BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The U.S. federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday in New York confirmed to "Access Hollywood" that they have issued a subpoena that would force Mary-Kate Olsen to testify about the death of Heath Ledger in front of a grand jury.
Olsen was the first person called by the masseuse who discovered Ledger's body.
She spoke up for the first time on Monday, when a rep for the actress told "Access" in a statement that she "had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger's home or his body, and she does not know where he obtained them."
Five medications were found in Ledger's body at the time of his death, according to the DEA. Three of the prescription drugs he'd obtained from doctors in Texas and Los Angeles. At the center of the investigation is how he acquired Oxycontin and Vicodin without a legal prescription.
Despite the statement by Olsen's rep that they "have provided the government with relevant information," the actress is reportedly refusing to speak to government officials without immunity.
According to Benjamin Brafman, a high-profile defense attorney not associated with the case, seeking immunity is not the same as admitting guilt.
"It may not mean anything other than she's getting good legal advice," Brafman said. "You don't know what the DEA may suspect in this case and I think it's a cautious way to proceed. I think it would be wrong to assume she's done something criminal simply because she's invoking her Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination."
(Agencies)
