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ENTERTAINMENT: Meds to Blame For Brittney Murphy's Husband's Death?

SodaHead Celebs 2010/05/24 23:24:18
Simon Monjack, the husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy, was found dead late Sunday in the Los Angeles home he once shared with his wife. He was 39.

Monjack’s body was discovered by Sharon Murphy, his mother-in-law, and is being reported as a possible heart attack, according to the Los Angeles coroner’s office. Los Angeles County Assistant chief Coroner Ed Winter said, “(Monjack) was discovered by Brittany’s mom as being unresponsive in the master bedroom of the Hollywood Hills home at about 9:40 p.m. Sunday.”

There were no signs of foul play or any type of physical injury. There were prescription medications found in the room but no indications that Monjack died of an overdose. An autopsy is planned for Tuesday, with the cause of death to be determined pending a toxicology report.

Murphy, best known for her roles in the feature films “Clueless” and “Girl Interrupted,” collapsed in her home and died on December 20th of last year at the age of 32. Her death was classified as accidental “but likely preventable” by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Murphy had pneumonia at the time of her death, and while the illness was cited as the primary cause of death, the autopsy also found "multiple drug intoxication" - all prescription medications. Police found many of the same medications by Monjack's bedside at the time of his collapse and death.

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  • Sidrah Zaheer 2012/11/12 22:21:47
    Sidrah Zaheer
    Hollywood should come clean on many things.
  • MindReader 2010/05/25 17:35:51
    MindReader
    Maybe he just got tired of looking into the future and paying Obama Taxes for 100 years to come. tired future paying obama taxes 100 years
  • GirlyGirl™ 2010/05/25 15:52:43
    GirlyGirl™
    I don't get why people always yell "DRUGS" when an actor or actress passes away. Good grief, the man's wife just died! What happened to saying "wow, what a tragedy"?
  • nancydoodle 2010/05/25 15:44:28
    nancydoodle
    pretty much since celebs can get as much as prescription drugs as they want.
  • Melodie Marx™ 2010/05/25 14:03:53
    Melodie Marx™
    I think he died of grief :( Brittany Murphy was an amazing actress.
  • Autumn 2010/05/25 13:32:14
    Autumn
    Update, Simon Monjack was due for a heart bypass but he put it off. That's why he died he had a bad heart.
  • aj 2010/05/25 12:48:31
    aj
    In answer to the question, yes, i think meds had something to do with Monjack's death, just like it did Brittney's.
  • chaoskitty123 2010/05/25 08:25:32
    chaoskitty123
    This reminds me of how Democrats typically attack Rush Limbaugh because for years he attacked drug addicts and then became one himself. With Limbaugh, the issue was pain in his lower back and the initial prescriptions didn't reduce the pain long enough so he took more of the meds than he should have which seemed to do the trick. However, his original doctor apparently refused to increase the dosage so Limbaugh went to multiple pharmaceuticals and different doctors with each knowing about the other but giving him the drugs he wanted anyhow. The trick is that anyone can do this as it's not about the money he has because as long as you have the means... doctors and pharmacists will write the prescriptions and fill them... but no one doctor will do it in cases something goes wrong even if they know the patient is receiving meds from a different doctor.

    Heath Ledger died from this if you remember. He was on multiple prescription drugs and not just from one country as he was on drugs prescribed for him in a different country as well. He was fighting symptoms of depression because when he took on a role, he literally became that character which is why Ledger was so exceptional an actor. However, many say when he took on the role of the Joker in the Dark Knight, his role did somethin...









    This reminds me of how Democrats typically attack Rush Limbaugh because for years he attacked drug addicts and then became one himself. With Limbaugh, the issue was pain in his lower back and the initial prescriptions didn't reduce the pain long enough so he took more of the meds than he should have which seemed to do the trick. However, his original doctor apparently refused to increase the dosage so Limbaugh went to multiple pharmaceuticals and different doctors with each knowing about the other but giving him the drugs he wanted anyhow. The trick is that anyone can do this as it's not about the money he has because as long as you have the means... doctors and pharmacists will write the prescriptions and fill them... but no one doctor will do it in cases something goes wrong even if they know the patient is receiving meds from a different doctor.

    Heath Ledger died from this if you remember. He was on multiple prescription drugs and not just from one country as he was on drugs prescribed for him in a different country as well. He was fighting symptoms of depression because when he took on a role, he literally became that character which is why Ledger was so exceptional an actor. However, many say when he took on the role of the Joker in the Dark Knight, his role did something to him and he was finding it difficult to cope with the character of the Joker who was seriously deranged and psychotic. Unable to sleep and dealing with other symptoms of health and well being, Ledgers doctors put him on different medications that ultimately caused his death.

    I myself was under the care of a doctor who prescribed medications for me that should not be mixed but either she didn't care or felt that she knew more about the drugs than the people who manufactured them. End result was I lost everything I had fighting to keep my job and was literally forced on disability because the drugs ruined my health and the doctor should have known better.

    What happened to Britney Murphy is something I have intimate knowledge of because todays pill pushers and pharmaceuticals are geared for one thing... profit. That's why the issue of health care reform was so important and because our leaders were focused on the wrong things and making secret deals excluding the very people who've made our health care system a complete disaster, I had no choice but to oppose it putting me at odds with people blindly supporting the need for health care reform over the need for doing it right as you can create reform that makes things worse as well as better and that's what the Obama health care plan will do... it's even almost identical to the Romney health care plan in Massachusetts which is a complete disaster and the fact these people signed the legislation into law with all of them admitting they didn't even know what it said was alarming.

    Likewise, Simon Monjacks death will likely be overlooked or concealed but the fact he had basically the same exact drugs and died almost the exact same way as his wife only months after her passing speaks volumes as to the cause of his death regardless of what the autopsy results say being that similar cases in the past have been somewhat glossed over because Monjack wasn't as well known as his wife with most Americans. but if Brittney died as a result of accidental drug intoxication (also called drug poisoning because the drugs interact together in a persons system literally poisoning you), then how can people say the same about Monjack when his doctors know how his wife died and that he was on the identical or similar drugs as she was requiring he be better monitored or some of his prescriptions removed.

    Accidental drug intoxication is a catch phrase used increasingly by doctors to help them in lawsuits where their failure to properly monitor their patients health and to address drug interaction or mixing in our systems poisoning us. This is another reason putting so many additional patients into the health care system will be an utter disaster because we don't have enough doctors as it is, they are working exceptionally long hours with some working upwards of 120 hours a week with a minimum of 60 to 80 hours and we expect that health care is going to "improve" under Obama's health care plan?

    these two people provide the proof who is responsible for poor health care in this country and they're names will be added to the almost ONE MILLION accidental and easily preventable hospital related deaths that happen every year because the coroners report on Murphy states clearly her death was caused by prescription medication and that it was preventable... I doubt very seriously Monjacks name would not be added to that list as well if he were taking similar or identical drugs.
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  • kylie 2010/05/25 07:06:08
    kylie
    it's sad both too young to go
  • Sick Boy 2010/05/25 05:07:02
    Sick Boy
    Man, that poor mom.I cant even imagine WTF she must be going through!!!
  • jerrbear 2010/05/25 02:54:14
    jerrbear
    This is really sad,Since they died in that house, Will it be haunted now?
  • Caroline - fan of Audubon 2010/05/25 02:53:29
    Caroline - fan of Audubon
    At this point there's no way of telling what he died of, it is too easy to speculate. Personally, I think Simon loved Brittany very much and it broke his heart when she passed away.
  • Lee The Hybrid Snowflake 2010/05/25 02:45:46
    Lee The Hybrid Snowflake
    That is so tragic!
  • kate Hampton 2010/05/25 02:42:20
  • Mimi 2010/05/25 01:57:08
    Mimi
    Such a cute couple.How can both of them die so suddenly & people like Tiger Woods,Jesse James & Angelina Jolie are still alive.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/25 02:30:45
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/25 07:51:06 (edited)
    Mimi
    This :


    She broke a happy marriage & that's mean enough.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/25 22:46:34
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/26 15:05:58
    Mimi
    oh.puh-leeze.If you don't care,you won't bother rectifying me.And like it or not I blame both Angelina & Brad Pitt .
    And when I look at her face all the bad things she has done that comes to my mind not the good ones.
    It's my opinion if I hate her ,so if you don't give a damn,don't even bother trying to show me how good she is,because I don't see any goodness in her.

    And I don't think, I believe that she is a house-wrecker.And I have so many experiences with people of this kind,that only the sight of them makes me want to see them dead.So it's fair enough for me if I hate her or want to see her dead.
    So be a Angelina-worshipers, I don't care.But don't even bother rectifying me.Angelina Jolie is a super slut,doesn't matter if you consider Brad Pitt or not.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 01:23:08
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 01:35:23
    Mimi
    and you are worshippping someone like god,just by looks even-though you have never met her.
    And I don't think she is beautiful,there are a lot of people with much better looks.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 01:38:11
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 01:40:49 (edited)
    Mimi
    yes really.


    she looks outright ugly & scary to me.and I mean it when I say there are a lot of better looking people in this world.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 01:45:53
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 09:26:30
    Mimi
    Everyone takes a good picture sometimes too.Then why you even bothered digging up a picture where she looked good?
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 22:47:01
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 23:17:55 (edited)
    Mimi
    here is two more from your most pictures
    pictures

    pictures

    She is nothing but another plastic pimp like you.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 23:26:45
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 23:29:21
    Mimi
    yes,'cause that's what you are.
    And I must also say you don't have the eye for real beauty.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 23:36:12
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 01:39:38
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 02:05:18 (edited)
    Mimi
    Like it or not,but I don't like her acting.And as far as charities are concerned I give her credit.But there are lot of celebs doing charities,why should I bother admiring Angelina Jolie?
    And if you admire her so much,how many times you donated to her charity?
    Miley Cyrus also runs a charity.Do you admire her too?Oh..may be you do.
    But I run my local charity for underprivileged women without anyone's help.So why should I bother if Jolie is doing something?
    And if you will donate it will be better,than admiring.Period.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 02:12:31
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 09:56:24
    Mimi
    There are a lot of celebs adopting an entire village .How does that sound?

    When you adopt a village you take care of all the arrangements(food,medicines,c... etc) of the entire population of the village(which will be in hundreds or thousands).I think it's better than adopting one kid,giving him all the facilities and sometimes more than needed.If you distribute the money properly you can still give most of the benefit to an entire group of people.Sick and injured people included.

    I won't bother mentioning names here name because they are not Hollywood celebs,so you won't be knowing them.

    Yes.I meant underprivileged or deprived,mostly in rural areas.Sorry about my mistake.
    And it includes women who have faced domestic violence or mental and sexual harassment from other people.We haven't settled 100s or 1000s of people yet ,so there is really nothing to brag about.These things require a lot of money and I'm not Anjelina Jolie.So I'm not rich enough to help all of them and adopt any children yet.

    So just like you can't admire Miley,even-though she is doing good,I can't admire Angelina.Call it an ideology clash if you want,but by being associated with a lot of women,I don't see much in her that I can admire or make me want to respect her.She is doing a very good job in Africa,it's a good thing,but seriously I don't like her.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 22:52:54
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 23:16:57
    Mimi
    oh really.And angelina doesn't game publicity from it?And did you expect Miley adopt.How many kids you have adopted.
    And you want names dumbo.Here it is :
    Priyanka Chopra
    Hrithik Roshan
    Abhishekh Bachan
    Vivek Obrai

    The first three have adopted 110 villages.
    The last all by himself 2 villages.
    No dig-up all you can about these people,even you don't know them.

    And unprivileged or underprivileged.It won't matter to me cause English is not my mother-tongue.So I tend to do mistakes in a language that is not my native.Another reason why you are have a weak personality.If you would have checked my profile you would have easily noticed that,I'm an Asian.So most of the things I know will be unknown to you.So I didn't give you any name.

    But I did.I checked your prof.And all I got is you are a liar.You don't speak your mind,'cause you don't have one.
    My charity is named as "Ashirvad" .If you are so confident,find out it's meaning and tell me. Which has so far settled 4 women and given them food,clothing and stuff.Helped a woman in jail get married.

    And by lying to you I don't get a penny .Get that one thing right.

    And one last thing bimbo if you had brain you would checked a bit about village adoption especially since I wasted so much time is describing that you.rather saying anything .You are nothing but a self conceited bitch.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 23:34:30
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/27 23:44:41 (edited)
    Mimi
    and you were not exactly friendly either.You called me a liar.And it's about ME.And I hate it when I'm doing a right thing and called a liar for no reason.And what is the reason Angelina Jolie.lol.I mean you are yourself saying that you don't like Miley ,even if she does good,but if I say I don't like Angelina then you have problem with it.So you are the only one here who can speak her mind?It's my choice dammit.

    And if you are not stupid then prove it.Did you even bother finding the names I gave you?No. And it's not because you don't care,it's because you can't prove me wrong after I gave you names of people & Ashirbad.

    And why should I bother posting my image?That's another reason why you are brainless.I can download your picture anytime , and photoshop it to anything I want.So If I'm not posting my image,I'm being safe.and most of the people here have brain enough to do that.
  • kate Ha... Mimi 2010/05/27 23:49:27
  • Mimi kate Ha... 2010/05/28 00:00:04 (edited)
    Mimi
    All of them are actors & all are Indians.And I that's why I didn't want to give any names.Because all of them are from my country & I didn't want you think I'm only praising people of my country.And I don't know any international celeb who do "village adoption".

    That's what I was saying if you like her then that's your choice,I hate her that's my choice.Just Like I like Miley's songs.Even-though recently she has been acting like a slut.lol

    And sorry for calling you so many names.I can really get scary when I'm telling the truth and someone says I'm lying.I can really turn into super-hulk.

    Glad it's finished with peace & not by scratching eachother's eye out :D

    truth lying turn super-hulk glad finished peace scratching eachothers eye

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