Actress Brittany Murphy dies

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

She was married? I just an article at huliq news (whatever that is) and it said that her husband, Simon Monjack, was refusing an autopsy, but the LA coronor has overruled him.

Everything I read said that the autopsy "was" scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. No explanation, nothing to say her husband refused anything.

Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

I was reading an article about her death that said she had a heart murmur. I don't know if that can cause heart attack though.

A heart murmur doesn't cause anything--it's actually a symptom. There's lots of different types and could be benign or could be a symptom of heart disease, weak valves, etc. They're talking about it on the news right now. Her mom found her unconscious in the shower, autopsy pending toxicology, etc. I didn't know her home used to belong to Britney Spears, though (the newscaster mentioned the neighbors being used to reporters swarming that house).

ETA: Does anyone else have a huge feeling of deja vu? This feels like Heath Ledger all over again.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Everything I read said that the autopsy "was" scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. No explanation, nothing to say her husband refused anything.


A heart murmur doesn't cause anything--it's actually a symptom. There's lots of different types and could be benign or could be a symptom of heart disease, weak valves, etc. They're talking about it on the news right now. Her mom found her unconscious in the shower, autopsy pending toxicology, etc. I didn't know her home used to belong to Britney Spears, though (the newscaster mentioned the neighbors being used to reporters swarming that house).

ETA: Does anyone else have a huge feeling of deja vu? This feels like Heath Ledger all over again.

I felt the same way too. Kinda like Heath Ledger mixed with when I heard Aaliyah died. Though she died in a crash (right?), it was still pretty left field and I was in a bit of disbelief.

Of course, back then, I found out through word of mouth and the local newspaper, and still was in disbelief. I don't know why, almost 10 years later, the same type of news breaks via TMZ and Twitter yet I believed it instantly.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Everything I read said that the autopsy "was" scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. No explanation, nothing to say her husband refused anything.


A heart murmur doesn't cause anything--it's actually a symptom. There's lots of different types and could be benign or could be a symptom of heart disease, weak valves, etc. They're talking about it on the news right now. Her mom found her unconscious in the shower, autopsy pending toxicology, etc. I didn't know her home used to belong to Britney Spears, though (the newscaster mentioned the neighbors being used to reporters swarming that house).

ETA: Does anyone else have a huge feeling of deja vu? This feels like Heath Ledger all over again.

No deja vu here. While Ledger's drug problems were known to Hollywood insiders, it wasn't common knowledge the way that Brittany Murphy's battles with eating disorders and drug abuse. Just this weekend at the hair salon, I read Star Magazine and it had a photo of how dangerously skinny she was. Also, she wasn't exactly at the top of her game, the way that Heath Ledger was. While their deaths were both premature and tragic, there doesn't seem to be any other thing that makes my hair stand on end.