Lawsuit claims paparazzi supplied cocaine to Ledger

A LAWSUIT filed against a Hollywood photo agency says two of its paparazzi supplied actor Heath Ledger with cocaine so they could secretly videotape him snorting the drug in a hotel room two years ago.

The suit says footage of the Ledger encounter, a portion of which aired briefly on two US television shows days after his death in January — prompting an outcry in Hollywood — was sold to media outlets around the world.

The lawsuit claims the video has generated more than $1 million (€640,000) in revenues that should be forfeited under a California state law that requires paparazzi to hand over any profits obtained through illegal activity.