Brittany Murphy dead at 32

[Slogo]

Not joking

[torn asunder]

saw that - waiting to see the tox screen now, cuz i'm wondering if it was an OD... it's sad.

[EnViOuSPoPpEt]

Aww that's so sad.. I really liked her movies..

[TheLordOfSins]

Wow, what'd she die of? She was great in Sin City, King of the Hill and the second Futurama movie.

[n0Mad]

Cardiac Arrest. Not uncommon at 32, but that's still really young.

I always thought she was really hot. Great eyes.

[torn asunder]

Cardiac Arrest. Not uncommon at 32, but that's still really young.

from the article i read, it was stated (paraphrased) cardiac arrest can really mean anything, as it doesn't indicate the cause of the cardiac arrest.

[Slogo]

I really liked her in Spun and Girl Interrupted

[bean]

That's sad. I liked her.

[KatRN05]

Damn

[CatsEyeOfTheWiccan]

wow...makes think.. I better take care of my health.

-CatsEye

Edited December 21, 2009 by CatsEyeOfTheWiccan

[TheGimp]

just heard it was a drug educed cardiac arrest

[TygerLili]

I wouldn't be surprised if complications from anorexia had something to do with it.

It's sad, nonetheless. I remember her from Clueless when I was a teenager.

[Scales]

The way things are now it could've been sobriety and a bad diet which is kind of scary.

[Joey Deadcat]

My heart especially goes out to her husband - I can only imagine what he's must be feeling.

[Rev.Reverence]

just heard it was a drug einduced cardiac arrest

...shit, I had it pegged for malnourishment...still; more than likely played a factor...

[pomba gira]

OK I have no idea who this person was... but looking at some photos two things stand out: she looks spookily different from one photo to the next; and in the recent ones she looks dangerously emaciated. Poor thing.

[Homicidalheathen]

She was awesome and very talented in many areas. I had a tear in my eye last night.

This sux

[Fidget(+)]

R.I.P

I actually liked her as an actress.

[Sybil]

She was one of my faves...

I heard yesterday morning and my 1st thought was that it was her weight being below normal..

:(

Its sad. She was my age. :(

[TitsMcGee]

From what I've been reading, the coroner has said it was natural causes. But that could change when the tox screen comes back. Also her family said she had flu like symptoms in the days before her death

[Simon Bar Sinister]

She was one of my faves...

I heard yesterday morning and my 1st thought was that it was her weight being below normal..

:(

Its sad. She was my age. :(

From what I've been reading, the coroner has said it was natural causes. But that could change when the tox screen comes back. Also her family said she had flu like symptoms in the days before her death

maybe some of both: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/21/2009-12-21_brittany_murphy_talks_about_being_thin_in_last_interview_with_fox_news_pop_tarts.html?r=news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nydnrss%2Fnews+(News)

[LittleMissLuckyCunt (1)]

She was one of my faves too :( Very very sad.

[pomba gira]

From what I've been reading, the coroner has said it was natural causes. But that could change when the tox screen comes back. Also her family said she had flu like symptoms in the days before her death

Can believe that... in a weakened state like she must've been, at that weight, just about anything can carry a person off.

[n0Mad]

Can believe that... in a weakened state like she must've been, at that weight, just about anything can carry a person off.

And unfortunately it was Death and not me.

[TheGimp]

autopsy report came in folks...

here it is...

Murphy died of pneumonia, drug intoxication

LOS ANGELES - Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, but anemia and prescription drugs also played a role, coroner’s officials said Thursday.

The primary cause of death was community-acquired pneumonia, with contributing factors of iron deficiency anemia and “multiple drug intoxication,” according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

The death was ruled accidental

Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey declined to specify what types of drugs were involved but said they were all prescription medications. Details about the drugs the “Clueless” and “8 Mile” star had in her system will be released in several weeks when a complete report is done.

Murphy died Dec. 20 at age 32 after collapsing at her Hollywood Hills home. Her mother and husband have said the actress didn’t abuse prescription medications or have an eating disorder.

Attempts to reach them for further comment were not immediately successful Thursday.

Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Sharon Murphy, told investigators the actress had been experiencing flu-like symptoms in the days before she died.

Monjack told The Associated Press last month that his wife did take several prescriptions, including an anti-seizure drug, but did not abuse the medications.

He said she had been taking over-the-counter Robitussin for her recent sickness.

A memorial for a foundation in Brittany Murphy’s name that had been planned for Thursday was abruptly canceled with no explanation.

Dr. Michael Baden, the former chief medical examiner in New York City, said the coroner’s determination indicated drugs probably played a key role in Murphy’s death.

“If she died of pneumonia, that cause of death is a natural cause,” Baden said. He said the use of some prescription medications can lead to pneumonia, and that the coroner’s office may have listed that as the primary cause to lessen the blow to Murphy’s family.

“It sounds more like it’s a drug-related than a natural pulmonary pneumonia,” said Baden, who did not work on the Murphy case but has served as an expert witness in numerous high-profile deaths.

He said the quantities and types of drugs Murphy was taking is key to understanding how she died, as well as how recently she saw a doctor.

“One doesn’t die of pneumonia, usually, that quickly,” Baden said. He also downplayed the role anemia may have played in Murphy’s death.