Julia Stiles Obtained Permission from Michelle Williams Earlier than Heath Ledger Dedication Dance on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Julia Stiles is opening up about her emotional “Dedication Night” dance on Dancing with the Stars.
During the Tuesday (October 20), the 45-year-old actress and her accomplice Ezra Sosa performed a danced honoring her late 10 Things I Hate About You co-star Heath Ledger.
At the top of her dance, Julia was joined out on the dancefloor by her and Heath‘s former co-stars Joseph Gordon Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan, Susan May Pratt, and Gabrielle Union.
While talking with Extra TV after the episode, Julia revealed that she requested Heath‘s former girlfriend Michelle Williams for permission earlier than performing the dance.
“I did ask Michelle if this was OK and he or she mentioned sure,” Julia mentioned.
Heath and Michelle, 46, met in 2004 on set of Brokeback Mountain and began relationship quickly after. The following yr, they welcomed daughter Matilda, who will likely be turning 21 later this month.
The pair cut up in 2007 and Heath died of an unintentional overdose in January 2008. He was 28-years-old.
Julia additionally shared how they determined to include the opposite forged members into the efficiency.
“When we determined we have been going to do the dedication, we wanted to have someone right here to form of characterize the film and characterize Heath,” Julia defined. “I used to be like, ‘It must be the entire forged, it could’t simply be one individual, it’s obtained to be everyone.’”
In an interview final yr, Michelle shared some very rare comments about Heath and their relationship.
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