Lifetime has just released the first preview trailer for its upcoming biopic The Brittany Murphy Story, which will attempt to shed some light on the tragic story of one of Hollywood’s brightest stars who wrestled with a number of personal demons before being found dead from cardiac arrest stemming from pneumonia and anemia in 2009 at the relatively young age of 32.
Lifetime is set to air The Brittany Murphy Story more than four years after the actress’ death at the age of 32.
More than four years after her death, Brittany Murphy’s final film, Something Wicked, officially has a release date. Find out when and where it will be shown and see an exclusive deleted scene featuring the late actress.
Brittany Murphy’s father, Angelo Bertolotti, made headlines when he came forward recently claiming that his daughter and her late husband Simon Monjack might have been poisoned. Now Brittany’s mom, Sharon Murphy, has responded in an open letter that infers Bertolotti is out for money, was a deadbeat dad and is a liar. Get a timeline of events in relation to Sharon’s major actions since her daughter’s passing as well as highlights from her recent reply.
Brittany Murphy’s cause of death is officially an accidental overdose, pneumonia and anemia. However, her and husband Simon Monjack’s cases are being questioned after independent labs suggested they were poisoned…
Five months after Brittany Murphy was found unconscious in the bathroom of her Los Angeles home by her mother, Sharon Murphy, and later pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene, her widower was found unconscious by Sharon Murphy in the same home in the master bedroom. Simon Monjack, who married the late Brittany Murphy in 2007, was pronounced dead on the scene after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.
Read more details about the eerie similarities in the couple’s deaths and see photos of them together.
More details have emerged on the sad case of recently deceased actress Brittany Murphy. TMZ reports that a Los Angeles pharmacy owner, Eddie Bubar, had to cut the actress off after she’d brought in too many prescriptions. His pharmacy had over 100 prescriptions between Janury 2008 and August 2009, for the actress, her husband Simon…
The results of Brittany Murphy’s autopsy are finally in and the results are still somewhat inconclusive. The coroner has listed her death as “accidental” but has listed a myriad of pharmaceuticals found in her system. Per TMZ, here were the drugs found: elevated levels of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and chlorpheniramine, L-methamphetamine. If you’re not a pill-popper,…
When Brittany Murphy died suddenly last December from a combination of accidental drug overdose and illenss, it was hard to ignore the questionable past of her British husband Simon Monjack. The first area of mystery is his claim to be a producer and screenwriter, when he only has one industry credit to his name, for…
The Las Angeles Coroner’s office has officially released Brittany Murphy’s cause of death: accidental drug overdose. She also suffered from “community acquired pneumonia,” and had an “iron deficiency.”Full autopsy results will be available in two weeks. Yesterday Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter personally spoke with Brittany’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Susan Murphy at their…
Brittany Murphy was laid to rest on Thursday, Christmas Eve, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. The traditional Jewish prayer The Kaddish was read and “Amazing Grace” was sung. Her husband, Simon Monjack spoke about the mystery of love, and several other close friends and relatives remembered happy times with Brittany. Read the…
One of Brittany Murphy’s last movies was a creepy thriller called Deadline about a writer being spooked while she tries to meet a deadline by writing in an out-of-the way country cabin. One of the most widely used promotional posters, and the DVD cover shows a dead-looking Brittany Murphy in a bathtub, and right now…
Below is a clip of the very last film project Brittany Murphy worked on, Abandoned. Director Michael Feifer describes having a “warm relationship” with Brittany and saying she was “always on the ball” despite claims that she was a wreck to work with. Feifer also raved to Extra about her deep connection with her husband,…
RadarOnline is reporting that Brittany Murphy’s funeral will be held on Christmas Eve Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. The service will be “strictly private.” Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack, who is not listed in her will, has spoken out to People against allegations that Brittany was anorexic or had prescription drug problems: “These rumors that…
Late Monday Brittany Murphy’s British husband, Simon Monjack spoke out about her death to Access Hollywood, saying “My world was destroyed.” Monjack described the day leading up to Murphy’s death as a “regular day” although she had been for about 7-10 days with shortness of breath and abdominal pain. He also said she had laryngitis,…
Details about the death of 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy are beginning to surface as police and the coroner’s office continue their investigation into her untimely death on the morning of December 20, 2009. Included are notes from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office investigator including a breakdown of the many prescription drugs found in Brittany’s home.
*Just to for the record, police suspect no foul play in Brittany Murphy’s death, and our condolences go out to Simon Monjack for the loss of his wife. After actress Brittany Murphy’s untimely death at 32, her husband Simon Monjack, who’s described as a writer-director and producer in most reports, requested that his wife’s body…
Brittany Murphy’s charm was not lost of David Letterman, who often had the young actress on his show. The two had a wonderful rapport, as you will see in these four video clips.
Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has visited the L.A. home of Brittany Murphy, who died this morning from cardiac arrest. There were prescription drugs found in the home, but Winter wouldn’t give any specifics as to what kind they were. He tells TMZ that they will be performing toxicology tests but that the results of those tests may take up to six weeks, as you might remember form the Michael Jackson investigation.
Winter told TMZ that “foul play is not suspected at this time.”
Here is a video interview with Brittany Murphy’s Los Angeles neighbor who describes the paramedics attempts to resuscitate Brittany, saying the actress was “fairly obviously dead.”
Friends and family of Brittany Murphy are gathering at her Los Angeles home this afternoon. Brittany’s mother Sharon Murphy found her unconscious in the shower this morning and Brittany was pronounced dead upon her arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Just a little under three weeks before she passed away from cardiac arrest, Brittany Murphy appeared at the Across The Hall premiere in Beverly Hills looking rail thin. The above picture was taken there on December 1. The LAPD is currently investigating her death, and according to TMZ, were seen entering her home this afternoon….
Brittany Murphy, who died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest, acted in a lot of pretty cool movies like Clueless, Sin City, Spun, and Girl Interrupted, but it may be that her biggest impact was voicing the ditzy blond Texan Luanne Platter on King of the Hill for 12 years. Luanne’s backstory was a…
Actress Brittany Murphy passed away earlier today at the early age of 32. There are lots of wonderful things that can be said about Murphy’s acting career, but in addition to her charismatic on-screen talents she was also one of the most photogenic celebrities on the planet. Not only was she a very beautiful woman, but she had that Drew Barrymorish way of always being able to look like she was having a great time, and for someone that flips through hundreds of these photos a day, it was always refreshing when Brittany’s smile popped up.
I gathered some pictures of her from over the last few years and I think you will see right away exactly what I am talking about.
Who knew? Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) could sing as well as act, and not just as one of those actresses who’s a “singer” with a hefty slathering of Autotune. She had hit number seven on UK’s singles charts with Paul Oakenfield on “Faster Kill Pussycat,” and then she really belted it out as Gloria in the…
Actress Brittany Murphy passed away this morning at the tender age of 32, and former boyfriend and Just Married costar, twittered about her death. Ashton (@aplusk) tweeted minutes ago: “2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother, Sharon. see you…
Photo Credit: Juan Rico / Fame Pictures 32-year-old actress Britney Murphy died this morning from cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. A 911 call was placed around 8 a.m. to the Los Angeles City Fire Department from the home of Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Brittany was found…
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