There was only one thought that kept her going: a new start in New York City. “She spent hours sampling the cosmetics and perfumes that crowded every inch of counter space, critically studying her body image,” Block wrote. Yet even there, her thoughts were anything but calm. Trapped in her $3.9 million home on Rising Glen Road she bought in 2003 from Britney Spears, but now hated, the only comfort zone she could escape to was her bathroom. Murphy served as a caretaker for her mother and husbandĮven though she was dealing with her own ailments, Murphy had been taken care of both her mother, who struggled with neuropathy after surviving breast cancer and her husband, who dealt with seizures and sleep apnea. But she never made it through that weekend.īrittany Murphy poses for portraits at Tt Collection Pop-Up Party in Los Angeles, California on December 3, 2009, just two weeks before her death Photo: Michael Bezjian/WireImage For six weeks, she thought she could overcome it and didn’t seek medical attention, but finally called on Friday to make an appointment for Monday. By mid-December, she had a terrible bout of laryngitis and was going through her second period in a month that caused anemia. On the flight back to Los Angeles, Murphy gave her husband CPR after he says he had a “mild heart attack.”Įventually, Murphy also caught Staphylococcus aureus - and it hit her hard. But they stayed on the island to vacation and Monjack and Sharon both caught Staphylococcus.
Murphy was fired the first day, with some reports pointing fingers to Monjack’s on-set drunken behavior.
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In November 2009, Murphy traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to film a movie The Caller, and her husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Sharon Murphy, went with her, according to a Hollywood Reporter story by family friend Alex Ben Block. Murphy's husband and mother first got sick in Puerto Rico On February 4, 2010, an updated coroner’s report was released, citing anemia and prescription drugs played a role in her death that ultimately was caused by “community acquired pneumonia.”Īnd as it turns out, the mystery was just beginning. “Brittany was an incredibly loving and passionate person and an artist to her core.”Įven with the facts out there, something seemed off. “A bright light that lit the world is forever dimmed, but will live on in the hearts of those that Brittany touched,” her family said in a statement. A Los Angeles coroner told the Associated Press that the cause of death “appears to be natural.” She had reportedly collapsed in her West Hollywood home and was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 10:04 a.m. The headlines on December 20, 2009, didn’t seem to make sense: How could Brittany Murphy, the 32-year-old actress, beloved for her upbeat roles in film favorites like Clueless, 8 Mile, and Uptown Girls, be dead?īut there it was in newspapers and on sites around the globe.
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