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It’s been 10 months since Heath Ledger’s tragic death. And, obviously, Michelle Williams is still reeling.

In fact, during a recent interview with Newsweek, the actress – mother of Ledger’s three-year-old daughter, Matilda – burst into tears at the mere mention of his name.

“It’s so sad,” the 28-year-old told the magazine of Ledger’s death – ruled an accidental overdose of prescription drugs – in late January.

How is she holding up? “I guess it’s always changing,” she said. “What else can I say? I just wake up each day in a slightly different place – grief is like a moving river.”

Although the two Brokeback Mountain stars had split before Ledger’s death, they always remained close.

“It’s a strange thing to say, because I’m at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse,” she said of her grief. “It’s just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone. In some ways it gets worse. That’s what I would say.”

The actress – currently starring in the indie flick Wendy and Lucy – says she’s currently taking a year off to focus on her daughter.

“I don’t want to work while she’s in school,” the former Dawson’s Creek star (who’s been linked to director Spike Jonze) told Newsweek. “I want her to have a routine. I want the plainest, simplest, most ordinary, habituated routine possible.”

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Michelle Williams’ father, a prominent stock market trader, agreed Tuesday to return to the United States to face tax evasion charges.

Larry Williams has been fighting extradition since he was arrested by Australian police in 2006 after flying to Sydney for a speaking tour in Australia and New Zealand. He has been free on bail.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service wants to question the 65-year-old Virgin Islands resident about a possible $1.5 million in unpaid taxes from book royalties and earnings related to international seminars he conducted between 1990 and 2001.

Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that Williams will leave for Los Angeles on Wednesday.

“I will fight this and win,” Williams said before sheriffs escorted him from court. “I will be back - I have a lot of friends here in Australia.”

Michelle Williams received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress for her performance in the 2005 film “Brokeback Mountain,” playing the wife of Heath Ledger’s character. Ledger, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January, is the father of her 3-year-old daughter Matilda Rose, Larry Williams’ granddaughter.

The elfin actress has been reclusive since the death of Heath Ledger, her “Brokeback Mountain” co-star and father of her daughter, Matilda. But on Wednesday night, Williams stepped out at the Cinema Society/Mulberry screening of her badly titled movie, “Synecdoche, New York,” with film producer and new beau Spike Jonze. “He was always an arm’s length from her, and they kept stealing private moments throughout the evening,” said one party guest. Director Charlie Kaufman joined stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener on the Gramercy Park Hotel rooftop alongside Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Julian Schnabel, Juliette Lewis, Zoe Kravitz, Jon Voight, Jason Lewis and Cynthia Rowley.

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Seven months after the sudden death of her ex-fiancé Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams appears to have found happiness again.

A U.S. magazine reports the former Dawson’s Creek actress, 27, has started dating film director Spike Jonze, ex-husband of Lost In Translation director Sofia Coppola.

Williams and Jonze, 38, have been spotted together several times near the film-maker’s £1.5million New York apartment in recent weeks.

Williams was devastated in January when her former fiancé Ledger died following an accidental drug overdose.

Since the actor’s death, Williams has been struggling to stay strong for the sake of their two-year-old daughter Matilda.

But now it appears she finally has something to smile about again, thanks to a burgeoning romance with Jonze.

American magazine Star reports Williams was seen kissing Jonze outside his Lower East Side Manhattan apartment on July 2nd.

An onlooker told the publication: ‘Michelle kissed Spike with a closed mouth on the corner of his lips.

‘There was definitely a bit of caressing going on. She was clutching his arm. The body language was very romantic.’

Williams first met Jonze in 2006 when she auditioned for his film adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children’s book Where The Wild Things Are.

She was offered a part, but later withdrew from the film.

Actress Chloe Sevigny, who also auditioned for the movie, said last year: ‘I auditioned for Spike Jonze on Where The Wild Things Are, but Michelle Williams got the part. She’s much prettier than me.’

But last year, the pair finally worked together on Synecdoche, New York in summer 2007 and struck up a friendship.

Just a few months later in September, Williams and Ledger ended their three year relationship.

During their time on the movie - which Jonze produced - Williams was still dating Ledger, while he has been romantically linked to Drew Barrymore.

After reportedly getting together this summer, Ledger’s best friend Trevor DiCarlo, who has been helping Williams care for Matilda at her Brooklyn, New York, home, has given the new couple the seal of approval.

A source tells Star: ‘I saw Trevor, Michelle and Matilda out for an afternoon in the neighborhood. They walked around chatting, went to a pizza joint for lunch and took the subway. Heath would be happy to know all his loved ones are doing so well.’

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HEATH Ledger’s father, Kim, mother, Emma, and other family members are flying in for the “Dark Knight” premiere on July 14 for what some are calling a “sort of tribute” to him - but don’t expect to see his ex, Michelle Williams, or daughter, Matilda. An insider said, “Michelle is furious with Heath’s family and threatening to boycott the premiere. Matilda is supposed to be the beneficiary of the will, but Michelle has seen nothing from them. Heath didn’t have much in cash, but there was a big house in LA and a back-end deal for ‘Dark Knight’ [that] could reap millions.” Ledger’s will, made out in 2003 before Matilda was born, left everything to his father, mother and sisters. But Matilda is now considered the beneficiary, and Kim is the executor. Williams fears that by the time Matilda reaches 18 and can cash in on her inheritance, nothing will be left. Years ago, Kim’s brothers charged that he mismanaged their father’s estate, losing millions. A rep for Williams didn’t return repeated calls.

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Michelle Williams will be the “first benefactor” for a scholarship for struggling Australian actors established in the deceased Heath Ledger’s name. Michelle and Heath had a lengthy relationship and he was the father of her daughter Matilda.

The scholarship was announced by director Gregor Jordan at Thursday night’s Australians in Film 2008 Breakthrough Awards in Beverly Hills. Gregor was a friend of Heath’s and worked with him on two films.

During his speech, Jordan recalled Heath was a struggling actor himself, and he once had to lend his friend some money.

“The first thing he does with the money is go into a bar and buy everyone … a round of drinks,” Jordan said,”It is that generosity that somehow sums Heath up. When he had nothing, he still found a way to give to others.”

To much applause, Jordan emtotionally announced Michelle’s part in the project.

It’s going to involve a number of benefactors and there’s been a lot of interest already,” the director explained. “I was talking to Michelle Williams, his partner and the mother of his child, today and Michelle has said she would be very proud and happy to be the first benefactor.”

The details of the scholarship haven’t been finalized as of yet, but the general idea is that one Australian actor will be given the chance to “crack it” in Hollywood.

Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online

It’s a poignant Mother’s Day for Michelle Williams, the first she’s celebrated since the passing of her daughter’s father, Heath Ledger. Matilda Ledger is cute as a button with her neat little haircut and outfit. She’s so adorable to me that she looks like the main character in a children’s book, who goes on little adventures in Brooklyn where she lives.

Ooh, and girlfriend’s got a nice ride. I’m not a mommy, but my sister is and I know that a Maclaren stroller ain’t nothing to sneeze at.

Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online

More photos of Michelle and Matilda playing at the park after the jump.

Michelle Williams eyes the paparazzi suspiciously as she accompanies her daughter, Matilda, who scoots along the sidewalk in her pink helmet and scooter, blissfully unaware (or ignoring) the photographers who are capturing this very set of photos.

Details of how Michelle was attempting to organize an intervention for her ex-fiance, Heath Ledger, have been revealed by TMZ. At the time of the 28-year-old actor’s death, Williams suspected that Heath was in “really, really bad shape” and was working with friends and family to try and convince him to check himself into a treatment program.

It’s no surprise that Williams continued to work “behind the scenes to get him into rehab” even after the pair split, since she was still very much attached to Heath, the father of her daughter.

Photos: INFDaily.com

Michelle Williams gave an interview to “Elle” magazine on the set of her new film in Sweden just two weeks prior to his death. Ouch. In it she discusses how their break-up affected her. She said “I didn’t know where to go. I couldn’t imagine any place in the world that was gonna feel good to me.” The couple allegedly broke up due to Heath’s on-again/off-again issues with drugs. A video of him doing lines at a party was released shortly after his death. Michelle says that she buried herself in work to cope with the breakup and it’s when she wasn’t working that “things start to get a little messy”. Keep in mind that this interview was conducted prior to his death so, again, ouch.

More photos from Michelle Williams’ Elle magazine photo shoot are after the jump.