Videotape footage of Heath Ledger partying with two strangers at a Hollywood drugs party has been axed from the TV. The Insider and Entertainment Tonight aired a short segment of the videotape showing the late actor talking to the men, who are snorting cocaine, on Wednesday.

The murky video was shot in January 2006 at the Chateau Marmont hotel and Ledger can be heard talking to the men about his then-three-month-old daughter Matilda. While Ledger was partying, his then-girlfriend Michelle Williams was upstairs with their baby Matilda in a separate room. At one point, Ledger can be heard saying, "I'm going to get serious s**t from my girlfriend. We had a baby three months ago... I shouldn't be here at all."

Although Ledger cannot be seen taking drugs in the footage, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have decided against plans to show the full uncut videotape on TV on Thursday. A statement read: "Out of respect for Heath Ledger's family, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in the world media."

Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment on January 22nd. An autopsy failed to reveal how he died, although police believe his death could be drug-related as five different bottles of prescription drugs were found around his apartment.

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