Who's this mystery masseuse, anyway?

By Leslie Gornstein Jan 29, 2008 2:04 AMTags

So, who is this massage therapist who was with Heath Ledger right after he died? How come she kept calling Mary-Kate Olsen before finally calling 911? Who does that?
—Amy, Hoboken, New Jersey

The B!tch Replies:  Now, now. Before you go slapping around Diana Wolozin, let's be fair. She may not have a license to practice in the state of New York, but she does, apparently, have a Chihuahua. Perhaps he's the one with the license, using his padded little feet to pummel away at the stubborn muscle knots of the stars, all while Diana makes ill-fated telephone calls. Really. This is show business. You never, ever know.

Here's what we do know about the Upper West Side celebrity masseuse who reportedly helped discover Heath Ledger's lifeless body earlier this month:

  1. She's a bit of a ghost. Information has no current landline listings for her. She has no business website or blog. She has never been quoted—as a massage expert or in any other capacity—in any major media outlet. I also attempted to reach a relative of hers for comment; no response.

  2. Wolozin does not have the license required to practice her craft in the state of New York. Practicing without a license is a potential felony.

  3. However, the NYPD told me today it isn't pursuing Wolozin for her lack of license. Instead, a department spokesman told me, that's up to state regulators.

  4. The state hasn't said whether it will go after Wolozin or what possible punishment it could pursue. The State Education Department, which regulates massage therapists, didn't return my call seeking elaboration.

  5. And she doesn't appear to keep company with other masseuses. "We don't seem to have anyone by that name as a member," a spokeswoman for the American Massage Therapy Association told me.

  6. She really, really doesn't want to talk about Heath. At least not to anyone other than Mary-Kate Olsen, also one of her clients. When reporters approached her at her Upper West Side home earlier this week, she, per the New York Post, hissed, "Go away! Go away!"

  7. So, as to why she kept calling the actress instead of immediately dialing 911 after discovering Heath's lifeless form, no one is really sure. Yet.

  8. The cops don't have a problem with her, as far as Ledger is concerned. They say she has fully cooperated with them in their investigation into the actor's death.

I have no doubt we'll hear from Wolozin, or her Chihuahua, eventually.