Ledger Leaving Australia Permanently

Australian actor Heath Ledger has decided to leave his homeland for good after paparazzi squirted him with water pistols at Brokeback Mountain's Sydney premiere. The actor has homes in Brooklyn, New York City, and in Bronte, a suburb of Sydney - and he has decided the Big Apple is the best place to settle down with girlfriend Michellie Williams and their baby daughter Matilda. He says, "Bronte is scaring me at the moment. I don't feel like living there anymore. It's a shame because I obviously love it. It's breaking my heart because you can't go back there. You can't do anything. You don't want to go with your wife and kids down to the beach and swim when there are 10 people photographing you. It really is awful so...that's keeping me away from Australia. The star bought his beachfront home in the posh Sydney suburb two years ago (04) and spent almost an entire year renovating it, including installing dark grey tinted windows to keep the prying lenses of the paparazzi out.

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