Jake Gyllenhaal Leaning On Reese Witherspoon, Sister For Loss of Heath Ledger
By Brenda Jones
Feb 8, 2008
Jake Gyllenhaal is struggling mightily with the shock and is desperately leaning on his girlfriend, Reese Witherspoon, to help him cope with the grief he feels over his late pal Heath Ledger, sources tell OK! Magazine. A pal of Jake tells OK! that Reese has been crucial in getting the Brokeback Mountain star through this terrible time.
Jake Gyllenhaal Leaning On Reese Witherspoon, Sister For Loss of Heath Ledger
"Jake calls Reese every night," the friend confides. "He told her he’s having a hard time facing something as big as this." Jake’s first call when he heard about the loss of Heath was to his older sister, Maggie, the report claims.
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A Gyllenhaal family insider says Maggie, 30, is trying her best to be there for her 27-year-old brother. After she spoke to him on the phone, the insider says, “Maggie must have been concerned for Jake. I heard he sounded groggy, like he was in a daze. He was mumbling about Heath being gone, his voice was shaky and he was choking back tears during the conversation. I’m sure Maggie could hear the hurt in Jake’s voice.”
Jake, who is godfather to Heath’s 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, with Michelle Williams, feels guilty for not being there for his Aussie buddy. “I bet Maggie’s worried about her brother beating himself up and wishing he had known how bad things were,” says the friend. “There is only so much a person can do.”
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