A con man pretending to be Heath Ledger’s grieving father has been duping stars, including manipulating Tom Cruise into consoling him over the phone – and nearly convincing John Travolta to buy him a plane ticket to the United States. The hoax began soon after Ledger, 28, was found dead one week ago today in his SoHo apartment near two opened packets of prescription pills. By the next day, a man claiming to be Kim Ledger managed to get Cruise on the phone, a source said. Over the next few days, he “had had a couple of conversations with” Cruise, asking for emotional support, said the source. But Cruise abruptly cut him off when he learned “he was an impostor,” the source said. “Heath’s reps found out there was this hoaxer and they called various celebs.” Sources close to Cruise confirmed the impostor contacted him. Travolta publicist said, “John spoke with the guy briefly before he realized he was an impostor. He did not make arrangements to buy him a plane ticket.” But a source said Travolta, who had been “making arrangements to buy [the impostor] a plane ticket from Australia to LA and subsequently to New York.” Meanwhile, Ledger’s funeral is expected to be some time this week in his hometown of Perth, Australia.
[Source: NY Post]
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