"I wish I knew how to quit you," the Brokeback sample declared.

"Well," responds Gibson, "he found out how to quit you."

"There's no point in passing up a good joke," said Gibson on his Wednesday radio broadcast. He had accused the late Ledger of snorting heroin and abusing prescription drugs, even though the cause of Ledger's death was left unclear after an autopsy, and no residues or other evidence of illegal drugs were found in the New York apartment.

On Thursday, Gibson went on the air on both television and radio to apologize to those who were offended by his comments. A video clip is available below, as broadcast on Fox News' The Big Story on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

I have received comments regarding remarks I made on my radio show the other night after the shocking death of Heath Ledger. I'm sorry that some took my comments as anti-gay and insensitive. I'm aware that Ledger has a family and many fans who were grief-stricken by his sudden death.

As I speak, a crowd is gathering at the funeral home where Ledger's services will be held. Those who knew him say he was a good actor and a loving dad. And what happened to him was terrible, but was evidently an accident. Once again, to anyone offended by my comments, I'm sorry. But I'm also sorry that Heath Ledger is no longer alive and with us.

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