Jake Gyllenhaal: Heath Ledger refused to do a homophobic Brokeback Mountain Oscars joke

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In an interview with Another Man magazine, Gyllenhaal recalled the late actor refusing to take part in an Oscars opening that would've mocked their characters' same-sex romantic relationship in Brokeback Mountain. “That’s the thing I loved about Heath," said Gyllenhaal. "He would never joke. Someone wanted to make a joke about the story or whatever, he was like, ‘No. This is about love. Like, that’s it, man. Like, no.’"