TIL that Heath Ledger refused to present the Oscars in 2007 after he and Jake Gyllenhaal were asked to make fun of their "Brokeback Mountain" characters' romance
https://news.sky.com/story/heath-ledger-refused-to-present-at-oscars-over-brokeback-mountain-joke-says-jake-gyllenhaal-11970386
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https://news.sky.com/story/heath-ledger-refused-to-present-at-oscars-over-brokeback-mountain-joke-says-jake-gyllenhaal-11970386
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Heath Ledger 'refused to present at Oscars over Brokeback Mountain joke', says Jake Gyllenhaal
"Heath said, 'It's not a joke to me - I don't want to make jokes'," Jake Gyllenhaal has said about their characters' gay romance.Sky News
