An investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of the famous Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy has been opened by the Los Angeles police. A team of police have been dispatched to Cedars-Sinai and to the Los Angeles home where Murphy, 32, went into cardiac arrest earlier today.
Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of actress Brittany Murphy
Police sources emphasized that their inquiry was preliminary, adding they could not say whether it would point to any criminal conduct. L.A. city firefighters responded to a call from the home in the 1800 block of Rising Glen Road. Murphy was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Burbank with her mother at age 13. Her film break came in the movie “Clueless” (1995), in which she starred opposite Alicia Silverstone. Murphy has made dozens of other film appearances, including in “Girl Interrupted” (1999), “8 Mile” (2002), “The Dead Girl” (2006), and “Across the Hall” (2009). She also was featured as the voice of Luanne in the animated TV series “King of the Hill.” Murphy specialized in playing characters who were troubled teenagers or mentally disturbed, according to a biography on industry website Internet Movie Data Base.
Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of actress Brittany Murphy
Murphy was married in 2007 to British screenwriter Simon Monjack, the website said. It was reported last month that the notoriously difficult-to-deal-with star was fired from an upcoming film project in Puerto Rico and replaced with Twilight’s Rachel Lefevre, because she was too demanding because her husband was getting into fights with locals. A Murphy spokeswoman denied thosen rumors, telling OK! Magazine that the split was mutual. Rumors swirled over Murphy’s extreme weight loss that some suggested might be due to cocaine abuse. She denied ever using drugs, and said her worst vice was caffeine
