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Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Vanessa Ondi (she/her) from Best Week Ever discuss trending pop culture stories including: Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s fight over North West, and Shailene Woodley and Lucas Bravo’s paparazzi walk. Then they discuss forgotten celeb couples including Mary-Kate and Heath Ledger, Scarlett Johanson and Ryan Reynolds, Alanis Morrisette and Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore and Zach Braff, John Mayer and Jessica Simpson, Rihanna and Josh Harnett, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt, Miley Cyrus and Patrick Swartzneggar, Zendaya and Jacob Elordi, Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson, and Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez.

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
OK. Let's get into our topic for
today. So I made a list of, to me, I
guess the top ten forgotten celeb couples.
Some of them were submitted by listeners.
Vanessa submitted some of them. So we're just going to talk
about. You know how they got.
Together, how long their relationship was any notable
moments that we remember or whatthey're known for and then kind

(00:21):
of what they're up to today and if they still interact with the
person that they broke up with or or not.
And we're kind of started off with a sad one to be honest.
We know what we know that they don't interact anymore.
We're starting off with Mary Kate Olson and Heath Ledger.
So I was talking a few days ago about like if you're on your not

(00:42):
if you're on your deathbed, if you were like granted 3 genie
wishes and you could get the answer to like anything about
like any. Like what happened?
Yes, if you. If you could get the answer to
any Hollywood speculation, my like top 3 is probably like
Gaylor for sure, Jelena for sure.

(01:04):
Like, I know that's like kind ofsolved, but I just want to know.
I just want to know what happened in the two months that
he went from Selena Till engagedlike proposing to Haley.
You and everybody, girl. Especially now more.
Than ever, especially these lasttwo weeks and then but honestly,
it's kind of also this like why?So basically what happened to

(01:27):
people don't know is that Heath Ledger obviously passed away in
January of 2008 to an overdose. And basically what happened is
his like massage therapist foundhim in his apartment, but
instead of calling 911, she called Mary Kate Olsen like

(01:47):
multiple times. And so people have talked about
again, maybe they were more thanfriends, maybe they.
Were using. Drugs together they were party
friends. But that is like that is fucking
wild. Like that is crazy.
Yeah, When you read back about like how they were first

(02:09):
introduced to each other, they like both had a common
relationship with nightlife in New York City.
And automatically when I read that, I was like, oh, they do
drugs. They go clubbing.
They like, they just like, you know, test whatever what's in
the clubs. Like the Olsen twins are very
infamous about being in the clubs doing some drugs.

(02:33):
I mean, at that age, she was 20 years old, mind you.
He was heaven, which automatically I'm like, oh, they
had a common thing. It was clubbing.
So for me, it was like, this waslike a druggie kind of
relationship. And I hate to say that because I
love Heath Ledger and I love Mary Kate Olsen, but this is so
messy and. I love them so like I love them

(02:56):
both. So much.
GOSH therapist was recommended by Mary Kate so that's why the
calls make sense. Also I think the apartment he
was renting is a Mary Kate like apartment like.
Property. Something like that there.

(03:17):
Like I remember reading this up.I should send you the the link.
But yeah, like he was basically living in the apartment, renting
out the apartment from her and massage therapist.
I think. Yeah, it's just really sad that
it was probably just one really bad party night.

(03:37):
But that's just my opinion of what happened.
Totally. That's like such a tragedy.
And like, that is such a epidemic here where I live.
And then, like, obviously acrossNorth America.
But yeah, they like, I guess maybe we're casually seeing each
other for a few months. And then, yeah.
So the massage therapist called like had an appointment with

(04:01):
Heath, went to his apartment, thought he was asleep, realized
obviously something was wrong, called Mary Kate Olson, and then
Mary Kate called his security guards and then the massage
therapist called 911. But yeah, why did she call 3

(04:22):
times before the paramedic and then once after the paramedic
had been there? It's so suspicious to me.
Doesn't it give you like Gossip Girl vibes like the Alton Twins
in New York City? This whole like, not not to be
disrespectful to Heath Ledger because yes, like, but 100% like

(04:44):
this seems like a storyline thatyou would see on Gossip Girl and
it it is such a tragedy. I think he is like he had just
so much potential. And yeah, you saying, saying
that she was 20 and he was 27. Truly, truly, truly, truly.
That is so young like that. I have just realized recently I

(05:05):
thought I was like grown at 27. No, I knew.
I still knew nothing at 27. Like, holy shit.
Yeah, it's so young. And being Mary Kate at 20 and
being in this whole mesh, 'cause, you know, a lot of
people like the Olsen twins, they have all this money and
then, like, living in New York City and then the Michelle

(05:27):
Williams of it all. Like a lot of people, when they
think of Heath Ledger, they think of his daughter and Shell
Williams not forgetting like hislast moments was with Mary Kate
Olsen as his girl. Well, girlfriend.
We don't really. Yeah.
Or title. Paramore.
Yeah. Yeah, it's so true.

(05:48):
And like, yeah, she obviously doesn't do press anymore.
So I I think we'll just never get kind of what happened.
Maybe we would get like AI wouldlove an autobiography at some
point from the Olsen twins but. When we're like 70 or something
crazy like, 'cause that's probably the only like in their
deathbed, you know? I would.

(06:12):
I want that more than anything. Or Elizabeth Olsen will have to
come out with something of her own, like they have brothers and
sisters. Which always is so funny to me.
It's sucked to be them I feel like but.
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