Although no one has threatened to boycott Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, impassioned please from A-list stars like Scarlett Johannson, Josh Brolin and Natalie Portman have caused the tabloids to put out the following statement:

“Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family, Entertainment Tonight has decided not to run the Heath Ledger video being released to the world media today.”

Page Six reports that the celebs as well as top publicity firms decided to use the “human to human” plea with CBS to prevent further exploitation of Heath Ledger’s tragic death.

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