and by wrongfully prying into the life of Heath Ledger after his death.
Instead of paying the $10 mil, ReliaStar set out to investigate whether Ledger took his own life, despite the fact that the New York City Medical Examiner ruled the death accidental.
TMZ has obtained a lawsuit, filed by Matilda's trustee, claiming ReliaStar (owned by ING Americas) has acted in bad faith by not promptly paying the $10 million and by wrongfully prying into the life of Heath Ledger after his death.
Just when I thought writing celebrity gossip as the lowest, trashiest job out there, ReliaStar has to prove me wrong. Trying to determine that a dude killed himself on purpose instead of on accident to save money is a job that should only be filled by Satan or the U.S. government. Here's an idea. Maybe they should go in the apartment he died in and plant a gun, a dirty needle, a razor blade, and maybe a noose. Then call the cops. $10million instant savings!
