In their first interview since her death in December, the mother and widower of actress Brittany Murphy tell PEOPLE that they believe she died because of a congenital heart murmur.
“She had a little bit of a cold,” says Murphy’s mother Sharon of the days leading up to the actress’s death. “You could never in a billion years imagine this happening.”
Despite rumors that have swirled since her passing, both Sharon Murphy and Brittany’s husband, Simon Monjack, say the 32-year-old did not suffer from mental illness, use drugs or have an eating disorder. “Do you not think anybody would have picked up on this anorexic, mentally deranged person?” Monjack tells PEOPLE. “It’s ludicrous.”
The pair have spent the last month sequestered in Murphy’s Hollywood home. PEOPLE was the first media outlet allowed into the residence.
Both say Murphy’s heart condition was diagnosed in her teens and that she had been given appropriate medical care. “We had it checked out every which way you could imagine,” says Monjack.
Murphy’s mother says her daughter’s naturally “bubbly” personality may have sparked rumors of drug use. “She never even drank. Maybe a glass of champagne at New Years,” says Sharon. ” But everyone used to say she was wasted, she was this, she was that. It was hard for anyone to imagine that somebody was so high on life.”
For an in-depth interview with Sharon Murphy and Simon Monjack and an exclusive look inside the actress’s Hollywood home, check out next week’s PEOPLE, on sale Jan. 22.
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Brittany Murphy will always be an inspiration. She was beatiful inside and out, she was so full of life. Our favorite actress, she will forever live on in our hearts. Our prayers and thoughts are with her loved ones – May her beautiful soul rest in peace.
I am so tired of the way Hollywood treats celebs, they create a very toxic environment of negative comments, that creates HUGE anxiety!!
I WOULD LOVE TO START AN ANTI-TMZ MOVEMENT!! The negative media is what is wrong with our society, everyone has to be better than the next guy. Brittany should have been honored just like any other star!! Hollywood is RUDE !!
I thought of her so many times as the lead character of a story i would love to tell someday… “SaturnGirl”! Based on the music of Paula Cole Now i wish i had contacted her!!
God Bless You Brittany……I KNOW you are in Heaven!
You had a Beautiful smile : )
………Oh Brittany Murphy it’s hard to believe now you gone.
………What you know Britt?, i’m so pity cuz’ in my life i’ve never really see you before. But at least I have occasion to know you through your film,i’am so overjoyed to be your fans Britt. You’re The Best and The Most BEAUTIFULL Actress, You so kind, so funny and Your Smile So Very Shame Me.
………Although everytime when i look up in the sky i can’t see you But i can SAY “i feel you” Brittany Murphy.
You’re Always Be Our angel… You Are The Truly angel.
Peace will be with you, Brittany Murphy.
………………………I Hope Someday this lament will fade away .
Hey People I’m Really Sorry For My English… So Sorry.
I think the worst rumor about Brittany was the drug use. It’s now been proven that she DIDN’T die of an overdose of prescription or illegal drugs. I am TRULY glad to hear that. TRULY. I was worried that pain killers might of played a role in her death because a lot of people don’t realize how addicting and deadly they are! Mixing them with regular meds is very dangerous even if you’re not addicted.
I’m very relieved to hear that the rumors about Brittany were bogus. I hope that the negative talk about her using drugs will finally stop. It should stop because there is nothing left to debate about. Her death is “case closed”.
I hope her family can move on now with peace.
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