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Heath Ledger disgusted fellow subway passengers in New York at the weekend with his "unwashed" stench, it has been claimed.

The 'Brokeback Mountain' star was spotted carrying his two-year-old daughter Matilda through a station during Thanksgiving weekend, and commuters who crossed his path insist he was giving off an unpleasant smell.

One onlooker said: "He was pushing past the crowds on a staircase and I got quite a whiff. He smelled pretty unwashed!"

Heath - who split from Matilda's mother Michelle Williams in the summer - was wearing red-framed sunglasses, an oversize lilac knitted hat and a fleece-lined jacket, which passengers also claim needed a good wash.

The witness added to America's OK! magazine: "His jacket has clearly never seen the inside of a washing machine. He seemed to be going for the hobo-chic look!"

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