Ledger was quoted in January 2006 in Melbourne's Herald Sun as saying that he heard that West Virginia had banned Brokeback Mountain, which it had not; actually, a cinema in Utah had banned the film.
Ledger blev i januar 2006 i Melbournes Herald Sun, hvor han sagde, at han havde hørt, at staten West Virginia havde forbudt Brokeback Mountain, hvilket staten ikke havde; faktisk, var det en biograf i Utah, der havde forbudt filmen .