Hollywood star Brittany Murphy dies from heart attack at 32
Posted on December 21, 2009
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The sudden and tragic news of 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy’s death Sunday morning (December 20) has clearly touched fans and colleagues alike. While Murphy’s friends and family mourn her untimely death in private, many celebrities have taken to Twitter to acknowledge the actress’ life and work. FRIENDS of the Hollywood actress said she “definitely had a drug problem” amid fears she may have died from taking the same prescription drugs as Michael Jackson. ”Today the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon,” tweeted Ashton Kutcher, Murphy’s “Just Married” co-star and former off-screen boyfriend. “See you on the other side, kid.” ”This is horrible news when anyone passes,” Khloe Kardashian wrote on her Twitter. “I’m so sorry for her family. Send prayers out, please!”. ”Brittany Murphy and I did a USO Tour together in 2003,” Alyssa Milano recalled. “She was a sweet soul, with a lot of talent and heart.” Fred Durst, whose manager Murphy used to date, wrote, “RIP Brittany Murphy. What a sweet human being. My prayers are with her friends and family.”
Murphy, 32, was reportedly hooked on prescription drugs, including Vicodin, after a series of plastic surgery operations made her dependent on painkillers. ”We have been very worried something like this was about to happen,” a friend told The Sun. ”Brittany has been living life on the edge. She definitely had a drug problem and we have all begged her to seek help. Sadly our words fell on deaf ears.” Murphy was taking prescription medication for flu-like symptoms she had been experiencing for several days. The actress was very ill in the hours before she went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10.04am local time (Monday 5.04am AEDT). Various prescriptions were found in the home – written for Murphy, her husband Simon Monjack, and Murphy’s mother. Monjak has reportedly asked that officials do not conduct an autopsy on her, despite her death being shrouded in mystery. But despite his wishes, the LA County Coroner’s office will perform an autopsy and toxicology report on the actress.
Tributes were quickly posted on social networking site, Twitter, with Hollywood celebrities among some of the first to send condolences. Ashton Kutcher, who dated Murphy and starred alongside in Just Married, expressed his sadness to his 4 million twitter followers with the following message: “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 on the other side kid.” Singer Jessica Simpson wrote: “Brittany Murphy was an incredible ray of Light to so many people. Her smile was contagious. My prayers are with her family and loved ones.”
Murphy starred in 8 Mile alongside Eminem and became a household name among teens in 1995 as the sidekick in Clueless. The Sun reports Murphy was reportedly fired from her last film, The Caller, following a series of altercations on the set of the Puerto Rico-based horror movie. Her husband was also allegedly involved in a scuffle with locals.
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