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Ledger's Family Gives Inheritance To His Daughter

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 30, 2008

Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, is to inherit the late actor's entire $16.3 million estate, Heath's dad, Kim Ledger, has confirmed. Ledger, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January at the age of 28, wrote a will before his daughter's birth leaving everything to his parents and three sisters.

In a disturbing twist, Minnesota-based ReliaStar Life Insurance is trying to cut Matilda's inheritance by $10 million. The company has refused to pay Ledger's $10 million policy on the grounds that he committed suicide. ReliaStar is apparently ignoring the official ruling by the New York Medical Examiner's Office that the death was accidental.

TMZ.com says the company also has been investigating Ledger's lifestyle.

Ledger's former lawyer, John S. LaViolette, filed a suit against the company in July, claiming that ReliaStar was trying to wriggle out of paying, TMZ.com says. A rep from the company says it has yet to decide whether to pay the claim.

Boss In Charge Of Super Bowl Halftime

It's no longer rumor: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night.

The Super Bowl will be played Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium. NBC will telecast the event.

The New York Post began the Boss talk in August, when it reported rumors of the rock icon performing at the game. At the time, the NFL offered no confirmation.

AC/DC Bringing 'Black Ice' To Tampa

Back on "Black Ice": No, the rockers AC/DC won't be strapping on skates. But they will be coming to the St. Pete Times Forum on Dec. 21, part of a tour in support of upcoming album, "Black Ice."

It's the first tour for the "Back in Black" outfit since 2001, and the first new album since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip." "Black Ice" will be released Oct. 20 exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.

Tickets, $92.25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 301-2500, or Ticketmaster, (813) 287-8844.

Barker Released From Hospital

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was released Monday from a Georgia hospital after being treated for severe burns from a fiery plane crash more than a week ago.

Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors of the crash just before midnight Sept. 19 at the main airport in Columbia, S.C. Two pilots and two other passengers were killed.

Today's Birthdays

Actress Angie Dickinson is 77. Singer Cissy Houston is 75. Singer Johnny Mathis is 73. Singer Deborah Allen is 55. Actor Eric Stoltz is 47. Rapper-producer Marley Marl is 46. Rock singer Trey Anastasio is 44. Actress Monica Bellucci is 44. Actress Jenna Elfman is 37. Actress Lacey Chabert is 26. Singer-rapper T-Pain is 24.