[dealeyplaza]

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009), known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless; Just Married; Girl, Interrupted; Spun; 8 Mile; Uptown Girls; Sin City; Happy Feet; and Riding in Cars with Boys. She voiced Luanne Platter on the animated TV series King of the Hill. She died of pneumonia in 2009. Her final film, Abandoned, is expected to be released in April 2010.


Death

At 08:00 (16:00 GMT) on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical request" at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She had apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 after going into cardiac arrest.

Shortly after her death, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told the Associated Press: "It appears to be natural." An autopsy was performed on December 21, 2009. Her death certificate listed the cause of death as "deferred". On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County coroner stated that the primary cause of Murphy's death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. On February 25, 2010, the coroner released a report stating that Murphy had been taking a range of over the counter and prescription medications, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included "elevated levels" of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, L-methamphetamine and chlorpheniramine. All of the drugs were legal and the death was ruled to be an accident, but the report observed: "the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state".

Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills on December 24, 2009.

[jbloom]

After that shitty movie 8 Mile I wouls have died too.

[darkangelicdust]

omg how sad...

[skidmark steve]

Originally Posted by jbloom ↗

After that shitty movie 8 Mile I wouls have died too.

great movie. fuck off

[Shawna]

That was really sad.

[kakasaku]

THAT WAS AMAZING! IF ONLY THERE WAS PICS TOO

[kboukes]

shes pretty calm considering her daughter is pretty much dead on the floor. Id have been unable to talk if that were me!!

[Momzilla123]

How horrible!!!!!!!!!!!! It's stark and terrible, I cannot imagine going through that.....I'd be a freaking lunatic!!!!!!!!!

[The2Halves]

I was a little upset about her death admittedly!

[Wiggly]

Not sure if this is even real, her own mother would know she was 32 and not tell the the operator she's 30, and the whole "somebody's passed out" Then "my daughter is passed out" Not believing this is really it.