(Jan. 29) - Celebrities receiving calls from anyone claiming to be Heath Ledger's grieving father may want to be careful with what they say. It appears that an impersonator could be on the line.
The New York Post reports that a con man has telephoned A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta, presenting himself as the actor's father, Kim Ledger. The impersonator was able to get in touch with Cruise only one day after Heath Ledger's death and asked the star for comfort. A source tells the Post that the man spoke with Cruise several times over the next few days. Once Cruise found out the man was an impostor, he cut off conversations.
The scam artist had an even stranger demand for Travolta, asking the 'Hairspray' star to purchase a plane ticket for him to fly into the country from Australia. "John spoke with the guy briefly before he realized he was an impostor," says Travolta's publicist Samantha Mast. "He did not make arrangements to buy him a plane ticket." The caller also was said to have been hunting for the telephone numbers of Ledger's former co-stars Christian Bale and Mel Gibson. TMZ reports that he called up a FOX TV station in New York trying to obtain Naomi Watts' number. Hear a portion of the call HERE
The impersonator didn't stop at the stars with his demands. He telephoned the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York City and finagled reservations at the top-notch Carlyle Hotel. The Post reports he was able to get free items delivered to his room as well, but was never there to accept them personally.
Police don't know the identity of the caller and had hoped to catch him at Ledger's wake, going so far as to send detectives to the service in hopes of apprehending him there.
Kim Ledger has been forthright with his grief over his son, making a public statement just hours after the news of Ledger's death was confirmed.
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