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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2007 file photo, Actress Brittany Murphy, right, and husband, writer Simon Monjack, left, attend the BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
The husband of Brittany Murphy was found dead at his Los Angeles home late Sunday, five months after the Hollywood actress died, police said.
The body of British screenwriter Simon Monjack was found late Sunday night at his residence in the Hollywood Hills, police spokesman Sgt. Louie Lozano said.
The preliminary cause of death is natural causes, he told The Associated Press.
Lozano said investigators were still at the scene early Monday and he couldn’t provide more details on the 39-year-old Monjack’s death.
“They’re conducting the investigation and they have not relayed any more information back to us yet,” he said.
At his wife’s funeral in December, a visibly emotional Monjack talked about their relationship and called her his best friend and soul mate. The two married in 2007.
A month after his wife’s death, Monjack said the two had been planning a family and contemplating a move to New York.
Murphy died Dec. 20, at age 32 after collapsing in her home. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office concluded Murphy’s death was accidental, but likely preventable.
The coroner’s report said that the medications found in her system were consistent with treatment of a cold or respiratory infection. Monjack and Murphy’s mother had reported the actress was ill with flu-like symptoms in the days before her death.
An autopsy found no evidence that Murphy abused drugs. Investigators found numerous prescription medications in the actress’ home.
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“He said a month after his wife’s death that the two had been planning a family and contemplating a move to New York.”
WTF? Who the hell writes this stuff??? I feel smarter every time I read one of your stories…..
Whew! I thought I was the only one who thought the sentence was poorly constructed. I think these articles are written by middle school students, and a lot of them can write better!
My guess is Suicide #1. Accidential Drug Overdose #2. NOt hard to figure out with these Hollywood types.
shouldn’t it say the late BM? THis is just as bad as all the other
writing that The PBP does.
Wow, you guys are so smart! You can’t even read the “by” that clearly states Associated Press. That means PBP didn’t write it. Geniuses, I tell ya! You guys are geniuses.
We’re thinking..don’t drink the water in Hollywood Hills. {:”}
…or the kool-aid in Washington DC
A broken heart can only handle so much after such a loss… I’m surprised he lived that long after her death. They were they type of couple considered old souls for their generation, connected at the hip and very much in love. I know I wouldn’t know how to live after losing my soul mate because truly there is no one else out there for me… no one. Now they are together again, that should be a peaceful outlook for the real people who know them..
As for the educated people that know how to comment on posting forums. Rule of thumb…. “comprehend” before you type something that makes you look ignorant! Stop reading stories in the morning since your not awake enough to write something that makes sense! People need to go back to newspaper deliveries I tell ya! But at least you can change your name again here now won’t you!
Brittany Murphy died???