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The plot in the Heath Ledger estate fiasco thickens with the rumors that he has a love child. (Courtesy THINK Films)

Call our title irresponsible, sure, but we never claimed to be the pillars of Woodward and Bernstein reporting. We're getting our info straight from the rumor-mill, which today, is suggesting that the late actor Heath Ledger may or may not have a love child.

Heath's controversial Uncle Hadyn, who is estranged from his brother Kim, Heath's father, has emerged once again with some shocking news. He went to the Sydney's Daily Telegraph with the news that Ledger was involved in a steamy affair with an older woman when he was just 17. The Telegraph reports:

"Ledger was a 17-year-old schoolboy when he had an affair with an older woman who is thought to have only discovered she was pregnant after their relationship ended. The woman was living with another man at the time of the alleged affair. Yesterday, Ledger's uncle, Hadyn Ledger said: 'There is a very real possibility that Heath was the father.'"

This could stir the estate bickering pot, with Ledger's family already feuding over his will. Heath's parents, Kim and Sally Ledger, declined to comment to the media.